Saving the World Obama-Style
NOVANEWS From Israel-Palestine to Inequality by ANDREW LEVINE When it comes to spying and killing, Barack Obama is Mr. Malevolent. But every now and then, he gets a notion to go high-minded. Words come first. […]
Category: USA
The Myth of the Polygraph
NOVANEWS Lies of the Lie Detectors by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR and ALEXANDER COCKBURN Even J. Edgar Hoover knew that the polygraph wasn’t any good for detecting deception. He dropped the test. The polygraph was invented in 1915 by […]
The Incredible, Shrinking Presidency of Barack Obama
NOVANEWS Slip Sliding Away by MIKE WHITNEY According to a new Washington Post-ABC poll, Barack Obama now ranks among the least popular presidents in the last century. In fact, his approval rating is lower than […]
Obama Review Panel: Strip NSA of Power to Collect Phone Data Records
NOVANEWS Forty-six recommendations in 300-page report released early by Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman The National Security Agency should be banned from attempting to undermine the security of the internet and stripped of its power […]
Hardline Dems Line Up Behind 'Dangerous' Iran Sanctions Bill
NOVANEWS Phyllis Bennis: ‘This puts the world at risk of another war’ – Sarah Lazare Powerful Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)In what critics are slamming as a […]
The NSA Review Panel Didn't Answer the Real Question: Was Any of This Legal?
NOVANEWS President Obama’s NSA review is cast as a set of ‘policy recommendations’ as if this is all just a political debate by Marcy Wheeler President Obama’s NSA review panel only made ‘policy’ recommendations. (Photograph: Oliver […]
Will We Fast-Track Past The Lessons Of The NAFTA Trade Debacle?
NOVANEWS by Dave Johnson There are numerous reports that the Obama administration is getting ready to push “Fast Track” legislation in Congress. It looks like there will be a major effort to get this through. We […]
Executions Drop Below 40 for Only Second Time since 1994
NOVANEWS Death Sentences Remain Near Record Lows, Number of States Repealing Capital Punishment Grows, and Public Support for Death Penalty at 40-Year Low With 39 executions in 2013, this year marks only the second time […]
Edward Snowden is a Patriot
NOVANEWS by Anthony D. Romero Edward Snowden deserves immunity from prosecution, says ACLU chief. (Credit: Laura Poitras)Edward Snowden is a patriot. As a whistleblower of illegal government activity that was sanctioned and kept secret by the […]
Joo-Hyun Kang: Ending the Stop-and-Frisk Regime
NOVANEWS In August of this year, activists scored a victory when Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that the New York police department’s stop-and-frisk practices were unconstitutional and racially biased. In an effort to contest the ruling, […]