Former Editor Sues Philadelphia Police for Constitutional Violations in Her Arrest by Walter M. Brasch

by Walter Brasch Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.walterbrasch.com September 23, 2011 A former managing editor for the online newspaper, OpEdNews, has sued the city of Philadelphia and eight of its police officers for violating her Constitutional rights. Cheryl Biren-Wright, Pennsauken, N.J., charges the defendants with violating her 1st, 4th, and 14th amendment rights. The civil [...]

Eric Mann: Time to become radicalized! (2008)

Dandelion Salad UCtelevision on Feb 7, 2008 Eric Mann, the leader the Labor/Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles, describes his work for what he calls the “think tank/act tank” for democratic, international social movements. Mann was presented to students at UC San Diego who are studying revolutionary activists in labor, poverty and environmental causes. Series: [...]

New Study Says U.S. Night Raids Aimed at Afghan Civilians by Gareth Porter

by Gareth Porter Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted at IPS Sept. 20, 2011 WASHINGTON, Sep 21, 2011 (IPS) – U.S. Special Operations Forces have been increasingly aiming their night-time raids, which have been the primary cause of Afghan anger at the U.S. military presence, at civilian non- combatants in order to exploit their possible intelligence value, according [...]

Bahrain: New Evidence of Framed-up Death Sentences Against Pro-Democracy Activists by Finian Cunningham

Warning This article may contain language depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be read by a mature audience. by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 23 September 2011 Ministry of Interior Whistleblower Suggests Murder Trial Used For Political Dirty Tricks New evidence has emerged that the Bahraini regime’s case against two [...]

#OccupyWallStreet: Police Kettling Protesters + Live Stream + Protesters arrested

Dandelion Salad LibertyPlazaRev on Sep 24, 2011