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Excessive force, false arrests and other abuses by the Newark police are so rampant that the federal government should investigate and appoint a monitor to oversee the department, a civil liberties group charges in a petition it plans to file on Thur
A debate about legalizing marijuana and possibly other drugs — once a taboo suggestion — is percolating in Mexico, a nation exhausted by runaway violence and a deadly drug war. The debate is only likely to grow more animated if Californians approv
Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay
The Taliban’s shadowy leader told Afghans on Wednesday that the insurgents are winning the war and warned Americans that they are wasting lives and billions in tax dollars by continuing in the conflict. In an end-of-Ramadan message posted on jiha
A closely divided federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit seeking damages from a private company that worked with the CIA as part of its "extraordinary rendition" program ruling the "state secrets" privilege means the case can't go forward.
we don’t need approval from the federal government to stand up for our rights. We need to stand up for them whether they want us to or not!
I decided to see if I could go the entire month of March without consuming any Monsanto products. I committed to an all organic, vegan diet, and reluctantly invested in a small organic cotton wardrobe.
Harry Browne, who twice ran for President on the Libertarian ticket. Now, he is gone now, but some clips of his last work, from a show called, ”The Liberty Hour with Harry Browne” can be found at BNNreports.com We had the honor of producing this show
The city of Phoenix is getting ready to bleed yet another passionate segment of its citizenry because they truly care about a narrow aspect of city life and are willing to pay more for it.
We used the Hegelian Dialectic of problem, reaction, solution when we, acting as the controlled opposition, put out the very clever film “Food Inc”.
"This oil spill, whether sabotage, negligence, accident or design is the perfect way to advance this biofuel agenda. They will sacrifice the Gulf and all who live in or around it for this multi-trillion dollar industry."
Free Talk Live is a self-syndicated talk show devoted to liberty and freedom. Owner/Hosts Ian Freeman and Mark Edge might quibble with this, but we’ll call it a libertarian program. The weeknight and Saturday night versions of FTL are currently hear
This week’s proposals by the Obama administration to deal with the persistent economic crisis will be, as with previous plans that involved trillions of taxpayer dollars, little more than salt in the wounds.
How many times have you heard or read the phrase “the best interests of the child?” If you read much about family law and family courts, the probable answer is “more times than I can count.” Indeed, establish a Google Alert for the phrase and you’ll
As President Barack Obama formally declared an end to combat operations in Iraq this week, the anti-war movement that helped sweep him into office — and that worked for seven years to bring U.S. troops home — finds itself struggling for survival.
The Justice Department has finally uncovered emails written by John Yoo, the author of the so-called torture memos. But something's missing.
A longtime advocate of doctors on behalf of patients in chronic pain has become the target of an ugly grand jury investigation after she spoke out to defend a physician charged with over-medicating patients to their deaths.
Civil rights lawyers sued the government to stop authorities from snooping in the laptops, cell phones and cameras of international travelers without probable cause. More than 6,500 people have had their electronic devices searched as they crossed U
...misfortune to sell a handgun to Leonel Huerta Sr., who spoke both English and Spanish. Huerta Sr. negotiated his purchase from Copeland in English, showing Copeland his Texas Driver’s License.
"There were so many people in the bunker that the oxygen levels started dropping, and the secret service came in and said 'we've got to get some people out of here'. They literally went around telling people they weren't essential and they had to lea
U.S. Rep. John Spratt will debate his Republican challenger Mick Mulvaney on Tuesday, but the only people who will get to see any of it have already bought tickets to the sold out dinner at a South Carolina Lions Club.
For their first September meeting to take place on the 9th, Phoenix Objectivists will listen to a pre-recorded lecture given by Dr. David Kelley titled: "Government vs. Anarchy".
Consumers have had enough of high interest rates on credit cards but its a case of one plastic for another. Bloomberg reports Cardholders Prefer Debit as Credit-Card Use Falls
Does giving a candidate $ not constitute a more-than-tacit endorsement? The NRA gave Harry Reid $4,950 this year, for his 2010 campaign. Does speaking glowingly of a candidate or politician during an election year not constitute an endorsement?
In this edition of the Reality Report, Gary Franchi points out Obama's latest Iraq War Bushism and welcomes We Are Change Founder Luke Rudkowski to the show. Nina breaks down the headlines including Homeowners Associations restricting Gadsden Flags,
Just another reason to advocate for a voluntarist society. The powerful 'kick-ass and take names' government you create today will be someone else's tomorrow.
At least five Iranian companies in Afghanistan's capital are using their offices covertly to finance Taliban militants in provinces near Kabul, according to an investigation by London's Sunday Times.
Despite two disastrous wars and a global war on terror now considered “multigenerational", trillions of lost dollars, and staggering numbers of deaths (if you happen to include Iraqi and Afghan ones), the U.S. military mustn’t in any way slack off.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has made no secret of his desire to run for mayor of Chicago one day, saying as recently as April that becoming chief executive of his home town had "always been an aspiration."
This Case Is About Forcing Maricopa County Election To Follow The Law – Nothing More, Nothing Les
