W.R. Grace Inc.’s Prior Knowledge of Risks of Asbestosis Ignored in Federal Court (tags)
A rewrite and update of an earlier article about the federal trail of W.R. Grace Inc. in Missoula, MT earlier this year, timed for the release of the "health care bill" as introduced by MT Senator Max Baucus. Think about prevention when it comes to corporate negligence and even malice when prior knowledge of health risks are ignored and justice for the workers in Libby, MT is derailed by a biased federal judge Donald Malloy..
Are You the Terrorist Next Door? The AETA and the Green Scare (tags)
Congress recently passed legislation called the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), which can be used to prosecute civil disobedience and speech as “domestic terrorism” when an animal-related business loses profits and property. The Act also protects corporations that pollute and destroy the environment.
Stormy Seas on the Citizen ship (tags)
In a review in the 9/22 issue of Counterpunch Magazine (www.counterpunch.org), Ron Jacobs says Dave Lindorff's new book "This Can't Be Happening!" reveals "a government driven by greed and bloodlust."