It’s Show Time! And Violence is Golden
It’s doubtful anyone can prove a direct link between “movie violence” and the abhorrent level of murder by guns in the US. But it is certainly part of the reinvigorated…
Obama: End CIA-Directed Drone Strikes Now
Drone strikes have dramatically increased under the Obama administration. As of September 2012, Obama has authorized 238 drone strikes in Pakistan, six times more than during President George W. Bush's…
Osama, Where Art Thou?
Osama bin Laden was assassinated by US military forces in May 2011, but the Obama administration's refusal to release photographic evidence of the deceased bin Laden is fueling conspiracy theories…
Academy Members Shouldn’t Shun Zero Dark Thirty
Actor David Clennon, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, claims the movie Zero Dark Thirty "promotes the acceptance of the crime of torture, as a…
Zero Dark Thirty: Turning the Spotlight on US Use of Torture
Zero Dark Thirty tells the story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The film shows graphic scenes of US torture including waterboarding, beating, sleep deprivation, humiliation, and psychological torture.
Is the U.S. Finally Serious About Gun Control?
Today in America, a gun is status among too many. That’s why they call it an equalizer. And unfortunately what’s happening today is that everybody is getting more and more…