Herland Report: In an interview with attorney, John Whitehead, The Herland Report host, Hanne Nabintu Herland asks him about surveillance capitalism, Martin Luther King Jr. and whether we are facing the end of democracy. We are an oligarchy now, owned by the ultra rich? John Whitehead is the president of The Rutherford Institute, a constitutional attorney who has defended …
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Exclusive interview John Whitehead: Eroding Constitutional rights, lack of citizen freedom
Herland Report host, Hanne Nabintu Herland speaks to John Whitehead about the eroding Constitutional rights, threats to civil liberties, police brutality, lack of individual freedom and the end of democracy in America. John Whitehead is the president of The Rutherford Institute, a constitutional attorney who has defended many against police brutality, one of the US’ leading voices for the American …
Read More »The Militia Militarization of US Police Force
Herland Report: The Militia Militarization of US Police Force: Thanks primarily to the Pentagon’s 1033 program, which allows law enforcement agencies to get their hands on Department of Defense technology, and the Bush-era War on Terror, American police have received a startling amount of heavy-duty, military-grade hardware. In fact, between 1998 and 2014, the dollar value of military hardware …
Read More »Why does America neglect its own, generation after generation? Keedran Franklin
Herland Report: Why does America neglect its own, generation after generation? Massive riots are ongoing in downtown Minneapolis, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix and over twenty other cities in the United States post the George Floyd killing. The death of 46-year-old George Floyd came after police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd begged …
Read More »The Subversive, Silent Coup to Ensure Nothing Changes
Herland Report: The Silent Coup to Ensure Nothing Changes: No doubt about it: the coup d’etat was successful. That January 6 attempt by so-called insurrectionists to overturn the election results was not the real coup, however. Those who answered President Trump’s call to march on the Capitol were merely the fall guys, manipulated into creating the perfect crisis for the Deep …
Read More »Politidrapet på George Floyd, corona desperasjon, fattigdom og politiserte opptøyer i USA
Herland Report: Politidrapet på George Floyd, corona desperasjon, fattigdom og politiserte opptøyer i USA: Politidrapet på George Floyd 25. mai førte kun til at politimennene som deltok mistet jobben. Først da opptøyene tok til, ble Derek Chauvin, som forårsaket Floyds død arrestert. Den 46 år gamle mannen, George Floyd døde etter at politimannen, Derek Chauvin i over åtte minutter …
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