Saturday, November 28:

Dan Fejes: Through the Looking Glass With the DOJ (1 comments) Recent actions by the Department of Justice in the case of a Guatánamo detainee are more suited for the Queen of Hearts than a court of law, and the most plausible explanations are corruption or incompetence.

Thursday, November 26:

Charles Brown: FDA, mercury not affected by Obama's 'change' (1 comments) Obama promised change, such as higher ethical standards and a reduction in human mercury exposure. But at FDA, coziness with industry has resulted in the sabotaging of Obama's plans. Contrary to the President's campaign promises, FDA's new Commissioner, a product of the revolving door, and her deputy approve the continued use of mercury amalgam -- even for children and pregnant women --despite the risks of neurological harm.

Wednesday, November 25:

Sheila Dean: *Fusion center data consolidation effort failing, Texas seeks public input Since the passage of the PATRIOT Act, data collection has been a part of an ambitious effort to coordinate national security efforts. Many state governments are in the process of developing warehouses for private and public information in centralized digital hubs called fusion centers, over 70 of which have already been established around the country.One fusion center is the North Central Texas Fusion Center (NCTFS).

Tuesday, November 24:

Wayne Madsen: NSA eavesdropping more widespread than reported (4 comments) NSA sources report that the agency's warrantless wiretapping program was more widespread than originally reported and it began shortly after the 2001 inauguration of Bush and Cheney, some six months prior to the 9/11 attacks. It soon grew to include millions of Americans--elected and appointed government officials, federal judges, anti-Bush celebrities and clergy, and even intelligence and law enforcement officials.

Monday, November 23:

Patricia Mailloux: How to Win in the Game of Life About the health care reform and why we should consider universal health care as a viable option for our future.

Sunday, November 22:

PETA: 4-H: Cruel to animals and kids What does it say about society's mindset when children are encouraged to participate in a program that ultimately means the death of an animal they've befriended and whose trust they actively courted? 4-H programs teach the wrong lessons about animals—and they should have no place in our schools.

Saturday, November 21:

Douglas A. Wallace: A RACKETEERNG INFLUENCED CORRUPT ORGANIZATION FRONTED BY A CHURCH IS SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION UNDER (RICO) (1 comments) Over time so called religious orders have committed crimes against humanity for which no recourse is available. However under the RICO statute a church can be defined as a Racketeering Corrupt Organization which allows private prosecution. Under this statute the writer is seeking justice against his former church Mormon (LDS) Church.

Jason Paz: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied (3 comments) We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was "well timed" in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the word "Wait!" It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. - Martin Luther King

Wednesday, November 25:

Geithner's Disgrace. - By Eliot Spitzer (Slate) Barofsky's report reads like a case study in failed negotiation. The New York Fed didn't have the backbone to stand up to Wall Street, didn't understand its capacity to protect taxpayers, and didn't appreciate that its responsibility was to taxpayers.

Saturday, November 21:

The Washington Establishment Suffers a Serious Defeat Glenn Greenwald: Something quite amazing happened yesterday in Congress: the House Finance Committee -- in a truly bipartisan and even trans-ideological vote -- defied the banking industry, the Federal Reserve, the Democratic leadership, and mainstream Beltway opinion in order to pass an amendment, sponsored by GOP Rep. Ron Paul and Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson, mandating a genuine and probing audit of the Fed.

Could Gender Play Role in Wall Street Reform? Not surprisingly, two women have emerged as the leading thinkers, sayers and doers of the post-financial crisis world: Sheila Bair, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and Elizabeth Warren, director of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the $700 billion bank-bailout package, known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Friday, November 27:

New Obama Policy Bars Lobbyists from Federal Advisory Panels Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street's influence in Washington, according to White House officials and lobbying experts. The reaction from the lobbying community has been swift and overwhelmingly negative

Thomson Prison: State Moving to Clear Decks on Possible Sale Prisons chief Michael Randle said submission of the paperwork should not indicate the federal government is prepared to buy the prison but said in a letter to the commission that it is crucial to take the key preliminary steps. The prison is located near the Mississippi River and has been used sparingly for several years. The maximum security portion of the prison has not been used since construction in 2001.

New Obama policy bars lobbyists from federal advisory panels Lobbyists and many of the businesses they represent say K Street is being unfairly demonized by a White House intent on scoring political points with scandal-weary voters. They warn that the latest policy will severely handicap federal regulators, who rely heavily on advisory boards for technical advice and to serve as liaisons between government and industry.

Siegelman: Bush lawyers still running Justice Department Siegelman's lawyers argued the relationship between Siegelman and Scrushy was nothing out of the ordinary, and this fall 91 former attorneys general agreed, and urged the Supreme Court to hear Siegelman's case because it "concerns the criminalization of conduct protected by the First Amendment — the giving and receiving of campaign contributions."

Thursday, November 26:

Families of Military Suicides Seek White House Condolences at a time when the Pentagon is trying to destigmatize mental health care in hopes of stemming a near epidemic of suicide among service members, the question of whether the survivors of military suicides deserve presidential recognition has taken on new significance.

Wednesday, November 25:

Bill Simpich: THE JFK CASE: WHAT INFORMANTS ARE STILL OUT THERE? (5 comments) There are many questions about the JFK assassination that can easily be answered - but only by eyewitnesses who aren't going to be alive for much longer.

Tuesday, November 24:

Justice probing lawmaker with oversight over department For three years, Rep. Alan Mollohan has chaired the important Appropriations subcommittee that controls the Justice Department's $65 billion budget. At the same time, he has been under a Justice Department investigation.

Census worker killed himself, tried to make it look like homicide, officials conclude (2 comments) A US Census worker found dead in a secluded Clay County cemetery killed himself but tried to make the death look like a homicide, authorities have concluded. There has been some anti-census sentiment in the country this year, and Sparkman apparently tried to capitalize on that with his ruse.

Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan Revealed A former senior executive at Blackwater confirmed the military intelligence source's claim that the company is working in Pakistan for the CIA and JSOC, the premier counterterrorism and covert operations force within the military. He said that Blackwater is also working for the Pakistani government on a subcontract firm that puts US Blackwater operatives on the ground with Pakistani forces

Various Agencies Waking Up to Bedbug Resurgence While education is critical, there is consensus that concerted efforts are needed on the part of public agencies across the country, from county health departments to the CDC, to update laws and regulations and come up with a coordinated response. In New York, for example, it is often not clear whether the tenant or the landlord is responsible for treating an infestation

Saturday, November 21:

Companies Selling More Debt to Buy Stock, do Deals Companies are bombarding the bond market with debt sales this month, pushing issuance above $40 billion, as they take advantage of low rates to build acquisition war chests, prepare to buy back stock and build up cash to finance growth.

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