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In
order to keep the deregulated financial system afloat, the Federal
Reserve has monetized trillions of dollars of debt over the last several
years. Real interest rates have been driven into negative territory.
Retirees are unable to earn any interest income on their savings and
have to draw down their capital in order to cover their living expenses.
Comey
will run the FBI alongside Obama's chief of the CIA, John Brennan, who
spent the Bush years advocating multiple torture techniques and
rendition. The Agent of Change reaches deep into the bowels of the Bush
National Security State and empowers them to run two of the most
powerful agencies.
Western hypocrisy is the bane of secular democrats everywhere.
Voters
are concerned about the recent "scandals" surrounding the Obama
administration, but they remain far more concerned about the economy,
according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. By a 73 to 22
percent margin, voters think the economy and unemployment should be a
higher priority than investigating issues including Benghazi, the IRS
focus on conservative groups and the Department of Justice's subpoenas
of reporters' phone records. Only 24 percent of independents and 34
percent of Republicans want investigations to be given precedence over
job creation.
With
the government's wholehearted embrace of targeted assassination, as
well as modern surveillance technology and the precedent of offshore
prisons for "enemy combatants," one wonders if, from now on, the
recovery of rights will ever be fully equal to their loss.
Foreign
policy, American style, has evolved over the decades to the point that
it bears little to no resemblance to what it once was. The art of
diplomacy and negotiations has been replaced by the doctrine of "You're
either for us or against us" with no room for any gray area. The focus
seems to be, why waste time with painstaking negotiations when force is
so much easier and effective?
The
threat that former Reagan administration officials might be held
accountable for genocidal policies of the Reagan administration
increased on May 10, when a Guatemalan lower court convicted the
country's former president, Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, 86, of genocide and
crimes against humanity for his part in the killing of thousands of
Guatemalan civilians.
Gallup poll has stunning proof that Republicans are easily manipulable.
By Andrew Schmookler
National Review Pitch Points to America's Political Pathology
The National Review sent out a pitch to its potential right-wing base, declaring: ""RESIST! He may have won the election. But he hasn't won the fight." That pitch shows us why the American political system is broken, and what true conservative patriots should be doing to restore our ability as a nation to meet our challenges.
National Review Pitch Points to America's Political Pathology
The National Review sent out a pitch to its potential right-wing base, declaring: ""RESIST! He may have won the election. But he hasn't won the fight." That pitch shows us why the American political system is broken, and what true conservative patriots should be doing to restore our ability as a nation to meet our challenges.
By Ethan Indigo Smith
108 Movements to a Meditative Mind State, The Five Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation
108 Movements to a Meditative Mind State, The Five Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation
Some fine points to consider from The Five Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation from ebook free for limited time.
Anyone
not familiar with Rocky Mountain Institute is likely to become happy by
getting familiar with it. It appears to me that some of the brightest
minds in the world work here, and, imo, it may well be our country's
most valuable resource. Pick any article and check it out...
Over
2 million people participated in the Marches Against Monsanto in 436
cities across the globe. Yet television coverage by the corporate media
was nearly non-existent. Since most people depend on television for
their news, as far as they are concerned, these events never happened.
For
people of faith- everyone of the 20 massacred children of Sandy Hook
School are today angels in heaven. Guidepost featured the story of one
of them - Catherine Hubbard. Her mother did a great job at Guideposts
describing her angel when she lived.
By Kevin Anthony Stoda
Collective Occlusion: American Narratives and Silencing of Important Cultural Memories
Collective Occlusion: American Narratives and Silencing of Important Cultural Memories
Each
of us grows up in a home with a distinct history and a distinct
perspective on the meaning of larger historical events. Our parents'
stories shape our historical consciousness, as do the stories of the
ethnic, racial, and religious groups that number us as members. We
attend churches, dubs, and neighborhood associations that further mold
our collective and individual historical selves.
Starting
in June, a remarkable anti-war / pro-journalism film will be showing --
even more remarkably -- in big mainstream movie theaters.
I
interviewed Dmitry Itskov on April 4, 2013, to discuss the conference
he has organized with the goal of creating technology that will allow
people to become immortal. I was VERY impressed by the calibre of the
conference speakers.
In
celebration of National Short Story Month, authors Naomi Benaron,
Adrian C. Louis, Debra Magpie Earling, Matt Pine & Jody Thompson
answered five questions for me.
Please
stand for Bradley Manning on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Fort Meade, MD,
He traded his own freedom for our freedom to know. Truth is NOT a crime.
While
many in Egypt fully understand that finding a dignified and lasting
resolution to the humiliation experienced by Palestinians in Gaza is a
must, as they remain confined to a tiny space with no political horizon
in sight, some media pundits are callously fanning the flames against
the Gaza population and their government.
By Richard (RJ) Eskow
Our Ongoing Health Crisis, Part 2: The Cadillac Tax Is Still Foolish and Cruel
Our Ongoing Health Crisis, Part 2: The Cadillac Tax Is Still Foolish and Cruel
Despite
some modifications which the labor movement pressured the
Administration into making (another unsung victory for the labor
movement), the tax still punishes plans more for including sick people
than it does for anything else. It punishes people for decisions made by
their doctors, not them. It even punishes people for living in the
wrong area.
Unapproved
genetically engineered wheat has been discovered in an Oregon field, a
potential threat to trade with countries that have concerns about
genetically modified foods. The Agriculture Department said Wednesday
that the genetically engineered wheat is safe to eat and there is no
evidence that modified wheat entered the marketplace. But the department
is investigating how it ended up in the field, whether there was any
criminal wrongdoing and whether its growth is widespread.
By Ted Newcomen
Google Executive Chairman Let's Slip Again That His Firm Is a "Profitable Capitalistic 'Country'"
Google Executive Chairman Let's Slip Again That His Firm Is a "Profitable Capitalistic 'Country'"
Large
multinationals are becoming more powerful than nation states. Google's
Chief Executive repeats a Freudian slip while defending his corporate
tax- dodging scams.
GMO wheat find threatens exports, stokes consumer fear
Maybe playing God isn't such a good idea? At least somebody seems to care!
Maybe playing God isn't such a good idea? At least somebody seems to care!
The
crisis of the so-called rebels and the reversals the Islamist militias
have suffered recently in combat with the Syrian army have only served
to escalate the US and Western European preparations for direct
intervention. Washington and its allies are determined to pursue their
war for regime change as part of a broader strategy for redrawing the
map of the entire region to serve their own predatory interests.
By Burl Hall
A Slight Blow to Monsanto: Jury Finds Peaceful Farmer Does Not Need Licenses
Raw Dairy Farmer received 3 not guilty counts and one guilty regarding feeding their communities through direct private trade
A Slight Blow to Monsanto: Jury Finds Peaceful Farmer Does Not Need Licenses
Raw Dairy Farmer received 3 not guilty counts and one guilty regarding feeding their communities through direct private trade
The
means of most Americans haven't kept up with what the economy could and
should provide. The economy is twice as large as it was three decades
ago, and yet the typical American is earning about the same, adjusted
for inflation. All the gains have been going to the top.
By Dave Lindorff
Forget droning on about changed policies: President Obama will have to Prove He's a Changed Man
Forget droning on about changed policies: President Obama will have to Prove He's a Changed Man
If
Obama wants to win back deserting and hostile progressives, he will
have to do more than cut back on his drone murdering campaign. Standing
up for Social Security would be a real test says TCBH! journalist Dave
Lindorff
By Tom Engelhardt
Michael Klare: A Future in Arms
Imagine for a moment that in 2010, China's leaders had announced a long-term, up to $60 billion arms deal with an extreme Islamic fundamentalist regime in the Middle East, one that was notoriously repressive to women and a well-known supporter of the Taliban.
Michael Klare: A Future in Arms
Imagine for a moment that in 2010, China's leaders had announced a long-term, up to $60 billion arms deal with an extreme Islamic fundamentalist regime in the Middle East, one that was notoriously repressive to women and a well-known supporter of the Taliban.
By Dave Lefcourt
Redundant CIA Drone Strikes Won't End The Resistance
So much for Pres. Obama's speech last week where he announced new restrictions on drone strikes. Yesterday's CIA drone strike in Pakistan killing a suspected Taliban leader should put to rest any truth to his words. These redundant drone strikes, even the killing of insurgent leaders won't end their resistance against us. It'll just steel the resolve of that resistance.
Redundant CIA Drone Strikes Won't End The Resistance
So much for Pres. Obama's speech last week where he announced new restrictions on drone strikes. Yesterday's CIA drone strike in Pakistan killing a suspected Taliban leader should put to rest any truth to his words. These redundant drone strikes, even the killing of insurgent leaders won't end their resistance against us. It'll just steel the resolve of that resistance.
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Short Story: "Kendrik House" (5th in a series)
The city's OWS has been transformed through adversity: Councilman Flange is stumping to create a virtual district to represent the 99%, the owner of their encampment site has built a community center for them so they can share it with other distributed communities. But Flange is notorious for going off on people in character, and he's just done it in public. But that's not the worst of it...
The city's OWS has been transformed through adversity: Councilman Flange is stumping to create a virtual district to represent the 99%, the owner of their encampment site has built a community center for them so they can share it with other distributed communities. But Flange is notorious for going off on people in character, and he's just done it in public. But that's not the worst of it...
Benghazi, IRS, Leaks -- WHAT ABOUT JOBS??
The nation's media are transfixed with obsessive coverage of Hillary Clinton's role (there was none) in the talking points on the Benghazi deaths, IRS oversight of Tea Party groups' tax deductions (the same way they asked liberal groups including the NAACP), the Justice Department's demand for AP's phone records concerning leaks. WHAT ABOUT JOBS? That's the real problem that will define our future success as a country.
The nation's media are transfixed with obsessive coverage of Hillary Clinton's role (there was none) in the talking points on the Benghazi deaths, IRS oversight of Tea Party groups' tax deductions (the same way they asked liberal groups including the NAACP), the Justice Department's demand for AP's phone records concerning leaks. WHAT ABOUT JOBS? That's the real problem that will define our future success as a country.
Intellectual
property-related claims and disputes are on rise. Part of this is due
to growing awareness about IP rights and part due to the commercial
benefits of IP exploitation.
Bye
Bye to Bachmann's House Of Cards: a house built on cluelessness and
gullibility. From Glenn Beck to Tony Perkins to Frank Gaffney, Bachmann
will be missed.
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Rhode
Island Governor Lincoln Chafee credited U.S. President Barack Obama
with inspiring him to join the Democratic Party, a stance that his peers
said put the son of former governor more in line with voters in the
state. Chafee, who a decade ago served in the U.S. Senate as a
Republican and later changed his affiliation to independent when he ran
for governor, appeared at city hall in Warwick, where he lives, to fill
out the one-page form to change his affiliation.
Authorities
intercepted a threatening letter addressed to President Barack Obama
that was similar to ones sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the
Secret Service said on Thursday. Letters sent to Bloomberg and his gun
control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin
and contained a reference to gun control, New York police said on
Wednesday. A Secret Service official said the White House letter was
similar but did not elaborate.
Less
than a week after President Obama outlined a new direction for the
secret drone wars, Pakistani officials said that a C.I.A. missile strike
on Wednesday killed a top member of the Pakistani Taliban, an attack
that illustrated the continued murkiness of the rules that govern the
United States' targeted killing operations. In the days since the
president's speech, American officials have asserted behind the scenes
that the new standards would not apply to the C.I.A. drone program in
Pakistan as long as American troops remained next door in Afghanistan
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