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2008 Olympian Nick Symmonds Auctions Ad Space on EBAY

Symmonds credits much of the sports waning popularity to the restrictive regulations on where and how corporations may advertise on an athlete...

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Continuing his crusade to increase awareness to Track and Field's restrictive logo regulations, 2008 Olympic Team member, Nick Symmonds, is auctioning off advertising space on his left shoulder.

North Koreans` Fear of Freedom

“Could freedom turn into a burden that makes some of us choose to relinquish it, and instead lead a life of submission?”

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Thousands gathered in snow-bound streets for the huge funeral procession of leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang.

As the hearse passed, I suddenly realized that the real problem of North Korea lies not in its unmonitored nuclear capabilities, but rather in its people and in their ostensible fear of freedom.

New Video `Moments Of Gaza` Offers a Different Look at Isolated, Coastal Palestine

New video by Fox Designs in Gaza introduces a real vision of an embattled region where some people still smile.

(SALEM) - I suspect Gaza holds the world's record for the society most misportrayed, misconstrued, and subjected to propaganda.

This battered and war-torn population has the entire Israeli hasbara 'reeducation' program pointing their fingers in unison and breathing down their necks, chanting "terrorist" when describing ordinary human beings.

Gov Brewer`s Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Officially Thrown out by FED`s Today!

The Honorable Judge Bolton may understand that marijuana crimes are all invalid due to lack of corpus delciti.

(SURPRIZE, Ariz.) - A lawsuit filed by the Arizona's Governor Brewer in an effort to stop medical marijuana patients from using the lawful herb was dismissed by the judge hearing the case.

The ruling seems to come as a response to the motion to dismiss filed by the ACLU. The judge agreed, stating "These issues, as presented, are not appropriate for judicial review."

Threats of Lawsuits and Remembering Nakba

As Israel's government stands accused of war crimes on several fronts, an Israeli law firm attempts legal action against an American writer.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - On the second day of 2012, I received my second threat of a legal action in an email with a letter attachment “regarding a libelous publication on wearewideawake.org” from a law firm in Tel Aviv.

My first threat of a lawsuit came on 5 February 2008, in an email from Walid Shoebat’s manager demanding I apologize and recant what I reported...

The Land of the Chile Pilgrims

The chile pilgrims who come to Hatch every year get a glimpse of a rural society that has changed in many respects but still has passed on certain traditions.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - As the winter sky rehearsed a coming storm, noisy gulls out for cheap pickings swooped low over a McDonalds’ parking lot on the edge of New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir.

A half hour downriver in the village of Hatch, green and red Christmas decorations mimicked the colors that pump life into the community every year...

Marijuana Reform Advocates Await Results One Year After California Decriminalized Marijuana Possession

California decriminalized marijuana one year ago.

(SACRAMENTO) - One year ago, a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger went into effect removing criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.

Supporters of the law argued that it would remove some of the financial burden associated with arresting people for marijuana possession, while lessening the damage done by having a criminal record.

When Silence Serves Violence Best in Rwanda

When silence serves violence best in Rwanda

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Rwanda’s political opposition is once again under attack. On January 3, 2012 reports out of Kigali reveal another grenade attack in a local market.

With Grenades, unjustified arrests, and attempted assignations in other countries, the oppositional parties to the ruling regime in Rwanda face an uphill battle in striving for peace and reconciliation.

Jailed Palestinian leader says Peace Process is Dead

Barghuti has thrown his support behind peaceful resistance in recent years.

(JERUSALEM (AFP)) - Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti has said Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts are dead and called for mass "popular resistance" against Israeli occupation, in a letter penned from prison.

Longview area unions call for action

Today, the ILWU’s value of “An Injury To One, Is An Injury To All,” couldn’t be any more pertinent for all organizations.

(COWLITZ-WAHKIAKUM, Wash.) - We are imploring all able working class people willing to take time out of his or her own lives, to come to Longview, Washington for a historic protest.

This is the time for workers everywhere to take a stand...