Study: Young Adults are the Most Stressed
Stress levels for Americans have taken a decidedly downward turn across the USA — except for young adults, whose stress is higher than the national norm
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White House to Defend Killing U.S. Citizens with Drones
The White House has bowed to demands from Congress to release its legal reasoning for the killing of US citizens by armed drones in an attempt to ease pressure on John Brennan, the architect of the drones strategy, at his Senate confirmation hearing as CIA director on Thursday
Homeland Security Dept. Purchases 21.6 Million More Rounds of Ammo…
The Department of Homeland Security is set to purchase a further 21.6 million rounds of ammunition to add to the 1.6 billion bullets it has already obtained over the course of the last 10 months alone
7 Million to Lose Insurance Under Obamacare
Most of US President Barack Obama’s hallmark health care reform law will go into place next year, but a new bipartisan review suggests it will be a slow start for the program
The Tale of Two Obamas
As a liberal state senator, Obama was a civil liberties crusader. Now he’s defending drone attacks on American citizens. “There always has been a distinction between citizens and non-citizens. It means something to be a citizen. And that’s important,” he said in 2002
White House Says Drones Strikes are ‘Legal’ ‘Ethical’ ‘Wise’
Jay Carney, the chief spokesman for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, wants you to know that President Barack Obama’s controversial use of drones isn’t just sort-of borderline defensible. Nope
States Move to Restrict Domestic Drones
Lawmakers in at least 11 states are looking at plans to restrict the use of drones over their skies amid concerns the unmanned aerial vehicles could be exploited to spy on Americans
UK Spy Angencies Want a Nationwide Surveillance Regime
UK spy agencies want to install ‘black box’ surveillance devices across the country’s communications networks to monitor internet use
Only 10% of Freedom of Information Act Requests are Approved
According to an annual report for 2012 just released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS processed a total of 205,895 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests during the year
Congress Considers Drone Strike Limits
Uncomfortable with the Obama administration’s use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America’s authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens
Colleges Sue Students Who Can’t Pay Back Loans
Graduate student borrowers are defaulting on almost US$1 billion in federal loans that were given out to the poor. US colleges such as Yale, Penn State and George Washington are coming after them in the courts, suing for nonpayment
A Quarter of the World’s Countries ‘Offered Covert Support’ for CIA Rendition Program
The full extent of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program has been laid bare with the publication of a report showing there is evidence that more than a quarter of the world’s governments covertly offered support
Obama Given Authority to Launch ‘Preemptive’ Cyberattacks
A secret review has concluded that US President Obama has the authority to launch a preemptive cyber attack on any country on the basis that they are considered a ‘cyber threat’ – even if there is no concrete evidence of this threat
Youth Unemployment Creates Long-Term Problems
The situation for younger workers has improved little since the 2008 financial crisis and recession sent unemployment rates spiraling upward
North Korea YouTube Video Shows U.S. Nuked [Video]
It begins benignly enough, with an image of a sleeping young North Korean man, and a genteel piano version of the US feel-good pop anthem We Are the World providing the musical backdrop
#LEAKED: Drone Strikes on American Citizens Made Legal
A leaked secret Justice Department “white paper” detailing the Obama administration’s legal justification for the targeted drone assassinations of Americans living abroad made its way onto the Internet late Monday evening
Every Day, 22 Military Veterans Commit Suicide
The results of a new study indicate that suicide rates among veterans in the United States are increasing
Boeing Knew of Battery Issues on Dreamliner Jets Before Fires
Before two battery failures led to the halting of all Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets this month, the lithium-ion batteries used on the aircraft had experienced a multitude of glitches that raised questions about their dependability
