Category: Civil Rights

Is Posse Comitatus Dead? US Troops on US Streets

 Staff  October 10, 2008  0 Comments on Is Posse Comitatus Dead? US Troops on US Streets

Democracy Now discussion with Colonel from US Army Nothern Command and Editor of The Progressive magazine by Amy Goodman /…

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October 2nd, 1968 – 40 Years Ago Today: Massacre in Mexico City

 Staff  October 2, 2008  5 Comments on October 2nd, 1968 – 40 Years Ago Today: Massacre in Mexico City

by Daniel Hernandez / Intersections / October 2, 2008 Forty years ago today the Mexican government opened fire indiscriminately on…

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What is the Posse Comitatus Act?

 Frank Gormlie  September 25, 2008  0 Comments on What is the Posse Comitatus Act?

For much of America’s history, the deployment of federal troops within the states for use as domestic law enforcement has…

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Updates on Vets’ Protest & Fast in Washington, DC

 Staff  September 23, 2008  2 Comments on Updates on Vets’ Protest & Fast in Washington, DC

September 23, 2008: A small group of veterans are currently staging a protest and fast in Washington, DC, calling for…

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