The Alawites: Syria’s Secretive Ruling Minority Sect
“The Alawi sect had traditionally been suppressed in the country. And all of a sudden, [Hafez al-Assad] took this minority Continue reading
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Archive for: June 12, 2013
ACLU files a lawsuit against the Federal Government’s collection of phone records metadata
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit yesterday against the federal government’s collection of phone records “metadata” based on Continue reading
The Taft-Hartley Act and the future of Labor Unions in America
This article by Rich Yeselson, titled Fortress Unionism, is an excellent historical examination of America’s labor movement, how the Taft-Hartley Continue reading
Corporatism 102A: When businesses give judges money, they usually get the rulings they want
You’re probably pretty familiar with the way the federal government picks its judges. The president selects a nominee, the Senate Continue reading
Federal Courts reject cases against Monsanto and Donald Rumsfeld
A U.S. appeals court has rejected a bid by organic farmers to prevent the agribusiness giant Monsanto from suing them Continue reading
A little comic relief: Bill Maher on how Marijuana is uniting Red and Blue America
Photo by Sacha Lecca It’s a brave new pothead world. Until fairly recently, even a year ago, I would Continue reading
