21 Articles

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
White House Watch: Unity08 is a "little jolt of reality" to GOP and Democrats
(5 comments) Unity08 is a bi-partisan plan to remake America's method of selecting President in 2008

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Puerto Rico voting ban lands USA in international court: 6th in a 21st Century American Colonies series
(2 comments) Voting ban in Puerto Rico against U.S. citizens to be reviewed by Organization of American States

Thursday, June 7, 2007
American Samoans lack U.S. citizenship; 5th in a 21st Century American Colonies series
Unable to vote and lacking citizenship, the residents of American Samoa have no means to end their colonial status

Friday, June 1, 2007
Omaha judge to rule on prosecutorial misconduct in 1971 COINTELPRO case against imprisoned Black Panther leaders
Two men imprisoned 37 years were targets of COINTELPRO and may have been framed by police with planted evidence and witness manipulation

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Cindy Sheehan and Andrew Bacevich did not fail their sons
(7 comments) It is the moral duty of the American public to end the war in Iraq

Friday, May 25, 2007
1970 murder retrial hearing resumes next week after contradictory police testimony against Black Panther Ed Poindexter
Conflicting police testimony suggests two imprisoned Black Panther leaders were framed

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Federal appellate court denies voting rights in U.S. Virgin Islands; 4th in a 21st Century American Colonies series
Even though voters in the District of Columbia move closer to representation in Congress, U.S. citizens residing in the territories remain second-class citizens in federal appellate court ruling

Friday, May 11, 2007
Retired Omaha detective contradicts trial testimony about dynamite in 1970 case against Black Panther Ed Poindexter
(1 comments) Conflicting testimony over dynamite by police suggests a frame-up of imprisoned Balck Pather leader for 1970 bombing murder

Thursday, May 10, 2007
Expert testifies voice on 911 tape is not that of confessed killer in case of Black Panther leader Ed Poindexter
Imprisoned Black Panther may have been framed, voice on 911 tape does not match that of his accusor

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Black Panther Ed Poindexter gets hearing over 911 tape in 1970 bombing murder
COINTELPRO target imprisoned for 36 years may get a new trial after lost 911 tape surfaces

Friday, May 4, 2007
Guam, only current U.S. colony ever occupied by foreign troops; 3rd in a 21st Century American Colonies series
Second-class citizenship of residents of America's colonies gives no voice in national affairs; third in a series

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Democrats tighten noose on Nader and Greens in punitive attack on "Third Party" candidates
(1 comments) New strategy of Democrats to keep Third Parties and Independents off the ballot is aided by a Pennsylvania judge

Friday, April 27, 2007
Mondo we Langa, Nebraska's imprisoned poet
Imprisoned Black Panther remains confined 36 years despite possible frame-up and confession of another.

Thursday, April 26, 2007
U.S. Virgin Islands, United States resort colony, bought for $25 million; 2nd in a 21st Century American Colonies series
Residents of the U.S. Virgin islands still lack the right to vote in national elections despite citizenship

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
SDD threat to health of U.S. elections
(1 comments) Software Driven Devices threaten honest elections, hand-count paper ballots, in public, now.

Friday, April 13, 2007
Puerto Rico, United State's largest island colony, was taken by force; 1st in a 21st Century American Colonies series
First in a series on America's modern-day colonies explores the conquest of Puerto Rico

Monday, April 9, 2007
Virgin Islands 2007 Constitutional Convention may force Congress to confront lack of presidential vote & representation
(3 comments) Constitutional Convention delegates to meet in July to debate self-determination of island territory and may force Congress to address lack of vote for U.S. citizens

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Nebraska murder case may be reopened for imprisoned Black Panther leader
Imprisoned Black Panther leader may get new trial after 36 years following discovery of "missing" 911 tape and FBI memo

Friday, March 30, 2007
Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights calls for Congressional oversight of Justice Department for lax enforcement
The Bush administration has seriously undermined the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department with partisanship resulting in discriminatory outcomes which call for Congressional oversight.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
International observers find fault with 2006 United States election and call for Congressional reform
(1 comments) The "Helsinki observers" have called for broad election reforms in the United States following an international monitoring team review of the November 2006 election

Monday, March 26, 2007
Federal court ruling over ex-Bush campaign manager forces first test following firing of 8 U.S. Attorneys
(1 comments) High profile GOP "dirty tricks" in 2002 New Hampshire election are now the first test of courage for federal prosecutors following political firing of 8 U.S. Attorneys