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4 Iranians indicted for alleged malicious multi-year cyber campaign targeting US government and defense firms

Four Iranians were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly participating in a multi-year campaign of “malicious cyber operations” that targeted the U.S. State and Treasury departments, defense contractors and two New York companies. The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment in Manhattan federal court charging Hossein Haruni, Reza Kazemifal, Komeir Baradaran Salmani, and Alireza Shafie […]

Google Fires 50+ Employees for Protesting Israeli Government Contract

Google has fired more than 50 employees over the past week for participating in protests against its cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, according to activist group No Tech for Apartheid. of washington post report The layoffs came in the wake of sit-ins by employees at Google’s offices in New York City and Sunnyvale, […]

Conservatives are misguided in embracing big government industrial policy

Conservative arguments against big government manufacturing policies are similar to and contradictory to vegetarian arguments about eating meat. Despite constant push from Democrats and Republicans for big government, conservatives have long supported the idea that the economy works best when government power is not used to impose its will on the people. Unfortunately, a few […]

Mexican Government, Media Silent as Shootouts, Kidnappings Plague Border City

The Mexican government continues to suppress information about the escalating cartel violence plaguing one of its major border cities. The lack of information is further exacerbated by a kind of gag order imposed by organized crime on local media outlets in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Despite appearing peaceful on the surface, Matamoros has a long history of […]

Burkina Faso’s military government expels 3 French diplomats from country

The military junta that rules Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats on suspicion of subversive activities, according to a government document posted on social media on Thursday. The junta has appointed three diplomats, two of them political advisers, and declared them persona non grata in Burkina Faso, according to a document signed by the […]

Government hiring spree propping up the US job market

Joanie Billie of EmployBridge will explain how the US economy is doing in the March employment statistics on “How to make money.” U.S. job growth has repeatedly exceeded expectations since the start of the year, but there have been consistent factors behind the surprisingly strong numbers. It’s the government. According to the latest data released […]

Google employees protest company’s work with Israeli government

Employees at two different Google offices on Tuesday spoke out against a $1 billion contract the company signed with a U.S. ally in 2021 and protested the company’s work with the Israeli government. Protesters organized two sit-ins at offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York City. The Sunnyvale office sit-in was organized by anti-apartheid activist […]

Congressional minority caucuses call for data on government spending on contractors

A tri-party caucus in Congress called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to release complete federal contract spending data disaggregated by race and ethnicity. The chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), as well as Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), lead 40 Democrats. […]