Jul 10 2013
Bi-Partisan Favorite, James Comey, Likely to be Confirmed FBI Head, Despite Questions Over Surveillance, Torture, and More
President Obama’s nominee for FBI Director is facing scrutiny over an issue that’s often in the news these days – namely the government’s right to undertake vast and indiscriminate surveillance of Americans. In Senate confirmation hearings this week, former Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey faced questions about his 2004 opposition to the NSA’s surveillance efforts under then President Bush. …
Comments Off on Bi-Partisan Favorite, James Comey, Likely to be Confirmed FBI Head, Despite Questions Over Surveillance, Torture, and More
Is Edward Snowden a radical trouble maker or a principled rebel? In terms of the actual information the NSA whistle blower has leaked, such questions are irrelevant. But in terms of understanding what motivates ordinary people to do extraordinary things, it’s an important question. And it’s one that we can try, through recent interviews of Snowden, to attempt to answer. …
In late June the highest court in the nation upheld gay marriage just a day after slapping down voting rights for racial minorities, sending ordinary Americans scrambling to make sense of these and a slew of other decisions. Most of us are not proficient in “legalese,” and so for the rest of this week we’ll review some of the most …
Uprising’s Tuesday guest expert Robert Jensen, Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, analyzes today’s news headlines: 
Who exactly is heard screaming on the 911 tapes? That is the pivotal question being asked this week during the trial of Florida shooter George Zimmerman. The Defense attorneys called to the stand more than 6 witnesses who asserted that Zimmerman was the one screaming on the fateful night of February 26, 2012 rather than his victim Trayvon Martin. The …
Imprisoned attorney Lynne Stewart has been denied a compassionate release request even though her cancer has recurred. Her supporters say her on-going incarceration is a death sentence. Even though the prison warden where Stewart is being held was apparently in favor of her release, the Federal Bureau of Prisons stepped in to deny her request, claiming that her health was …
After years of failed attempts, an immigration reform bill is finally close to passing. But, for immigrant rights advocates, does the bill’s heavy border militarization outweigh the path to citizenship offered for undocumented immigrants? Adding to their concerns is the amount of conservative support the bill is getting. Notwithstanding House Speaker John Boehner’s opposition, the proposal has the support of …
