Ron Paul Campaign Didn’t Assist Army in Thorsen Inquiry
The Ron Paul campaign refused to cooperate with the Army in its investigation into the political activities of Jesse Thorsen. ...
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Obama Gives Green Light to Expanded Drone Campaign in Yemen
Just weeks ago the CIA requested expanded authority to deploy drones to target and kill suspected militants hiding in Yemen. To no one’s surprise, President Obama has given them that authority....
South Carolina Considering Gold and Silver Currency Bill
A bill establishing gold and silver as legal tender has passed committee and is scheduled to be heard by the South Carolina House of Representatives. By Joe Wolverton, II ...
Arizona v. U.S.: A Recap of the Arguments at the Supreme Court
Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the federal government's case challenging the constitutionality of SB 1070 — Arizona's controversial anti-illegal immigration law. By Joe Wolverton, II ...
Ron Paul Supporters Successfully Defend Electoral Freedom in Alaska GOP
After being denied access to delegates, supporters in the Ron Paul campaign have gained control of the Alaska State Republican Party. ...
Chief of Obama’s Atrocities Board Believes in Redistribution of Sovereignty
Samantha Power, who has been chosen by President Obama to head the new Atrocities Prevention Board, is a proponent of the Right to Protect doctrine, a key aspect of which promotes...
Judge: All 22 Charges Against Bradley Manning Will Stand, Including Aiding the Enemy
The judge presiding in the case against Army Private Bradley Manning (left) has ruled that all 22 charges against him will stand, including the charge of "aiding the enemy." However, she...
Padilla Asks SCOTUS to Reinstate Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld, Panetta
Padilla (left) is a citizen of the United States and a convicted terrorist. On Monday, he filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that...
Arizona Legislature Passes Anti-NDAA Bill
Perhaps prodded by Virginia’s success in passing a law preventing the federal government from apprehending and indefinitely detaining citizens of that state, the state legislature of Arizona on Tuesday passed its...
Utah’s Liljenquist Pledges to Work to Repeal NDAA and 17th Amendment
Candidate for Senate Dan Liljenquist (left) pledged to The New American that should he be elected to the U.S. Senate he will offer legislation explicitly repealing the indefinite detention provisions of...
New Executive Order Gives President Power Over “Human Rights Abuses”
Over the weekend, President Barack Obama signed an executive order granting himself power to impose sanctions against companies that are suspected of assisting the Syrian and Iranian regimes of employing information...
Corporate Cronyism: How Big is the Revolving Door?
In a well-researched article published online last month by The New American, Brian Koenig succinctly described capital cronyism. Koenig writes: Crony capitalism, also referred to as “cronyism,” takes place when entities...
Alabama House Passes Revised Immigration Bill
By a vote of 64-34 the Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a slate of alterations to HB 56, the state’s anti-illegal immigration bill. The original version of the measure passed...
Anti-NDAA Bills Worth — and Not Worth — Supporting
“Sound and fury signifying nothing.” That is how Shakespeare’s Macbeth described life. That same description could be aptly applied to a bill introduced recently in the House of Representatives that purports...
CIA Wants to Deploy More Drones in Yemen
The CIA wants permission to deploy drones to seek and destroy suspected terrorists regardless of the potential for collateral damage (read: innocent people who might be in the kill zone). ...