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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
For G-20, Pittsburgh became a police state
Government officials decided a massive, preemptive police presence was necessary to avoid the raucous demonstrations that marred past economic summits. They established a virtual police state that quickly extinguished any spark of dissent, and a federal court ruling gave them free rein to do so.

Sunday, September 6, 2009
Climate change: melting ice will trigger wave of natural disasters
(2 comments) Scientists are to outline dramatic evidence that global warming threatens the planet in a new and unexpected way – by triggering earthquakes, tsunamis, avalanches and volcanic eruptions.

Friday, July 31, 2009
A Thorough Investigation of the Financial Collapse by William K. Black
William K. Black outlines the requirements of a real investigation of the financial collapse by reminding us of how it was done in the Great Depression by the Pecora Commission. Black is a top legal expert on bank fraud and was the lead investigator of the Savings & Loan scandal of the 1980's.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
AIG Spoke but Gave No Answers
Along with the outrage at AIG for it's latest bad behavior, what is coming into focus is what looks like the effort to preserve the structure underlying the pricing of what the banks call their assets. There are questions which we all need to have answered.

Friday, February 13, 2009
American Citizens Summit - LIVE TV feed
This is the "transpartisan" citizens summit including Cynthia McKinney, Ron Paul and others who are working together outside of the beltway to improve the country. It's a live TV feed from RepublicMediaTV.

Sunday, February 8, 2009
All of Them Must Go
Naomi Klein is quite direct in comparing the crooked politicians in Iceland and those here. Drawing the logical ocnclusion, she says, "All of Them Must Go." Cheers for Naomi.

Sunday, December 21, 2008
Mr. Anonymous and the Not-So-Spontaneous Birth of the Libertarian Movement
A short history of the creation of modern conservatism and it's birth from foundations and second rate "scholars" propped up by right wing corporate interests. Real history about today's ugly realities.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
IPS Plan to Pay for Recovery
Now we're getting serious. Go right to the link. Why didn't our fearful leaders think of this? Executive Summary • Don't finance the bailout with more debt • Make Wall Street speculators pay now • Raise $900 billion in new revenue • Stimulate Main Street and the real economy

Friday, September 26, 2008
McCain Wins Debate
What a deal. McCain isn't going to the debate, but while he's not going, some ad agency develops an ad saying he's going to win the debate that he won't attend. [[wins]] There's no wonder that these people fouled up the economy. They don't even know when they're committed or not.

Saturday, September 13, 2008
Prison Diary from Accused Iraqi Agent S. Lindauer
(1 comments) Here is what happens when you demand a trial: 4.5 years of waiting and jail. "Unfortunately, the attempt by Carswell staff and the Justice Department to forcibly drug me with Haldol into a stupefying condition is fairly normal there. I was targeted to stop me from claiming that I had performed as a U.S. Asset covering the Iraqi Embassy from Aug. 1996 onwards, as you know. ... abuse runs especially harsh for women of color."

Sunday, August 3, 2008
Tape excerpts of Ivins restraining order request
Duley: As far back as the year 2000, the respondent has actually attempted to murder several other people, either through poisoning - he is a revenge killer when he feels that he's been slighted or has had, especially towards women, he plots and actually tries to carry out revenge killing. He has been forensically diagnosed by several top psychiatrists as a sociopathic, homicidal killer." Why wasn't he committed?

Sunday, August 3, 2008
Looking Closer at Jean Duley's Statements (Ivins therapist)
(3 comments) "As a physician who is called to assess psychiatric patients presenting to the ER, I find her statements troubling: if any of these psychiatrists diagnosed Ivins as homicidal, that physician would be required to start immediate proceedings for psychiatric hospital commitment. Patients who are a danger to themselves or others must not be allowed to carry out such activities. That is the law." So what held them back?

Sunday, June 8, 2008
"REFORMER" - McCain's Service to the Saudi Bank Raiders & Junk Bond Kings
McCain has a long record to examine and this will provide you with a quick study. He's a friend of The Money Party and a charter member of The War Party. What a race this will be.

Saturday, June 7, 2008
"Reformer" - Crimes and Coverups of John McCain Part 1
(2 comments) This article is a devastating start to a three part series that shows us the real John McCain - apologist and cover up artist for the WMD deception (part 1), the major financial swindles (part 2), and the Abramoff, etc. scandals most recently (part 3). It's time for truth about the real record. Researcher and writer Mark G. Levey provides a huge public service to all voters.

Friday, April 4, 2008
Former Governor Jesse Ventura: WTC Collapse A Controlled Demolition
From the article: "Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura vehemently savaged the official 9/11 story on a syndicated national radio show today, saying the WTC collapsed like a controlled demolition and was pulverized to dust as he also highlighted the impossible 10 second free fall speed of the towers."

Saturday, March 29, 2008
When a Great Power Goes Mad
Investigative journalist Robert Parry lays it out - Bush-Cheney plus complicit press are "war criminals."

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
US Primary Voting Oddities: Democracy As A Train Wreck
Usually when covering elections its important to wait till the votes are counted before you write your election analysis. However when it comes to US elections in the 21st century this rubric no longer applies. After the dust settles from today's presidential primary races - "Super Tuesday II" between Obama and Clinton in Ohio and Texas - the lingering story will not be who won. Rather it will be the stench left behind ...

Thursday, January 31, 2008
FBI targets senior bankers in far-reaching sub-prime fraud inquiry
The Times of London summarizes as follows: "The FBI is investigating every level of the conspiracy that it believes perpetuated the housing boom and ultimately resulted in millions of Americans losing their houses, investment banks losing billions of dollars and the chief executives of Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and UBS resigning." They're looking at a "CONSPIRACY" at "every level." Let's see if they deliver.

Sunday, December 9, 2007
Why parole a monster like Green (more of old "Huck")
(5 comments) He beat an 18 year old with martial arts weapons, raped & killed her. What does Huckabee do- paroles him. Huckabee is The Minister of Death!

Sunday, December 9, 2007
Murdered women's mothers blame Huckabee for his part in killer's release
(1 comments) They're speaking out! The victims of Huckabee paroled Wayne Dumond. Maybe they're upset because Huck was seriously warned that Dumond "would kill" if released. Well, he was released but had to leave the state. Missouri citizens are not at all appreciative of this Huck screw up, one of many.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Is this Democracy? Florida's Democratic Party Convention
New Zealand's Rosalea Barker's insightful look into democracy Florida style. Her review of the machinations at the convention are priceless, particularly coming from one of the top rated democratic societies in the world (we're 39th;). If this is how things continue with Florida Democrats, put the tropical paradise in the Republican column for 2008.

Friday, August 10, 2007
Air Force Woman Could Be Convicted in Her Own Rape
The USAF Academy is charging a female cadet with "indecent acts" after she reported that three male cadets had raped her. The academy has recently been charged with religious intolerance for those other than fundamentalist Christians. There have also been explosive charges that the Academy ignores sexual assault charges brought by female cadets.

Monday, July 30, 2007
IMPEACHMENT: Where we're headed
(2 comments) When the owners of any organization or enterprise are profoundly and consistently dissatisfied with the performance of an executive, the executive is gone and gone quickly. We're at a point where the purported owners of this government, the citizens of the United States, can no longer tolerate inaction on the removal of the woefully inept and corrupt Bush administration.