CENSORED NEWS The most censored in Indian country: Drones, spy towers and the militarization of Indian lands The use of drones on the border, and the militarization of Tohono O’odham sovereign land, heads the list of the most censored issues in Indian country. Tohono O’odham activists who fight the militarization of their lands, and abuse …
THE REAL NEWS Paul Jay interviews Michael Ratner: Bradley Manning offers to plea to a lesser charge; verification of grand jury investigating Julian Assange
THE REAL NEWS Paul Jay interviews Leigh Maddox and Peter Christ: The “War on Drugs” has helped create a situation where—from gangs to police to lawyers to jails—there are massive amounts of money to be made in sustaining to status quo.
THE REAL NEWS Paul Jay interviews Kalli Akuno: The staggering number of black people killed by police is increasing. Every 36 hours a black person is executed without trial by police, security guards and self-appointed law enforcers. A PDF of the report mentioned in the video can be found here
OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin, whose book “Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control” was published in May, was in Tucson last week to speak at a forum at the downtown public library about drones. Or at what was supposed to be a forum about drones: though invitations were sent to several local …