Jul
26
2013
FORT MEADE, Md. — U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.
During closing arguments, attorney David Coombs said the soldier did not have “evil intent,” a key point prosecutors must prove to convict Manning of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge he faces and one that could land him in prison …
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Jul
26
2013
Fast food workers launch yet another strike in cities around the country – we’ll speak live with a McDonald’s worker on the picket line. And, conservative Republicans reveal their plan to wage a “30-front war seeking to fundamentally transform the nation.” Plus, women’s groups urge Anthony Weiner to end his New York mayoral candidacy in light of his sexist behavior. …
Jul
26
2013
Uprising’s guest expert ARobert Jensen, Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, author of many books, his latest being, Arguing for Our Lives: A User’s Guide to Constructive Dialog, analyzes today’s news headlines:
The juror known as B-29 in the trial of George Zimmerman has finally told her story – in an exclusive interview on Good …
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Jul
26
2013
A series of unexplained leaks in Alberta, Canada, have continued unabated for more than 2 months, leading to outrage among residents of surrounding areas and environmentalists.
The Primrose site uses a controversial method of extracting bitumen called “cyclic steam stimulation,” or simply “huff and puff.”
Because the spills have occurred on a military testing site, media and public access to …
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Jul
26
2013
When stories of modern day slavery and trafficking make their way into the media, we rarely hear the voices and words of those who experienced slavery themselves – how they found themselves in dire situations, what they went through, and how they escaped. Today we hear one such story from a woman who worked for years without pay, suffering abuse …
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Jul
26
2013
We don’t often think about where our food really comes from. Tracing back last night’s dinner from our plates back to the hands that actually harvested our vegetables or the machines that slaughtered our meat, perhaps half a world away, provides a disturbing lesson about how our food supply is built.
Conventional foods that form the majority of our diets …
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Jul
26
2013
“We are the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe. And reclaiming democratic control over our food and water and our ecological survival is the necessary project for our freedom.” — Vandana Shiva …
Jul
26
2013
The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users’ stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed.
If the government is able to determine a person’s password, which is typically stored in encrypted form, the credential could be used to log in to an account to peruse confidential correspondence or even impersonate the user. Obtaining it also …
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Jul
26
2013
Taking a deeper look at current and past films and how they relate to the world today.
Jonathan Kim is an independent film critic who writes and produces film reviews for Uprising and other outlets. He is a former co-producer at Brave New Films.
Read his reviews online at ReThinkReviews.net. Watch his videos at www.youtube.com/user/jsjkim, …
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Jul
25
2013
We’ll learn about a massive oil spill in Alberta, Canada, home of the infamous tarsands – a story that most of the media have attempted to ignore. And, author Beverly Bell joins us to discuss her new book, Harvesting Justice: Transforming Food, Land, and Agricultural Systems in the Americas. Plus the first in a new weekly series on Voices of Alexandria House by Bipasha Shom. …
