Civil & Human Rights

human rights, civil rights, privacy rights, the struggle for freedom, justice, and equality

‘Humanitarian Crisis in Hollywood’: Chronic Homelessness vs. the American Dream (VIDEO)

March 31, 2018 Syndicated 0

In Los Angeles, one of America’s richest cities, with the backdrop of Hollywood glitz and glamour for the wealthy, privileged elite luxuriating in their sprawling, majestic estates, a staggering 60,000 people live without shelter, many sleeping on the disease-infested sidewalks, while the country’s 3 richest billionaires hoard more wealth than the bottom 50% of all Americans.

Warrantless NSA Mass Surveillance Authorization Extended By 6 More Years

January 19, 2018 staff 0

On Friday afternoon, just hours before Congress failed to avert a government shutdown, the President signed into law the “FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017.” The bill passed the House and Senate earlier this week with the support of many Republicans and Democrats, offering only slight adjustments to Section 702, a law that oversees the NSA’s spying ability.