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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Data Show More Children Are Growing Up Poor. Now What? - MomsRising Blog SHARE
On Wednesday, The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual KIDS COUNT study.........
11 percent of children-nearly 8 million children-live with at least one unemployed parent.
* 31 percent of children live in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
10 percent of children live in single-parent families, and
* 4 percent of children have been affected by the foreclosure crisis.
Data Show More Children Are Growing Up Poor. Now What? - MomsRising Blog SHARE
On Wednesday, The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual KIDS COUNT study.........
11 percent of children-nearly 8 million children-live with at least one unemployed parent.
* 31 percent of children live in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
10 percent of children live in single-parent families, and
* 4 percent of children have been affected by the foreclosure crisis.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
BART's Misguided Actions SHARE
We don't condone some of the tactics used by Anonymous -- particularly the release of passengers' personal information siphoned from BART's website -- and No Justice No BART. Nevertheless, the agency was wrong to try to preempt the latter's protest last week; that sort of prior restraint is antithetical to a free society. Rather than assuming the group's members would act improperly, BART should have prepared itself to respond in the event that they actually threatened the safe operation of the trains.
(LA Times editorial)
That's the strategy the agency appeared to adopt Monday, yet despite ample advance warning, it wasn't up to the task of keeping the stations open during the protests. Instead of inconveniencing many to stop the actions of an obstreperous few, BART needs to master the basics of crowd control, and do so soon.
BART's Misguided Actions SHARE
We don't condone some of the tactics used by Anonymous -- particularly the release of passengers' personal information siphoned from BART's website -- and No Justice No BART. Nevertheless, the agency was wrong to try to preempt the latter's protest last week; that sort of prior restraint is antithetical to a free society. Rather than assuming the group's members would act improperly, BART should have prepared itself to respond in the event that they actually threatened the safe operation of the trains.
(LA Times editorial)
That's the strategy the agency appeared to adopt Monday, yet despite ample advance warning, it wasn't up to the task of keeping the stations open during the protests. Instead of inconveniencing many to stop the actions of an obstreperous few, BART needs to master the basics of crowd control, and do so soon.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Indianapolis News, Saturday Night Storm at Sugarland Concert SHARE
The crowd was poised in anticipation, including scores of people pressed up against the stage, just seconds before country music sensation Sugarland was to perform at the State Fair on Saturday night.
Above the stage, nestled in the rigging, a crew member had taken his position, ready to shine a spotlight on the action.
But the weather near the Indiana State Fairgrounds was starting to get dicey. Backstage, State Police special operations commander Brad Weaver was watching an ugly storm moving in on radar via his smartphone. He and fair Executive Director Cindy Hoye decided it was time to evacuate the crowd.
Indianapolis News, Saturday Night Storm at Sugarland Concert SHARE
The crowd was poised in anticipation, including scores of people pressed up against the stage, just seconds before country music sensation Sugarland was to perform at the State Fair on Saturday night.
Above the stage, nestled in the rigging, a crew member had taken his position, ready to shine a spotlight on the action.
But the weather near the Indiana State Fairgrounds was starting to get dicey. Backstage, State Police special operations commander Brad Weaver was watching an ugly storm moving in on radar via his smartphone. He and fair Executive Director Cindy Hoye decided it was time to evacuate the crowd.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
There Is a Context to London's Riots that Can't Be Ignored SHARE
Common Dreams:
Since the coalition came to power just over a year ago, the country has seen multiple student protests, occupations of dozens of universities, several strikes, a half-a-million-strong trade union march and now unrest on the streets of the capital (preceded by clashes with Bristol police in Stokes Croft earlier in the year). Each of these events was sparked by a different cause, yet all take place against a backdrop of brutal cuts and enforced austerity measures. The government knows very well that it is taking a gamble, and that its policies run the risk of sparking mass unrest on a scale we haven't seen since the early 1980s. With people taking to the streets of Tottenham, Edmonton, Brixton and elsewhere over the past few nights ...........
There Is a Context to London's Riots that Can't Be Ignored SHARE
Common Dreams:
Since the coalition came to power just over a year ago, the country has seen multiple student protests, occupations of dozens of universities, several strikes, a half-a-million-strong trade union march and now unrest on the streets of the capital (preceded by clashes with Bristol police in Stokes Croft earlier in the year). Each of these events was sparked by a different cause, yet all take place against a backdrop of brutal cuts and enforced austerity measures. The government knows very well that it is taking a gamble, and that its policies run the risk of sparking mass unrest on a scale we haven't seen since the early 1980s. With people taking to the streets of Tottenham, Edmonton, Brixton and elsewhere over the past few nights ...........
Monday, August 8, 2011
Issa Subpoenas Gov't Documents in Boeing Case SHARE
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight committee has subpoenaed documents from the National Labor Relations Board's lawsuit against Boeing Co., increasing the political pressure over a case that has the GOP fuming.
Rep. Darrell Issa of California, a leading critic of the dispute, claims the lawsuit interferes with the company's ability to decide where to do its work.
The case "is unprecedented in a global economy and hobbles a leading American job creator at a time of economic vulnerability," Issa said in a letter Sunday to the agency's acting general counsel, Lafe Solomon
Issa Subpoenas Gov't Documents in Boeing Case SHARE
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight committee has subpoenaed documents from the National Labor Relations Board's lawsuit against Boeing Co., increasing the political pressure over a case that has the GOP fuming.
Rep. Darrell Issa of California, a leading critic of the dispute, claims the lawsuit interferes with the company's ability to decide where to do its work.
The case "is unprecedented in a global economy and hobbles a leading American job creator at a time of economic vulnerability," Issa said in a letter Sunday to the agency's acting general counsel, Lafe Solomon
Monday, August 8, 2011
AntiSec Hackers Dump Data after Hacking Police Websites SHARE
IDG News Service - The war between law enforcement and the Anonymous hacking collective continued this weekend as hackers dumped a 10 gigabyte database that included private e-mails and information sent by confidential informants. Hackers say they stole information during an attack on more than 70 small-town law enforcement agencies.
The hackers, an Anonymous-affiliated group known as AntiSec, say that they hope to "embarrass, discredit and incriminate police officers across the US," in retaliation for ongoing arrests of Anonymous members.
AntiSec Hackers Dump Data after Hacking Police Websites SHARE
IDG News Service - The war between law enforcement and the Anonymous hacking collective continued this weekend as hackers dumped a 10 gigabyte database that included private e-mails and information sent by confidential informants. Hackers say they stole information during an attack on more than 70 small-town law enforcement agencies.
The hackers, an Anonymous-affiliated group known as AntiSec, say that they hope to "embarrass, discredit and incriminate police officers across the US," in retaliation for ongoing arrests of Anonymous members.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Governor Otter Tackles Questions about China Business Dealings SHARE
Idaho Coeur d'Alene Press on how China and Idaho's trade relations work. Io dispel rumors, Governor Butch Otter's office released on Thursday this list of answers to frequently asked questions about trade and investment relations between Idaho and China.
Governor Otter Tackles Questions about China Business Dealings SHARE
Idaho Coeur d'Alene Press on how China and Idaho's trade relations work. Io dispel rumors, Governor Butch Otter's office released on Thursday this list of answers to frequently asked questions about trade and investment relations between Idaho and China.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Anonymous, LulzSec Vow to Hack on SHARE
Anonymous, LulzSec vow to hack on
Nothing law enforcement can do to stop us, groups say in statement following this week's arrests
By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld - In a defiant statement addressed largely at FBI director Steve Chabinsky, members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivist groups vowed to continue with their hacking campaigns and dared law enforcement to try and stop them.
The statement comes just two days after the FBI arrested 14 alleged members of Anonymous in connection with a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against PayPal last year.
The immediate provocation appears to have been some comments made by Chabinsky in a NPR report following the recent arrests.
Anonymous, LulzSec Vow to Hack on SHARE
Anonymous, LulzSec vow to hack on
Nothing law enforcement can do to stop us, groups say in statement following this week's arrests
By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld - In a defiant statement addressed largely at FBI director Steve Chabinsky, members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivist groups vowed to continue with their hacking campaigns and dared law enforcement to try and stop them.
The statement comes just two days after the FBI arrested 14 alleged members of Anonymous in connection with a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against PayPal last year.
The immediate provocation appears to have been some comments made by Chabinsky in a NPR report following the recent arrests.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
The Sordid History Of News Corp.'s Roger Ailes SHARE
Ailes Reportedly Looked For A "Wallaceite Cab-Driver" To Bring Up Race At Town Hall. Fox News' frequent racially charged attempts to foment opposition to President Obama echo Ailes' decades-long record of stoking racial fears and biases while serving as a media consultant for Republican political campaigns. While working for Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign, Ailes reportedly suggested Nixon participate in a televised town hall and take a question from a "good, mean, Wallaceite cab-driver ... Some guy to sit there and say, 'Awright, Mac, what about these niggers?" The strategy, according to Nixonland author Rick Pearlstein, was to have Nixon "abhor the uncivility of the words, while endorsing a 'moderate' version of the opinion." [Nixonland, p. 331]
The Sordid History Of News Corp.'s Roger Ailes SHARE
Ailes Reportedly Looked For A "Wallaceite Cab-Driver" To Bring Up Race At Town Hall. Fox News' frequent racially charged attempts to foment opposition to President Obama echo Ailes' decades-long record of stoking racial fears and biases while serving as a media consultant for Republican political campaigns. While working for Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign, Ailes reportedly suggested Nixon participate in a televised town hall and take a question from a "good, mean, Wallaceite cab-driver ... Some guy to sit there and say, 'Awright, Mac, what about these niggers?" The strategy, according to Nixonland author Rick Pearlstein, was to have Nixon "abhor the uncivility of the words, while endorsing a 'moderate' version of the opinion." [Nixonland, p. 331]
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Microsoft Posts $250K Reward for Rustock Botnet Herders SHARE
Computerworld - Microsoft upped the ante on Monday in its months-long battle against the Rustock botnet by posting a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers who controlled the malware.
Microsoft announced the reward early Monday in a blog written by Richard Boscovich, a senior attorney with the company's digital crimes unit. Microsoft also posted a reward document (PDF) that included an email address for tipsters.
Microsoft Posts $250K Reward for Rustock Botnet Herders SHARE
Computerworld - Microsoft upped the ante on Monday in its months-long battle against the Rustock botnet by posting a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers who controlled the malware.
Microsoft announced the reward early Monday in a blog written by Richard Boscovich, a senior attorney with the company's digital crimes unit. Microsoft also posted a reward document (PDF) that included an email address for tipsters.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Hacktivism Moves from Pranks to Problems SHARE
Agricultural technology firm Monsanto became the latest target of hacktivists this week, when hackers donning the mantle of the distributed protest group Anonymous claimed that it had penetrated the firm's network and leaked personal information on 2,500 of the company's employees.
The same day another group, also calling themselves part of Anonymous, leaked about 90,000 military email addresses allegedly taken from the servers of accounting firm and government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. On Tuesday, the company acknowledged that some of the information circulating on the Internet was taken from its servers.
Hacktivism Moves from Pranks to Problems SHARE
Agricultural technology firm Monsanto became the latest target of hacktivists this week, when hackers donning the mantle of the distributed protest group Anonymous claimed that it had penetrated the firm's network and leaked personal information on 2,500 of the company's employees.
The same day another group, also calling themselves part of Anonymous, leaked about 90,000 military email addresses allegedly taken from the servers of accounting firm and government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. On Tuesday, the company acknowledged that some of the information circulating on the Internet was taken from its servers.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Everything You Need to Know About the Twisted, Dangerous Debt Ceiling Fight SHARE
News reports hold that President Obama scored a political victory by agreeing to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block to achieve a "go-big" $4 trillion deficit reduction. Speaker Boehner had to concede that Republicans won't vote for any package that includes tax increases -- and the deal died. So the gambit worked and the President emerged with a solid image as the alpha deficit hawk.
Everything You Need to Know About the Twisted, Dangerous Debt Ceiling Fight SHARE
News reports hold that President Obama scored a political victory by agreeing to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block to achieve a "go-big" $4 trillion deficit reduction. Speaker Boehner had to concede that Republicans won't vote for any package that includes tax increases -- and the deal died. So the gambit worked and the President emerged with a solid image as the alpha deficit hawk.
Monday, June 27, 2011
A Message to All Baby Boomers (and Those Who Love Them) SHARE
Here is a big question for you: Will Baby Boomers--some of the 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964--become a powerful force by reconnecting to the ideals of our youth? Could Boomers, desperate for moral and political vision, join forces in our society and say: "We are going to be a positive force for change as we age"?
Of course, if you are reading this, you are probably already engaged, making positive contributions to change. But it will require banding together to leverage our power. Wouldn't it be inspiring if Boomers came full circle? If we used the strength of our enormous numbers, and our idealism? If we embraced the economic, environmental and social justice issues that will unite generations and help to create the better world that we so desperately need?
A Message to All Baby Boomers (and Those Who Love Them) SHARE
Here is a big question for you: Will Baby Boomers--some of the 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964--become a powerful force by reconnecting to the ideals of our youth? Could Boomers, desperate for moral and political vision, join forces in our society and say: "We are going to be a positive force for change as we age"?
Of course, if you are reading this, you are probably already engaged, making positive contributions to change. But it will require banding together to leverage our power. Wouldn't it be inspiring if Boomers came full circle? If we used the strength of our enormous numbers, and our idealism? If we embraced the economic, environmental and social justice issues that will unite generations and help to create the better world that we so desperately need?
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Convicted Spy Not Allowed at Father's Funeral in Mishawaka SHARE
A former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel did not attend his father's funeral here today, despite requests from numerous Israeli officials that he be allowed out of prison to pay his respects.
The White House also had spurned Israeli appeals to let Jonathan Pollard visit his father before he died Saturday at the age of 95.
Convicted Spy Not Allowed at Father's Funeral in Mishawaka SHARE
A former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel did not attend his father's funeral here today, despite requests from numerous Israeli officials that he be allowed out of prison to pay his respects.
The White House also had spurned Israeli appeals to let Jonathan Pollard visit his father before he died Saturday at the age of 95.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Citigroup Reveals Breach Affected over 360,000 Cards SHARE
Over 360,083 credit card accounts in North America of Citigroup were affected as a result of a compromise of its card account management website in May, the bank said in an update on Wednesday.
These were accounts issued in the U.S., the bank said.
Citigroup first disclosed publicly the compromise of Citi Account Online last week, when it said that about 210,000 accounts had been affected. On Tuesday, the Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, George Jepsen, said that Citigroup's disclosures about the data breach failed to explain how it occurred, and what is being done to protect affected customers from potential financial fraud.
Citigroup Reveals Breach Affected over 360,000 Cards SHARE
Over 360,083 credit card accounts in North America of Citigroup were affected as a result of a compromise of its card account management website in May, the bank said in an update on Wednesday.
These were accounts issued in the U.S., the bank said.
Citigroup first disclosed publicly the compromise of Citi Account Online last week, when it said that about 210,000 accounts had been affected. On Tuesday, the Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, George Jepsen, said that Citigroup's disclosures about the data breach failed to explain how it occurred, and what is being done to protect affected customers from potential financial fraud.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Spear Phishers Sharpen Skills, Craft 'Incredible' Attacks SHARE
Recent break-ins at high-profile targets like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demonstrate just how proficient hackers have become at "spear phishing," researchers said today.
"Today's spear phishing is not only more prevalent but also much more technically proficient," said Dave Jevans, chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an industry association dedicated to fighting online identity theft. Jevans is also the founder and chairman of IronKey, a Sunnyvale, Calif. security company.
Spear Phishers Sharpen Skills, Craft 'Incredible' Attacks SHARE
Recent break-ins at high-profile targets like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demonstrate just how proficient hackers have become at "spear phishing," researchers said today.
"Today's spear phishing is not only more prevalent but also much more technically proficient," said Dave Jevans, chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an industry association dedicated to fighting online identity theft. Jevans is also the founder and chairman of IronKey, a Sunnyvale, Calif. security company.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Pawlenty - Eliminate Federal Funding To Any Service Found On The Internet SHARE
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will deliver a major economic speech in Chicago where he plans to paint President Obama as the "champion practitioner of class warfare." Dubbing his plan a "Better Deal," Pawlenty will take on "President Obama's big government and heavy handed regulations" with fresh, new ideas that will spur Americans "to innovate, invest, compete, and create new businesses and jobs." In Pawlenty's world, this translates into a complete elimination of capital gains, dividends, interest income and estate taxes. He would lower taxes on corporations from 35% to 15% and "sunset" all government regulations unless Congress votes to keep them.
Pawlenty - Eliminate Federal Funding To Any Service Found On The Internet SHARE
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will deliver a major economic speech in Chicago where he plans to paint President Obama as the "champion practitioner of class warfare." Dubbing his plan a "Better Deal," Pawlenty will take on "President Obama's big government and heavy handed regulations" with fresh, new ideas that will spur Americans "to innovate, invest, compete, and create new businesses and jobs." In Pawlenty's world, this translates into a complete elimination of capital gains, dividends, interest income and estate taxes. He would lower taxes on corporations from 35% to 15% and "sunset" all government regulations unless Congress votes to keep them.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Supporters Protest Manning's Detention - Leavenworth, KS SHARE
A crowd of supporters were in Leavenworth Saturday to protest the holding of a prisoner on Fort Leavenworth suspected of leaking thousands of documents to the website Wikileaks.
The Rally for Bradley Manning drew people from across the state and from areas like Chicago and Oakland, Calif. -- close to 200 people in all, according to one of the event's local organizers, Jim Davidson of Lawrence, Kan.
The event started at Leavenworth's Bob Dougherty Park, where Davidson said about 15 speakers from different organizations supporting Manning's release, from Iraq Veterans Against the War to gay rights organizations, addressed the crowd before a march to the intersection of Seventh Street and Metropolitan Avenue, in front of Fort Leavenworth's Grant Gate.
Supporters Protest Manning's Detention - Leavenworth, KS SHARE
A crowd of supporters were in Leavenworth Saturday to protest the holding of a prisoner on Fort Leavenworth suspected of leaking thousands of documents to the website Wikileaks.
The Rally for Bradley Manning drew people from across the state and from areas like Chicago and Oakland, Calif. -- close to 200 people in all, according to one of the event's local organizers, Jim Davidson of Lawrence, Kan.
The event started at Leavenworth's Bob Dougherty Park, where Davidson said about 15 speakers from different organizations supporting Manning's release, from Iraq Veterans Against the War to gay rights organizations, addressed the crowd before a march to the intersection of Seventh Street and Metropolitan Avenue, in front of Fort Leavenworth's Grant Gate.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Bahrain Campaign to Humiliate Shiites goes Beyond Politics SHARE
Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is scheduled today to visit the White House and meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Regarded as more conciliatory than other members of Bahrain's ruling royal family, he will no doubt stress the lifting of the state of emergency on June 1, and the recent call by his father, King Hamad Al Khalifa, for renewed political dialogue starting July 1.
It was the crown prince who said on TV at the outset of Bahrain's uprising that citizens had a right to protest. Citizens like Gormezi had been thrilled with the opportunity to publicly speak their minds without fear of retribution. In the country's biggest demonstrations ever, thousands gathered in the capital's Pearl Roundabout in mid-February to demand political reforms. The Health Ministry sent supplies to the medical tent, treating sick protesters.
Bahrain Campaign to Humiliate Shiites goes Beyond Politics SHARE
Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is scheduled today to visit the White House and meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Regarded as more conciliatory than other members of Bahrain's ruling royal family, he will no doubt stress the lifting of the state of emergency on June 1, and the recent call by his father, King Hamad Al Khalifa, for renewed political dialogue starting July 1.
It was the crown prince who said on TV at the outset of Bahrain's uprising that citizens had a right to protest. Citizens like Gormezi had been thrilled with the opportunity to publicly speak their minds without fear of retribution. In the country's biggest demonstrations ever, thousands gathered in the capital's Pearl Roundabout in mid-February to demand political reforms. The Health Ministry sent supplies to the medical tent, treating sick protesters.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Doctors Soften Their Stance on Obama's Health Overhaul SHARE
There are no national surveys that track doctors' political leanings, but as more doctors move from business owner to shift worker, their historic alliance with the Republican Party is weakening from Maine as well as South Dakota, Arizona and Oregon, according to doctors' advocates in those and other states.That change could have a profound effect on the nation's health care debate. Indeed, after opposing almost every major health overhaul proposal for nearly a century, the American Medical Association supported President Obama's legislation last year because the new law would provide health insurance to the vast majority of the nation's uninsured, improve competition and choice in insurance, and promote prevention and wellness, the group said. "When I came here, it was an old boys' club of conservative Republicans," said Joanne K. Bryson, the executive director of the Ore Medical Ass.
Doctors Soften Their Stance on Obama's Health Overhaul SHARE
There are no national surveys that track doctors' political leanings, but as more doctors move from business owner to shift worker, their historic alliance with the Republican Party is weakening from Maine as well as South Dakota, Arizona and Oregon, according to doctors' advocates in those and other states.That change could have a profound effect on the nation's health care debate. Indeed, after opposing almost every major health overhaul proposal for nearly a century, the American Medical Association supported President Obama's legislation last year because the new law would provide health insurance to the vast majority of the nation's uninsured, improve competition and choice in insurance, and promote prevention and wellness, the group said. "When I came here, it was an old boys' club of conservative Republicans," said Joanne K. Bryson, the executive director of the Ore Medical Ass.
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