CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OBAMA CREATE LEGAL PROTECTION FOR THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS: HAPPY NEW YEAR, AMERICA! (Huffington Post) Hear that sound? “Riiiiip…” Yep; it’s our United States Constitution being shredded by Congress with passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, a piece of legislation that gives the government unprecedented legal authority and protection [...]
“GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO” THROWS A SHAFT OF LIGHT ON THE “BANALITY OF EVIL” IN SWEDEN. (Counterpunch) The recently-released movie features a graphic depiction of torture and rape by police agents in the “liberal” country. A U.S. investigative journalist living in Sweden, Ritt Goldstein, uses the movie’s theme to comment on what seems to [...]
AS WORLD PRAYS FOR PEACE ON EARTH, PENTAGON PREPARES FOR FULL SPECTRUM DOMINANCE OF THAT EARTH (Global Research) Michel Chossudovsky and Finian Cunningham, for Global Research, review the history across presidential administrations from Truman to Obama, and embracing the leadership of both major U.S. parties of an agenda of promoting what George H.W. Bush called [...]
CRISIS IN PAKISTAN: “THEY DEMONSTRATE COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN LIFE, AND ARE IN STARK VIOLATION OF PAKISTANI SOVEREIGNTY.” The already-crumbling relationship between the United States government and Pakistan was dealt a new blow over the weekend when 25 Pakistani soldiers were killed in an air strike launched by US forces. It was [...]
“THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT PEOPLE LIKE WARREN BUFFETT PAY AT A 17 PERCENT RATE, IT’S THAT THEY CAN USE COMPLEX TRANSACTIONS NOT AVAILABLE TO MOST AMERICANS TO GET CASH FROM THEIR APPRECIATED STOCK WITHOUT PAYING ANY TAXES AT ALL.“ That America’s wealthiest taxpayers enjoy their lowest tax rates in decades is only a fraction [...]
“MAKING EVIL ACTS SEEM ENTERTAINING.” (Black Agenda Report) This is Margaret Kimberley’s view of the “mission accomplished” Veterans Day appearance by President Obama on the U.S.S. Vinson, the ship used to carry the body of Osama bin Laden to its summary burial at sea. His appearance coincides with the news that several NCAA basketball games [...]
Widespread outrage met Bank of America’s recent decision to begin charging fees for customers to use their debit cards, and the nation’s largest bank eventually reversed course and scrapped the $5 charge. But if you think that was the extent of the bank’s venture into controversial fees, you would be wrong. While not as broad [...]
ROBERT REICH: THE ANCIENT CRADLE OF DEMOCRACY CRAFTS A VERY DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO PRESSURES FOR AUSTERITY. VOTERS IN THE UNITED STATES, TAKE NOTICE… (Robert Reich) Greece stunned all of Europe and the rest of the world when embattled Prime Minister George Papandreou delivered the shocking news that Greece would not digest the “bailout” plan put [...]
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY GETS GRINCH-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD. (Yahoo Sports) Chapman High School in Clayton, Kansas, struggling to re-open after devastating tornado, is hit by a “cease and desist” letter from Notre Dame to restrain them from using a “Fighting Irish” logo that closely resembles the one used by Notre Dame. Clayton may feel lucky that ND [...]
GREAT NEWS FOR FLOWER LOVERS; NEW FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WILL MAKE YOUR ZINNIAS CHEAPER. (New York Times) After five years of political stalemate, a rare bipartisanship is achieved as Congress approves trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Progressive and union leaders may rail that it means the loss of jobs as the production [...]
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