U.S NAVY PREPARES TO DEPLOY LASER “DEATH RAY” IN PERSIAN GULF After years of speculation that the Pentagon was working on a secret laser weapon project, euphemistically described as a “death ray” by observers, the Navy revealed the finished product this week. It’s a curious device that can shoot lethal laser rays at objects, [...]
At least 30 states this year have considered or passed laws that would impose new voting restrictions, as the trend of curbing access to the ballot box that culminated in long lines and breakdowns at polling places during the 2012 election continues unabated. Lawmakers in states across the country, most of them Republicans, appear tone [...]
“THIRD WAY” IS WALL STREET’S WAY OF PROMOTING SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION AND AUSTERITY. The “Grand Bargain” between Democrats and Republicans which faces America at the brink of the “fiscal cliff” is being supported by Third Way, a “liberal-centrist think tank” which promotes the Wall Street agenda. William Black notes that “Third Way” is neither [...]
Some of the most dire warnings yet about the future of our planet and the consequences of ignoring the forces and causes of climate change are being delivered by some of the most knowledgeable scientists in their fields. Predictions of irreversible and unprecedented ramifications driven by climate change and other man-made impacts on the natural [...]
` WHAT A SECRET MEETING OF GLOBAL CORPORATE ELITES TELLS US ABOUT THE 2012 ELECTION AND WAR IN SYRIA (The Guardian) ` Virtually unnoticed by the mainstream media and most ordinary Americans, a secret meeting held last week just outside of Washington DC could very well have decided on a great many important things. The [...]
Two prominent members of President Barack Obama’s administration have made forceful and highly public declarations of their support for marriage equality and legalizing gay marriage, placing the White House in an embarrassing position and highlighting the deep divide between the LGBT community and the president. Among the myriad issues where President Obama has let down [...]
“SEVERELY WEAKENED” AL-QAEDA IS SHOWING A SERIOUS CASE OF SURVIVAL IN THE FORM OF ITS LOCAL “FRANCHISES.” (Asia Times) Defense Secretary Panetta’s claim that operations like the capture of Osama bin Laden have put al-Qaeda “on the decline” is again belied by recent terrorist attacks in Iraq and Syria. While the central leadership may have [...]
THE LAST THREE DECADES OF THE PECUNIARY RECORD HAVE UNDERLINED A REALITY THAT INCOME INEQUALITY IS RULE, NOT EXCEPTION, IN AMERICA. In case you were wondering what the “99 percent” are doing on the streets, here is a slap in the face courtesy the Congressional Budget Office and its examination of income growth in the [...]
THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS LIVING IN POVERTY IS NOW THE HIGHEST IN RECORDED HISTORY. (New York Times) Dire statistic from the 2010 Census paint a dark picture of what has become of the “American Dream.” The percentage of Americans living in poverty has soared to its highest level since 1993, and the number of individuals [...]
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