The DOJ is investing millions of dollars in research to spy on students at public schools nationwide

The Department of Justice's National Institute for Justice funds law enforcement research to the tune of tens of millions of dollars each year. The full list of grants, posted each year, is a valuable insight into future of law enforcement trends in the United States. NIJ funding for 2014 appears to have primarily focused on two issue areas: school safety and clearing DNA backlogs at police departments across the country. Among the dozens of projects...

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Living Near Fracking Sites Linked to Health Problems, Medical Hospitalizations

Scientists from the University of Colombia and the University of Pennsylvania have published a study in the journal PLOS ONE where they reported that living close to fracking sites could be injurious to one’s health and lead to serious hospitalizations. Fracking Site in Warren Center, PA. Source: Fracking Lawyer (CC) The researchers were prompted into conducting the research when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a...

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Mastering The Human Domain| U.S. Army Special Operations Command Presentation: Concept for Cognitive Joint Force Entry

A presentation from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command dated November 4, 2014 that presents an “overview of the concept of Cognitive Joint Force Entry (CJFE)” which is used to “maximize relative combat power when we consider the physical, cognitive, and moral aspects within the HUMAN DOMAIN.”   http://bit.ly/1CJDXnV http://bit.ly/1CJDUJ0 In November 2014, the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association engaged...

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