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Harvard Law students sue TSA over intrusive searches at airports

Two Harvard Law students are suing the TSA in federal court over its new, “enhanced pat downs” and naked body scans, claiming a Fourth Amendment protection against unlawful searches and

By Chris Hinyub

December 4, 2010

S.510 is a danger to food freedom

For a law that is supposed to evoke feelings of safety, Senate Bill 510 – The Food Safety Modernization Act – sure is instilling a lot of fear into the minds of

By Chris Hinyub

December 3, 2010

Latest Wikileaks release creates media frenzy

Wikileaks is at it again, exposing a plethora of US embassy cables including those classified as “No Foreign Distribution.” For a primer and history on what Alan Rusbridger, Editor for

By Chris Hinyub

November 29, 2010

November farm update

Colder weather is gripping California, but farmers are ready. Temperatures in parts of the Central Valley and Southern California have hovered around freezing the past few days. This has put

By Chris Hinyub

November 27, 2010

TSA shut down some scanners on National Opt-Out Day

Reports abound that the Transportation Security Administration deactivated a number of its controversial Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines throughout the country on Wednesday. Passengers from California's LAX reported

By Chris Hinyub

November 26, 2010

Food stamp usage continues to climb

Perhaps the most damning evidence of a false economic recovery is the sustained rise in food stamp usage across the country. Unemployment numbers can be groomed and refined, the Consumer

By Chris Hinyub

November 24, 2010

Beware the 'Internet Blacklist' bill

If the definition of a lame duck Congress is: “a body of lawmakers proactively approving the most paradigm-changing, corporate-friendly legislation the nation has ever experienced,” then we most

By Chris Hinyub

November 20, 2010

Federal ruling could mean more concealed weapon permits for California

California's gun laws might become more liberal and soon. In a few weeks, Chief Federal Judge Irma Gonzalez will render her decision in the case of Ed Peruta

By Chris Hinyub

November 17, 2010

San Francisco bans toys in calorie-packed kids' meals to curb childhood obesity

San Francisco will be the first major city in the United States to restrict restaurants from providing toys with meals that contain high levels of calories, sugar and fat. Targeting

By Chris Hinyub

November 13, 2010

Southern California mystery missile perplexes nation

As Los Angeles commuters were making their way home Monday evening they were treated to a spectacular site. Around sunset, a large missile emerged from the Pacific Ocean north of

By Chris Hinyub

November 10, 2010

Latin America toes the line on Federal drug policy

This week, US officials discovered a 600-yard drug tunnel linking Tijuana and San Diego along with 25 tons of marijuana. Although close to 75 tunnels along the US-Mexico

By Chris Hinyub

November 6, 2010

Biotechs fear court ruling on gene patenting

The Justice department issued an appeals court briefing last Friday that has the potential to change the face of patent law and reshape the biotech industry as we know it.

By Chris Hinyub

November 4, 2010