NOVANEWS In New Yorker interview, NSA whistleblower says ‘I acted alone’ and calls spy accusations ‘absurd’ – Jon Queally Edward Snowden says that even if he ends up in “a ditch” some day, if his […]
NOVANEWS by Jim Hightower (Credit: Graphic illustration by Kayla Byler/The Lantern OSU)The rich truly are different from you and me — they tend to hold seats in Congress. Our nation purports to be a representative democracy, […]
NOVANEWS by Ralph Nader (Image: Shutterstock)When the news broke years ago that U.S. forces were using torture on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, many politicians and the public expressed appropriate horror. There was shock and […]
NOVANEWS Until we fix our democracy problem, it’s hard to fix any problem. by Marge Baker In the four years since the Supreme Court’s infamous Citizens United v. FEC ruling, two things have become abundantly clear.Though the problem […]
NOVANEWS Five years after President Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay within one year, detainees have described their despair at conditions and their indefinite detention. Recent legislative amendments by Congress removed obstacles to transferring cleared […]
NOVANEWS New bill in Congress is getting back from Obama administration, but ‘fast track auth-ority’ ill-received by most Democrats so far – Jon Queally (Photo: Friends of the Earth)Though progressives both inside Congress and out […]
NOVANEWS As other countries follow suit, soon there will be ‘no safe haven,’ warns Human Rights Watch – Lauren McCauley A billboard by German artist Nils Knoblich warns passersby about the United States’ widespread international […]
NOVANEWS First ever meta-analysis of gun research shows those with firearms in home much more likely to die by homicide or suicide – Sarah Lazare Ready access to a firearm makes people more than three […]
NOVANEWS ‘Even if execution itself has not (yet) been found a violation of the US Constitution’s ban on ‘cruel’ and unusual punishment, certainly a torturous death using experimental drug combinations is’ – Lauren McCauley (Photo: […]
NOVANEWS LONDON – January 20 – The Court of Appeal in London has today ruled that the case brought against the UK Government by a Pakistani victim of a drone strike cannot proceed as it […]