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Chris Hedges seeks to challenge legality of NDAA in court

By Mark | January 17, 2012

As it’s late, and as I’m exhausted, there’s not going to be a lot in the way of thoughtful analysis, but I wanted to let you all know that one of our favorite people, Chris Hedges, has filed suit against the Obama administration on the grounds that the recently signed National Defense Authorization Act is […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime | Also tagged Bruce I. Afran, Carl J. Mayer, Chris Hedges, corporate fascism, corporate state, corporate takeover of politics, due process, fear, fear tactics, Leon Panetta, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, NDAA, Obama, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, Robert Mueller, terrorism | 11 Comments

My pilot light is out

By Mark | December 15, 2011

Every once in a while, I get the urge to stop blogging. I sat and stared at the screen last night for a few hours, and just couldn’t seem to muster the energy or enthusiasm for it. I feel like blaming the baby, as he’s been keeping us up for the past two weeks, but […]