Adam Powell
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Alabama, United States
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Refugee Crisis: A Cry For Humanity
"When I look at the desperate refugees fleeing violence and terror ... I can only see the tiny hands and eyes of my children." → Read More
Oligarchy, Police State & The War On Individualism
Ethan Indigo Smith explains how America's police state is oppressing our human rights and how those same humans have the power to end our oppression. → Read More
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Sheldon Adelson's Puppet
There's a lot of attention on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu right now, but a lot less on the American billionaire who funds his warmongering. → Read More
The Mainstream Media Is Aiding Ethnic Cleansing In Ukraine
Why is the mainstream media ignoring or even lying about te thousands of dead and millions displaced by ethnic cleansing in Ukraine and Eastern Europe? → Read More
Will Google Self Driving Cars Destroy The Teamsters?
The mainstream media and technology sites are excited about the potential of Google self driving cars, but what about the potential cost to jobs and unions? → Read More
New Dawn: 3 Ways Solar Energy Is Winning Over Fossil Fuels
Good news! 3 major global institutions have recently come out in support of solar energy while raising concerns about the future of fossil fuels. → Read More
Global Capitalism: The Profit Motive Is The Root Of All Evil
Simon Wood argues that under control of global capitalism, profit has become more important than basic human rights or the sustainability of life on earth. → Read More
Fracked Earth News: From Water Pollution To Drought
In Kate Lanier's weekly roundup of global climate news, a look at how the fossil fuel industry is leading to water pollution, ocean acidification & drought. → Read More
Carly's Law: FDA Approves Alabama CBD Oil Test Program
Alabama CBD oil tests are expected in 2015 now that the FDA has approved two programs, one for adults & one for children who suffer severe seizures. → Read More
The Persistent U.S. Opposition To Self-Determination
From the Vietnam War to modern treatment of Puerto Rico and Palestine, the United States has a history of opposition to this crucial human right. → Read More
Kathy Kelly: My Future In Prison
'I will be free in three months, but our collective future is most assuredly shackled to a wrongheaded criminal justice system.' → Read More
Above The Law: The Invasion Of Panama & The World's Lone Superpower
20 years after the George H.W. Bush's brutal invasion, a look at how it helped the US appear untouchable and immune to international law. → Read More
Mining The Earth & Fracking The World: Where There's Oil, You're Bound To Find A Bush
Selections from the world's energy news including: Peru: “A lush expanse of Amazon rainforest known as the “Mother of God” is steadily being destroyed in Peru, as mercury-filled tailing ponds from gold extraction grow. Sounds nightmarish with “tens of thousands of desperate fortune-hunters” operating “improvised mines” 24/7. 125,000 acres of rainforest destroyed by the illegal gold miners… → Read More
Justifying Wars: Production For Use (Part 1)
Declaring that, "Today America is coming to help," President Obama, nonetheless insisted that, "I will not allow America to be dragged into another war in Iraq." In June, as he ordered additional troops to Iraq to join the several hundred he had already sent under the auspices of protecting U.S. embassy personnel, Pres. Obama cautioned (presumably himself) that, "We always have to guard against… → Read More
From Campfire to Computer Screen: Ghost Stories Evolve for the 21st Century
With the Autumn season upon us, we arrive at that great holiday where spooks, ghosts, and goblins rule the night. Of course, what fall season is complete without Halloween? Halloween, where we actually celebrate imaginary horrors of all sorts. One of the most interesting traditions of Halloween is the telling of a story, whether it was in front of a campfire or in sitting in a circle with a… → Read More
How The Islamic State (& The Mainstream Media) Lies About Islam
The past few months have seen ISIS used as a basis to vilify Islam through a variation of methods. The most prominent of which has been an insinuated animosity between Islam and Christianity. Especially by professing such animosity is rooted in Quranic teaching. As a person who has studied Islam my whole life, I can confirm that this is complete and utter nonsense. Christians and Jews are among… → Read More
Did "Britishness" Become Meaningless After The Scottish Referendum?
Beyond the triumphalism of the British mainstream media, beneath the jubilation of the London politicians, the last rites of “Britishness” may be taking place. The percentage margin of victory for the pro-British Union in the Scottish independence referendum belies any notion of a comfortably united British, so-called “United Kingdom.” Scots were clearly galvanised to the tune of a remarkable… → Read More
Fury At Prison Death Of Ghulam Azam
Professor Ghulam Azam, founder of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh died in a prison hospital last Thursday. His family and lawyer who had been campaigning for the unwell 91-year-old to be allowed home are outraged at the conditions in which he died. Azam's funeral took place on Saturday, in Dhaka, with hundreds of thousands of mourners paying their respects. Separate memorials were held in cities… → Read More
America's Perpetual Protection Racket in Iraq (Part 1)
At my most cynical, it's hard not to feel like we're subject and victim to a perpetual protection racket where our nation's past military misadventures in the Mideast and Asia are primed and positioned to spark and erupt into sectarian violence in concert with each other, just to keep the U.S. military in the protection business. The United States stirs up trouble then promises to protect… → Read More
Tar Sands Trade: Kuwait Buys Stake in Alberta As It Opens Own Heavy Oil Spigot
Chevron made waves in the business world when it announced its October 6 sale of 30-percent of its holdings in the Alberta-based Duvernay Shale basin to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) for $1.5 billion. It marked the first North American purchase for the Kuwaiti state-owned oil company and yields KUFPEC 330,000 acres of Duvernay shale gas. Company CEO and the country's… → Read More