Selected Articles: Technology, Justice, and Oligarchy in the Modern Age.
Victims File Suit Against CIA Torture Architects for ‘Systemic Brutality’
By Lauren McCauley, October 14 2015
The two psychologists credited with creating the brutal, post-9/11 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torture regime are being sued by three victims of their program on charges that include “human experimentation” and “war crimes.”
Google Degenerates into Ministry of Truth; All Knowledge Must Now Be Pre-approved by Search Algorithm
By Jonathan Benson, October 14 2015
Gone are the days when you could search Google and pull up neutral, relevant content appropriate to your search query. The search engine giant is reportedly pioneering a new search algorithm that will tailor search results not based on popularity or accuracy, but rather on what Google itself deems to be truthful or untruthful.
EU Directly Funds Israeli Military Companies and Institutions
By European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine, October 14 2015
With a total budget of nearly €80 billion, Horizon 2020, the new EU research and innovation programme, is one of the world’s largest research and innovation programmes. Israel is associated to Horizon 2020 allowing Israeli entities to participate in the programme. Already during the previous funding cycle (FP7), Israeli entities participated in over 1500 projects.
MH-17: Dutch Safety Board Report Does Not Mention Supposed US Intelligence Data
By Robert Parry, October 14 2015
The Dutch Safety Board report concludes that an older model Buk missile apparently shot down Malaysia Airline Flight 17 on July 17, 2014, but doesn’t say who possessed the missile and who fired it. Yet, what is perhaps most striking about the report is what’s not there – nothing from the U.S. intelligence data on the tragedy.
Top 1 Percent Own More Than Half of World’s Wealth
By Patrick Martin, October 14 2015
A new report issued by the Swiss bank Credit Suisse finds that global wealth inequality continues to worsen and has reached a new milestone, with the top 1 percent owning more of the world’s assets than the bottom 99 percent combined.