Anonymous Honors Aaron Swartz by Hacking MIT
Jan 15, 2013 In its tribute to Internet activist Aaron Swartz posted on MIT's website, the hacktivist collective said it wanted to use "this tragedy to be a basis for reform of computer crime laws, and the overzealous prosecutors who use them."
Pirates Beware: The U.K. Is Handing Over Your Loot
Dec 24, 2012 The government of the United Kingdom plans to allow copyrighted material to be copied for personal use; Julian Assange gives kudos to Bradley Manning from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London; meanwhile, South Africa's ruling party has called for an official boycott of Israel. These discoveries and more after the jump.
The Metaphorical ‘War on Drugs’ Gets All Too Real
Dec 10, 2012 As the "war on drugs" becomes increasingly militarized and violent, the symbolic phrase has become a bloody truth; more than 60 percent of Americans say that discrimination against the LGBT community is a serious issue; meanwhile, the NYPD thanks Occupy Wall Street for its help after Hurricane Sandy, albeit off the record. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Anonymous’ Next Target: Revenge Porn King Hunter Moore
Dec 7, 2012 Hacktivist group Anonymous is going after the former owner of a "revenge porn" site that posted naked photographs of men and women along with their social media accounts. The pictures were often sent by vengeful exes and were published without the people's permission.
Obama Signs Whistle-Blower Protections Into Law
Nov 28, 2012 The president put his seal of approval Tuesday on legislation extending support to federal employees who reveal fraud, graft and abuse.
Activist Tim DeChristopher to Be Released From Prison
Oct 9, 2012 The environmental activist who was sentenced to two years in prison for disrupting the transfer of public land to the oil and gas industry will be released to a halfway house on Oct. 24 after spending 18 months in custody.
Koch Bros. Group Plans Anti-Occupy Wall Street Protest
Sep 20, 2012 Observers say Occupy is dead, but the multimillion-dollar conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is organizing a demonstration against the movement in New York City on Thursday “to stand up to Occupy Wall Street extremists.”
Julian Assange Requests Asylum in Equador
Jun 20, 2012 The WikiLeaks publisher who has been a thorn in the side of many governments now seeks the protection of one. The Ecuadorian Embassy in London is sheltering Assange while Quito reviews his request for asylum.
Northern Light
Jun 4, 2012 Those of us who care about a civil society, and who abhor violence, should begin to replicate what is happening in Quebec. Their fight is our fight.Veterans Say No to NATO
May 17, 2012 Veterans of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are now challenging the occupation of Chicago.
