Khobragade’s Arrest: Labour Law Violation Issue, Not Foreign Policy Issue We express strong outrage at the Indian government’s reaction to the case of visa fraud and exploitation of her domestic worker against Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade in the United… Continue Reading →
Published: Wednesday, 27 Nov 2013 By: Eric Rosenbaum | CNBC.com Caroline Purser | Getty Images You’ve probably watched this scene in a Hollywood movie: A relative of a minor despot in an unnamed African country mixes smooth talk with a… Continue Reading →
MongoDB startup hired by Aadhaar got funds from CIA By Lison Joseph, ET Bureau | 3 Dec, 2013, 04.00AM IST Post a Comment The yet to be announced contract between MongoDB, part-funded by the US’ CIA and UIDAI for… Continue Reading →
Nuclear deal’s aftermath || Obama’s problem, Saudi Arabia’s concerns and Israel’s new goals The bad news: The struggle over the Iran deal has poisoned Israel’s relationship with the U.S. The good news: Tehran will be forced to reduce its involvement in… Continue Reading →
By Noam Chomsky Source: Mondoweiss On July 13, former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin issued a dire warning to the government of Israel: either it will reach some kind of two-state settlement or there will be a “shift to a nearly inevitable… Continue Reading →
Noam Chomsky is one of America’s most celebrated and controversial academics. The New York Times once referred to him as ‘arguably the most important intellectual alive today’ BY NOAM CHOMSKY – 12 OCTOBER 2013 I’d like to comment on topics that… Continue Reading →
Alternet By Andrew Gumbel The cruel rise of solitary confinement in America. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/Scott Richardson October 11, 2013 | In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville visited the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia to observe first-hand the effects of a peculiar — and,… Continue Reading →
By AP / Ben FoxOct. 10, 2013 (MIAMI) — Tarek El-Sawah is in terrible shape after 11 years as a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, a fact even the U.S. military does not dispute. During his time in captivity, the… Continue Reading →
Civil Liberties The Nation / By Liliana Segura The prison industry is more lucrative than you think. October 2, 2013 | The following article first appeared in the Nation. “Global Tel* Link. You have a collect call from: ‘Tim.’ An inmate in Shelby County Correctional… Continue Reading →
Agency’s self-proclaimed ‘disreputable if not outright illegal’ practices threaten civil liberties then and now, critics warn – Jacob Chamberlain, staff writer, common dreams (AFP/Getty)NSA documents that were declassified this week show that the agency—which has come under increased scrutiny for… Continue Reading →
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