Chair Shii Kazuo's speech at JCP's 87th anniversay Marx is Alive and Well interview with Fuwa Tetsuzo Public Assembly Commemorating JCP 86th Anniversary July 22, 2008 Those Who Stand for Social Justice and Reason Will Prevail in the Future Speech by SHII Kasuo, JCP Executive Committee Chair How Should Japan Fulfill Its International Responsibility … [Read more...] about Japanese News in English from Japan Press Service
Teacher Dismissed for Talking About Gay Marriage
A gay student teacher was dismissed from a suburban Portland, Oregon, school after discussing gay marriage with a fourth-grader. Seth Stambaugh is enrolled in the Master of Education program at Portland’s Lewis and Clark College, the practicum of which had him student teaching at the Beaverton School District’s Sexton Mountain elementary school. As reported by KGWNews: He was … [Read more...] about Teacher Dismissed for Talking About Gay Marriage
Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon
Published on Thursday, October 14, 2010 by The Guardian/UK WikiLeaks says Funding Has Been Blocked After Government Blacklisting Founder Julian Assange hits out at decision by Moneybookers, which collects the whistleblowing website's donations by David Leigh and Rob Evans The whistleblowing group WikiLeaks claims that it has had its funding blocked and that it is the victim … [Read more...] about Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon
“War on terror” psycholoist and dog-torturer Marty Sleigman trained US Marines in Okinawa
10.15.10 - 11:58 AM "Learned Helplessness" and How Much Money You Can Make From It by Abby Zimet A psychologist whose research helped shape the CIA's torture of terrorism suspects has been granted a $31-million no-bid military contract to provide "resilience training" to US soldiers, Salon.com reports. Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania is most famous for … [Read more...] about “War on terror” psycholoist and dog-torturer Marty Sleigman trained US Marines in Okinawa
A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses
A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses The investigative news website ProPublica has revealed shocking details in the case of Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman, a Guantánamo prisoner ordered freed earlier this year. A day after the March 16 order was filed on the court’s electronic docket, the opinion vanished. Weeks later, … [Read more...] about A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses