Author Archives: Ed Pilkington
Titans of social networking and left politics unite to form media start-up
Facebook co-founder joins MoveOn president and former Onion editor to create viral network devoted to progressive causesThree of America’s leading entrepreneurs involved in the fusion of politics, social networking and digital news are joining forces t… Continue reading
Kentucky churchgoer tells of deep hurt after interracial marriage ban
Stella Harville not welcome at Gulnare Freewill baptist church after ex-pastor votes to ban couples of different racesA small baptist church in eastern Kentucky has voted to ban interracial couples from joining the congregation and from taking part in … Continue reading
Bradley Manning hearing date set as court-martial process finally begins
Manning, accused of leaking secrets to WikiLeaks, to go to pre-trial – known as Article 32 hearing – in Maryland next monthBradley Manning, the US soldier who has been held in solitary confinement for the past 18 months on suspicion of having leake… Continue reading
Koch brothers: secretive billionaires with eye on 2012 creating vast database
David and Charles Koch, oil tycoons with strong right-wing views and connections, look set to tighten their grip on US politicsThe secretive oil billionaires the Koch brothers are close to launching a nationwide database connecting millions of American… Continue reading
The grim reality of life under Alabama’s brutal immigration law
Fear of detention, families torn apart – Hispanics in Alabama are trapped in a unique half-life under punishing new immigrant laws• Latest: police can detain suspected illegal migrants, court rules• In pictures: life under Alabama’s immigration l… Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street protest: NYPD accused of heavy-handed tactics
Force criticised by protesters, who claim they were deliberately led on to road before being penned in and arrestedThe New York police department has come under criticism for heavy-handed tactics during the Occupy Wall Street march over Brooklyn bridge… Continue reading
Phone hacking: New York lawyers exploring News Corp class action
Top 9/11 lawyer teams up with Milly Dowler solicitor to pursue possible bribery lawsuit in US courtsA prominent New York lawyer who represents several families of victims of 9/11 has confirmed that he is exploring the possibility of a class action laws… Continue reading
Troy Davis campaigners vow to fight ‘inhumane and inflexible’ death penalty
Relatives and activists say execution in Georgia should act as a wake-up call to US politicians to abolish the death penaltyIn statistical terms, it may have been just another execution, a convicted murderer dispatched by prison medics with clinical ef… Continue reading
Troy Davis execution goes ahead despite serious doubts about his guilt
Condemned man proclaimed innocence in last words to victim’s family before lethal injection in Georgia prisonMoments before he was put to death, Troy Davis lifted his head from the gurney to which he was strapped and looked the family of Mark MacPhail,… Continue reading