Archives for مايو 2016

‘Public Safety Concern’ For Protesting, Sues Government

“For the Obama administration to turn around and punish those who put their lives at risk to achieve this protection is without merit and wrong.”

بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
Ireri Unzueta Carrasco (center) at a conference in Chicago announcing his lawsuit against Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS). PHOTO: MARCELA CARTAGENA / LA RAZA

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. An undocumented Chicago woman, who has been a fierce advocate for immigrant rights, was labeled a “public safety concern” by an immigration agency in the United States government. She now fears she may be deported because she engaged in acts of civil disobedience. In response, she filed a

Israeli Firm Claims It Can Tell If You’re a Terrorist By Looking At Your Face

The bold claims are made by Israeli start-up Faception.

A camera mounted on the trunk of a police car scans traffic on the streets, aggregating data such as patterns on travel and frequency of visits to a certain area.

Can you predict who is a murderer just by looking at their face? What about a pedophile? A software company now says it can, and it claims it is able to identify terrorists purely by their facial features. Turning the old idiom that “you can’t judge a book by its cover” on its head, the two-year-old company claims its artificial intelligence

Judge Compares Drug War To Slavery, Bravely Refuses To Put Convicted Drug Felon In Prison

It appears that America has awakened to the problem of mass incarceration–an issue underscored by the fact that the U.S. holds less than 5 percent of the world’s population but houses about 22 percent of the world’s prisoners. Congress is now making a token effort at criminal justice reform, including the reduction of mandatory minimum […]

NYC Jails Federal Investigation

It appears that America has awakened to the problem of mass incarceration–an issue underscored by the fact that the U.S. holds less than 5 percent of the world’s population but houses about 22 percent of the world’s prisoners. Congress is now making a token effort at criminal justice reform, including the reduction of mandatory minimum sentences

Monsanto Loses Major PCBs Poisoning Lawsuit, Forced To Pay $46 Million To Victims

According to the lawsuit, Monsanto knew about the dangers of PCBs but continued to sell the product even after a government ban.

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St. Louis, Missouri — Three plaintiffs have been awarded $17.5 million in damages caused by Monsanto and three other companies for negligence in the production of PCBs. A jury voting 10-2 in St. Louis found Monsanto, Pfizer, Solutia, and Pharmacia must pay the plaintiffs and assessed an additional $29 million in punitive damages against Monsanto

Palestinians Use Facebook To Warn Of Imminent Israeli Raids

“Women get up and change so they’re dressed appropriately if Israelis come into their home, and when people are ready for the army, they know to be awake and listen for the knock on their door so they can open it before forces blow it off its hinges.”

Israeli soldiers during their early morning raid on Amari Palestinian refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi).

Overnight Israeli military raids against refugee camps in the occupied West Bank are nothing new, but they aren’t nearly so convenient for the occupation forces as they once were, as their raids are no longer a surprise. As with so many other places around the world, the Internet changes everything. Now, some residents of the refugee camps stand

Argentine President Mauricio Macri Has Almost $20 Million In US Tax Havens

Mauricio Macri previously tried to brush aside allegations arising from the Panama Papers that he has hidden his fortune in offshore accounts.

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Argentine President Mauricio Macri listens as President Barack Obama answer questions during their joint news conference at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

While the hype and protesting around the high-profile release of the Panama Papers has begun to die down, Argentine President Mauricio Macri admitted on Thursday to having over US$18 million offshore in tax havens, while the fortune he had previously made public doubled in 2015, local media reported. The information was released as part of