Israel Steps Up Information War Against Hezbollah
By Jason Ditz Though the Israeli government never officially admits to any of its attacks on Syria, every one so far this year (at least four confirmed) have been followed …
Tensions Soar as Syrian Rebels Battle Each Other for Checkpoint
By Jason Ditz A solid year of fighting between the Syrian government and rebel factions have left Aleppo, the nation’s largest city, in a stalemate. The situation in the city …
New Jersey Senate Election for U.S. Senate May Have only Two Candidates on Ballot
By Richard Winger On June 13, the New Jersey Libertarian Party state meeting decided not to run anyone for U.S. Senate in the October 16, 2013 special election. No other …
Detroit Mayoral Candidate Tries to Persuade Court to Enjoin Mike Duggan’s Distribution of Campaign Literature
By Richard Winger Tom Barrow, a candidate for Mayor of Detroit, is seeking a court injunction to prevent his rival, write-in candidate Mike Duggan, from even distributing literature explaining how …
Will Obamacare Kill Your Job?
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Edward Snowden Accepts “All Offers of Support”
On Friday July 12, Edward Snowden made a statement to human rights groups from inside Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Wikileaks reports, “The meeting lasted 45 minutes. The human rights organizations included …
Egypt’s Morsi Faces Long Jail Term for Fleeing Mubarak-era Detention
By Jason Ditz After a solid week of shrugging off the Egyptian military coup d’etat and mass arrest of ruling party officials, the US State Department is finally on the …
Gitmo Hunger Strikers Break Fast for Ramadan’s First Day
By Jason Ditz Most of the hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay, 99 according to military reports, broke their fast for the first night of Ramadan, having a communal meal of …
Oregon State Appeals Court Refuses to Rule on State Law that Prevents Anyone from Simultaneously Being a Paid Circulator for one Initiative and a Volunteer for Another
By Richard Winger On July 12, an Oregon State Appeals Court issued a ruling in a case that challenges a state law that says no one may simultaneously be a …
Michigan State Appeals Court Rules Signatures are Valid Even if Voter Didn’t Enter Date of Signing
By Richard Winger On July 11, the Michigan State Appeals Court ruled in Wilcoxon v City of Detroit Election Commission, 317012, that signatures on nominating petitions are valid even if …