(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) North Dakota — As the Lakota Sioux continue their peaceful blockade of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, the story’s absence from the national media narrative is palpable.
(ANTIMEDIA) Senator Bernie Sanders is launching a new campaign called ‘Our Revolution.’ The idea behind the new organization, The Hill reported, is to “harness the energy of his supporters and help progressive political candidates” in the United States.
(ANTIMEDIA) The Wikileaks Twitter account reported early Monday morning that an unidentified man attempted to scale the wall of the Ecuadorian Embassy in the U.K. at 2:47 am. The “cat burglar” escaped security and managed to flee to safety while embassy security waited two hours for U.K. police to take the two minute walk from the police station to the embassy housing internationally-known whistleblower Julian Assange.
(ANTIMEDIA) The Department of Justice’s announcement on Thursday that it would reduce or terminate contracts with private prison companies commanded headlines and provided cautious hope to those determined to end America’s age of mass incarceration.
(ANTIMEDIA) Baton Rouge, La – Over 30,000 people were rescued from their homes this week as torrential downpours caused massive flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. So far, the disaster has claimed eleven lives and destroyed over 40,000 homes, leaving some areas completely devastated.
(ANTIMEDIA) Government intrusion into the lives of private citizens knows no bounds.
Disruptive technology may sound a bit scary to those unfamiliar with the term, but in reality, it has made our lives much easier in myriad ways. Simply put, digital disruption is innovation that displaces or replaces existing technologies — Netflix being one of the most notable.
