Gold and democracy don’t mix: Eldorado Gold faces determined oppo

Gold and democracy don’t mix: Eldorado Gold faces determined opposition in Greece As Eldorado Gold holds its annual shareholders’ meeting in Vancouver today, Canadians may ask themselves why the company’s plans to mine gold in northern Greece are meeting such strong...

The War on Libya: A Grand Display of NATO’s Lynch Mob Mentality

http://economicrisis.com/the-war-on-libya-a-grand-display-of-natos-lynch-mob-mentality/5687 The War on Libya: A Grand Display of NATO’s Lynch Mob Mentality The media has gone very quiet on Libya of late; clearly, liberal imperialists don’t like to dwell on their...

Police State USA: Supreme Court upholds Secret Wiretaps

http://economicrisis.com/police-state-usa-supreme-court-upholds-secret-wiretaps/1165 Police State USA: Supreme Court upholds Secret Wiretaps The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday that a group of United States-based attorneys, journalists and human rights activists,...

Donate before Jan. 1st, and groups will match your amount

So 2012 is almost over, though it seems that it wasn't that long ago when it began. But alas, as you get older, time definately seems to go faster. Now one of the things you might notice if you are interested in politics, and subscribe and/or a member of various political...

Gangnam style for human rights

I think we are all very much well aware of Gangnam style, the song and video by the South Korean rapper, Psy. Of course, Gangnam style has a strong chance of being the Macarena of our time. If you are too young to remember the Macarena, google it or ask your uncle or older...

Jon Stewart and Colbert at Amnesty International fundraiser

It it Amnesty International's 50th anniversary. As I write about them, I sit here in my Amnesty International t-shirt which arrived yesterday. They are a great organization and they are having a fund raiser on March 4th, entitled the Secret Policeman's Ball. Actually, they...

Nigeria rapped for mass evictions due to Urban Development

" The rights group Amnesty International has criticised Nigeria's government over mass evictions in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Plans for urban development and slum demolition have been a violently contested issue in Port Harcourt. Amnesty is warning that continued...

Human Rights Upheaval: Amnesty International in 2009

NGO Monitor Amnesty’s annual report highlights the exploitation of human rights values May 2010 “Amnesty’s annual report repeats the discredited allegations and distorted human rights rhetoric used to target Israel,” said NGO Monitor President Gerald Steinberg....