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Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. After announcing a global call to arms against the “corrupt global banking cartel,” the hacker collective known as Anonymous, in conjunction with numerous other hacktivist groups, have taken over 20 central banks offline, including striking at the heart of the Western imperialist …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. As the government continues to suppress the entire 6,700-page Senate Torture Report, the CIA inspector general’s office recently admitted to “mistakenly” destroying their only copy of the classified report. Although CIA Director John Brennan possesses another copy of the torture report, he …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. A group of Nebraska farmers diagnosed with cancer is suing Monsanto, maker of agricultural chemicals and GMO seed. The farmers allege that glyphosate, the popular Monsanto herbicide, caused them to develop cancer and that the company intentionally misled the public about the …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. A city council meeting in Farmers Branch, Texas, devolved into chaos as protesters — outraged over the off-duty police shooting death of 16-year-old Jose Cruz — demanded the mayor apologize for the actions of the police department. Instead of addressing the angry …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Portsmouth, VA — (RT) A mentally disabled Virginia man accused of stealing $5 worth of snacks from a convenience store was often left in isolation, without water in his cell, and essentially starved to death, according to a lawsuit from his family. …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Washington, D.C. – In a stunning rebuke to President Obama’s warning of a veto, and the Saudi threat to attempt to crash the U.S. economy by selling off their U.S. holdings, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation that would allow Americans to …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Houston, TX — In what has become too rare a move, a former St. Louis police officer has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith — which happened nearly five years ago. Ex-Officer Jason …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Hayward, CA — A routine traffic stop by BART police officers quickly turned deadly for a California father after police escalated force to the point he suffocated to death. After filing a lawsuit, the family has chosen to make the body camera …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Tampa, FL — Tampa cops were apparently out for blood this weekend and a video uploaded to YouTube shows just how much they wanted it. In a brief video filmed over the weekend, two Tampa cops are seen pulling up to a …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Now that Police Appreciation Week is upon us, rather than criticizing the hundreds of cases of brutality affected by law enforcement on civilians each year, it would be good to remind everyone that the term good cop isn’t necessarily an oxymoron. Though corruption …