Odd that we should have to read about this on the World Socialist Web Site, but an article by Jordan Shilton provides more details on a situation reported on this site a few weeks ago (here). If this were a Christian group or a Jewish group, would we see more outrage and coverage? The details…
Category: U.S.
More domestic intelligence at DHS?
G. W. Schultz writes: The Department of Homeland Security has acknowledged the existence of three more intelligence analysis systems that appear to include information about the American people, according to documents obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Turned over in response to a Freedom of Information Act request first made in December of 2008,…
Illinois Flips Adoption Privacy Law
The Illinois Senate today passed a bill that significantly changes how adoption records are handled by the state. The House passed the bill last month, and Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign it into law. The bill, HB5428, removes the current automatic confidentiality a birth mother receives when giving a child up for adoption….
Coalition Petitions Homeland Security to Suspend Airport Body Scanners
From EPIC: EPIC and a broad coalition of organizations sent a formal petition to the Department of Homeland Security to demand that the agency suspend the airport body scanner program. The petition states that the “uniquely intrusive search” is unreasonable and violates the Constitution. The petition further states the program fails to comply with several…