Shiite cops execute 44 Sunnis at police station as grotesque bloodletting in Iraq becomes numbing daily news, Maliki refuses to bend… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Spiral of Violence Expands in Iraq
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NeoCons Kristol and Kagan argue that only US boots returning to Iraqi soil can stop the Sunnis: Dipshits double down….. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: ISIS Crisis Grows in Iraq, NeoCons Want Another American Surge
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[audio https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Knappenberger.mp3]The Internet’s Own Boy is a great new film about the internet prodigy Aaron Swartz. We talk with filmmaker Brian Knappenberger about the impressive contributions of the young man who ended his life in January, 2013 while facing heavy-handed prosecution for a minor offense. Continue reading Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger Talks About New Aaron Swartz Documentary
Obama pledges support–but rules out ground troops–for Iraq’s Shiite government, aligning us with Iran; attack on Syria considered…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Obama Shows Initial Resistance as Hawks Want US Troops Back in Iraq
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US prepares evacuation plans from Green Zone as Sunnis advance and Kurds take Kirkuk, Iran, Syria and Turkey worry… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Wide Open Civil War in Iraq
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GOP House Majority Leader loses “safe” seat to the extreme right forces he helped unleash; was immigration the only issue?
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–Dems dance on Eric Cantor’s loss; it’s not just about immigration, NSA surveillance was also a factor, says Shahid Buttar
–Shahid has new rap video about surveillance
–Baghdad threatened as 3 more cities fall to Sunni fighters
–Defense boss Hagel in hot seat over Bergdahl swap
–here’s an excerpt from our interview with author Nell Bernstein on America’s broken juvenile prison system
–new complaint documents abuse of children and teens in immigration jails
–on college campuses, all crimes decline except sex offenses
–in Tampa, guilty verdict in another FBI-driven “domestic terrorism” case
–EU launches investigation of European tax dodges by Apple, Starbucks
–California judge overturns teacher tenure in case brought by “students”
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[audio https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Bernstein.mp3]With over 20 years of research into our broken prison systems, author Nell Bernstein’s new book Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison, reveals the sordid reality: children are locked up for minor offenses, and exposed to pathologies that leave them most likely to become adult prisoners.
Continue reading Author Nell Bernstein Exposes Failed Juvenile Prison System, Says “Shut It Down!”
Uber-cautious Al Gore says Snowden broke the law, but exposed violations of the Constitution far more serious… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Ed Snowden Gets a Boost from Al Gore
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Will the massive national promo blitz for her new book Hard Choices put Hillary on track for White House in 2016? Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Hillary’s Presidential Run is Inevitable, Again
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As we mark the start of Snowden Year 2, world’s second biggest phone carrier reveals direct taps by unnamed government…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Vodaphone Reveals Hard-Wired Backdoor for Surveillance
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