Unless you’re in the market to buy a new house or sell your current one, the state of the real estate industry is probably not top-of-mind. For an industry that has been stagnant for more than 5 decades, a ton has changed in just a few short years. The days of listing a house, having […]
Security failed to follow the military’s own policy for visitor access control in Washington Navy Yard shooting incident
On September 16, 2013, Aaron Alexis, a Navy contractor employee with a Secret security clearance, shot and killed 12 U.S. Navy civilian and contractor the security at the Washington Navy Yard. But how did he do it? Answer: He simply walked right in using his valid building pass and Top Secret security clearance to gain […]
Investigation reveals that Aaron Alexis was not properly vetted or searched by security upon entering the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013
On September 16, 2013, Aaron Alexis, a Navy contractor employee with a Secret security clearance, shot and killed 12 U.S. Navy civilian and contractor the security at the Washington Navy Yard. But how did he do it? Answer: Answer: He simply walked right in using his valid building pass and Top Secret security clearance to […]
Rising Youth Violence Spurs Peace Rally in Northern Brazil
Written by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Translated by João Miguel D. de A. Lima More than 1,000 people rallied for peace in the streets of the Canindezinho neighborhood in the northern coastal city of Fortaleza to denounce youth violence and the poor conditions young people have to endure living in the […]
Angola Shocked Over Video Showing Brutal Beating
By Vania Negrao [All links lead to Portuguese language pages.] On February 7, 2013, Angola awoke to the sounds of screams of pain and the sound of two women customers of a store being whipped. In just three days the 13 minute video that showed two women being brutally beaten had more than 25,000 views […]
Brazil: Violence Sparked By Privatization of Public Space
By Raphael Tsavkko Garcia On October 4, 2012 hundreds of students and activists met at the Montevideo Plaza and in the Glênio Peres Square in Porto Alegre, to protest against what they called the privatization of public space [1]. They protested against the banning of use of that square by street performers and by the […]