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Clashes in Oakland: Police use tear gas and batons against protesters (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Oakland police used tear gas against protesters marching on the streets of the city on May 1. According to witnesses police arrested at least two protesters and used tasers against them. Police ordered protesters out of the street after firing the tear gas and flash-bang grenades. San Francisco Gate news outlet quotes a police spokeswoman [...]
1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young collegegraduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge. Young adults with bachelor’s degrees are increasingly scraping by in lower-wage jobs — waiter or [...]
UAE Signs Deal to Integrate National IDs Into Mobile Phones
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, April 15th 2012 The United Arab Emirates signed a deal with telecommunications company, Etisalat, to embed citizens’ national ID information into mobile phones. They will now be exploring a system that would utilize an NFC or Near Field Communication application, which allows cell phones to communicate data via radio frequency within very close [...]
Federal Court Recognizes Chalking Freedom in Orlando
Posted on April 15, 2012 from http://www.copblock.org Tim Osmar arrested for chalking, Dec 15 2011 After a cost of eighteen days in a cage and a few months of legal threats, there is good news to report on chalking freedom out of Orlando, Florida. The ABA Journal published yesterday that Timothy Osmar, who was twice arrested for chalking [...]
Even worse than SOPA: New CISPA cybersecurity bill will censor the Web
Protesters demonstrate against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) outside the offices of U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) on January 18, 2012 in New York City (AFP Photo / Mario Tama) An onrush of condemnation and criticism kept the SOPA and PIPA acts [...]
Ron Paul’s caucus strategy is authentic republicanism
Monday, March 19, 2012 - Reawakening Liberty by Thomas Mullen TAMPA, March 19, 2012 – Give yourself a test. Without doing a web search or whipping out that pocket U.S. Constitution that a wild-eyed Tea Partier handed you, fill in the blank in the following sentence: The U.S. Constitution guarantees to every state in the union a _____form of [...]
