Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
Articles by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
United Farm Workers, founded by Cesar Chavez, in standoff with Gerawan Farming
Fifty-three years after Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers in California, the labor union is facing resistance from laborers at the largest U.S. peach farm, who are rallying against union representation and the state bureaucrats who refuse to count their votes to decertify the collective. Published August 19, 2015
Bernie Sanders, Martin Luther King III say Voting Rights Act needs progress 50 years after enactment
Martin Luther King III and Sen. Bernard Sanders think voters' rights in America still need to improve, and they expressed their concerns at the MLK Memorial in Washington on Thursday, which marked the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Published August 6, 2015
Obama administration knew of Rolling Stone rape story before publication
The Obama administration disclosed Tuesday it first learned about Rolling Stone's ill-fated story on campus rape in Sept. 2014, about two months before it was published, when reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely called seeking information on the government's investigation of the University of Virginia's handling of sexual assaults. Published July 22, 2015
Rolling Stone says University of Virginia rape accuser introduced by White House adviser
Rolling Stone has confirmed for the first time in a court filing that a University of Virginia sexual assault victim advocate, who also served on an Obama administration White House task force, introduced the student who became the centerpiece of the magazine's now-retracted story about a gang rape on campus. Published July 19, 2015
Gloria Allred: Create mechanism to revoke Bill Cosby’s Medal of Freedom
Famed sexual harassment and employment lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents a number of women accusing Bill Cosby of rape, wants President Obama to revoke the actor's Presidential Medal of Freedom and believes that the White House or Congress should create a mechanism to do just that. Published July 16, 2015
Russian space junk sends space station astronauts into ‘safe haven’ vehicle
Three astronauts working aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were nearly struck Thursday by what NASA is calling a "close pass" by flying Russian space junk. Published July 16, 2015
‘Maker Movement’ promises to help U.S. declare independence from Chinese goods
It started as a movement grounded in the rebellious "Do It Yourself" culture of punk rock music and libertarianism, and flowed to independent-minded engineers dismayed with "Made in China" mass-produced merchandise. Published July 8, 2015
Russian nuclear-capable bombers cruise California, Alaska coastlines on July 4
While Americans celebrated the Fourth of July, four nuclear-capable Russian long-range strategic bomber aircraft cruised through the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), not far from the Alaskan and California coastlines. Published July 6, 2015
Roscosmos launches Russian rocket to resupply International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz-U rocket with 5,249 pounds of long-awaited supplies for the International Space Station launched from the Kazakhstan-based Baikonur Cosmodrome Friday, after two prior supply missions failed. Published July 4, 2015
McCain: SpaceX explosion no reason to ease Russian rocket ban
The recent Sunday explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket high above the skies of Cape Canaveral should not reignite Washington's willingness to use Russian rocket engines, Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain said. Published June 30, 2015
Russia launching new hypersonic missile to carry nuclear warheads
Russia is test-flying a new, hypersonic glide vehicle that follows the contrails of China's WU-14, a delivery vehicle reportedly capable of carrying nuclear warheads at Mach 10 and less susceptible to U.S. anti-ballistic countermeasures. Published June 26, 2015
Cover Oregon Obamacare fiasco piques interest of House oversight panel
A key House oversight panel is demanding that the Department of Health and Human Services turn over all documents related to the failed Cover Oregon health care information exchange, which was abandoned last year after the state spent an estimated $300 million of federal grant money to build it. Published June 25, 2015
Russia warns U.S. not to store weapons near Ukraine
Moscow issued a stern warning to the Washington Monday that there could be "dangerous consequences" if the United States stationed military equipment to the Eastern border of Ukraine. Published June 16, 2015
Pentagon seeks repeal of Russian rocket ban
The Pentagon has officially said it would face "significant challenges" to ensuring military and intelligence access to space if Congress doesn't loosen restrictions on the use of Russian rocket engines, but top lawmakers aren't buying that and are accusing the military of slow-walking. Published June 15, 2015
Russian fighter jet almost collides with U.S. plane over Black Sea
A Russian warplane flying in international airspace over the Black Sea came within 10 feet of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane last month, CNN reported Thursday night. Published June 11, 2015
Californians sign sham petition supporting ‘Obama’s preemptive nuclear strike’ against Russia
Media analyst and activist Mark Dice, known for "punking" Americans into signing bizarrely ridiculous petitions, reportedly convinced a number of Californians in San Diego to sign a fake petition supporting President Obama's "plan" to launch a "preemptive nuclear strike" on Russia as part of a strategy to "maintain America's superiority." Published June 11, 2015
Russian bombers skirt U.S. airspace; U.S. dispatches bombers to Britian
A pair of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have been dispatched by the Air Force to join three B-52s at the Royal Air Force Base Fairford, in the wake of Russia doubling its number of long range strategic bomber flights along the U.S. coastline and cruising over NATO ally airspace. Published June 9, 2015
Russian bomber flights buzzing U.S. airspace doubled last year
The number of long-range Russian strategic bomber flights that buzzed U.S. airspace doubled last year from their norm, forcing American jets to frequently scramble and capturing the attention of hawks in Congress who believe the Kremlin is sending a veiled warning to President Obama to keep out of its affairs in Ukraine. Published June 7, 2015
Qatar extends travel ban on ‘Taliban Five’ as talks continue
The Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar has temporarily extended a travel ban on five former Guantanamo Bay detainees who were released last year in exchange for captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Published May 31, 2015
‘Taliban Five’ travel ban set to expire; ex-Gitmo detainees exchanged for Bowe Berghdal
The one-year travel ban imposed on five freed Guantanamo detainees, who last year were exchanged for captured U.S. Army Sgt. Robert 'Bowe' Bergdahl, expires May 31, giving the ex-Taliban fighters the right to leave Qatar and return to Afghanistan or elsewhere. Published May 30, 2015
