Police State

A Grandmother Stronger Than the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall

BY RICHARD BOREN, North American Congress on Latin America On April 10, 2013, hundreds of people gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico boundary, uniting at the wall which divides Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, Arizona. ...

Jun, 15

How the US Turned Three Pacifists into Violent Terrorists

BY FRAN QUIGLEY, Common Dreams In just ten months, the United States managed to transform an 82 year-old Catholic nun and two pacifists from non-violent anti-nuclear peace protestors accused of misdemeanor trespassing into federal felons ...

May, 25

Drones, Sanctions and the Prison Industrial Complex

BY BRIAN TERREL, War Is A Crime .org In the final weeks of a six month prison sentence for protesting remote control murder by drones, specifically from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, I can ...

May, 03

Senate Immigration Bill: More Militarization of the Border, No Real Path to Citizenship

JESSICA DESVARIEUX interviews ISABEL GARCIA, The Real News New legislation will increase deportations, beef up police while worker status will help provide cheap labor for businesses but make citizenship almost impossible to attain. ...

Apr, 19

Resolution 22006: Martial law over Tucson, or a bit of legislative fluff?

BY GREG EVANS, Occupied Tucson Citizen On February 20, the Tucson City Council and Mayor triggered a storm of controversy when they unanimously approved Resolution 22006, whose wording [see graphic] strongly suggests that the city ...

Apr, 16

Occupy the Inner Self

BY JACK BYBEE, Occupied Tucson Citizen Disclaimer: The initial text contains what some readers might perceive as racially insensitive statements. Regrettably, that is what apartheid was all about – this writer still feels the hurt. ...

Apr, 11

Drones over our Skies

BY CHARLES PARKE, Occupied Tucson Citizen The Military and law enforcement are increasingly using drones to gather information and perform missions. On American Soil most drones seem to be used only for surveillance, while in ...

Mar, 12