Senate Democrats hold fast to anti-piracy bill
By all accounts, the Internet’s first politically motivated mass work-stoppage on Wednesday was a rousing success, and so far 13 U.S. Senators have flipped their stance on pending anti-piracy legislation that critics say would severely harm the freedom of speech online.
Kucinich proposes public financing to overturn Citizens United
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced a constitutional amendment to the U.S. House on Thursday that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Commission.
Jude Law: News Corp. hacked me on U.S. soil
Actor Jude Law has confirmed what many have suspected: Rupert Murdoch’s news empire extended its phone hacking to U.S. soil.
‘Anonymous’ crashes Justice.gov after FBI shuts down MegaUpload
“Anonymous” took credit for crashing the websites of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Universal Music Group on Thursday after the FBI shut down one of the most popular file sharing websites, MegaUpload.com.
Gingrich suggests he will ‘ignore’ Roe v. Wade
Newt Gingrich on Wednesday said that he wouldn’t abide by Supreme Court rulings if they made the “wrong decision.”
Portland, ME: End corporate personhood
The city of Portland, Maine joined other cities across the nation in supporting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing corporate personhood.
