How oligarchs destroyed Houston
Salon Central Houston, once a bastion for the creative class, has been converted into an exclusive playland for the rich A startling change for the worse has occurred in the physical appearance [...]
U.S. to leave more troops in Afghanistan than first planned
(Reuters) – The United States is preparing to increase the number of troops it keeps in Afghanistan in 2015 to fill a gap left in the NATO mission by other contributing nations, according [...]
Social media, journalism and wars: ‘Authenticity has replaced authority’
Guardian Time, Vice News, Storyful and BBC Trending talk Twitter, BuzzFeed, hoaxes and whether breaking news is ‘bullshit’ The growth of social media has changed the way news organisations cover [...]
Documents: Houston Police Use “StingRay” Surveillance Technology to Sweep Up Cellphone Data
Truthout For the past several years, the Houston Police Department (HPD) has been quietly using contentious surveillance equipment that can amass records from cellphone calls and text messages [...]
CITY OF HOUSTON KEEPS SECRET INVESTIGATIONS INTO OWN EMPLOYEES
HOUSTON (KTRK) –The Houston Office of Inspector General, the city’s watchdog to find Houston employees wasting taxpayer dollars and breaking rules, refuses to release any information [...]
SENATOR WHO PUT PENTAGON PAPERS INTO PUBLIC RECORD URGES UDALL TO DO SAME WITH TORTURE REPORT
The Intercept Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution establishes an absolute free-speech right for members of Congress on the floor or in committee, even if they are disclosing classified [...]
CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou Is Counting Down the Days Until His Release
Dissenter/FDL This weekend I made another visit to the federal correctional facility in Loretto, Pennsylvania, where CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou is imprisoned. He was in good spirits and had [...]
MILITARY PERSONNEL TRAINED BY THE CIA USED NAPALM AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN BRAZIL
Intercontinental Cry TRUTHOUT–For the first time in the history of Brazil, the federal government is investigating the deaths and abuses suffered by Indigenous peoples during military [...]
Missouri Governor names panel to address inequity in Ferguson
(Reuters) – Missouri’s governor on Tuesday named 16 members to a panel charged with making recommendations to fix social and economic inequalities in Ferguson, the St. Louis suburb [...]
Hallucinogenic Plants May Be Key to Decoding Ancient Southwestern Paintings, Expert Says
WesternDig Dozens of rock art sites in southern New Mexico, recently documented for the first time, are revealing unexpected botanical clues that archaeologists say may help unlock the meaning of [...]
