Imperial Decline: How Does It Feel to Be Inside a Dying Empire?
Could this be what it’s like to watch, paralyzed, as a country on autopilot begins to come apart at the seams while still proclaiming itself “the greatest nation on Earth”? This can’t end well. But then, how often do empires end well, really? They live… more »
The Tea Party Propaganda Factory You Probably Don't Know About
The documentary production company Citizens United has dedicated itself to furthering the interests of the far right and the super-rich. The 2010 Supreme Court decision permitting unlimited campaign spending by corporations, Citizens United v. Federal… more »
The scam behind the rise in oil, food prices
Speculation on the futures market, rather than supply and demand, is driving up costs, analysts say. The global economy and its recovery, and the living standards of millions of plain folks, are now at risk from the sudden rise in oil and commodity… more »
Ten years in a desk job 'doubles bowel cancer risk' (even if you go to the gym)
Workers who sat down for long periods had a higher bowel cancer risk, even if they exercised in the evenings. For the millions of us who sit in front of a computer all day at work, it's not good news. Spending ten years or more in a sedentary job almost… more »
Meltdown - Trickling Down On The Global Population
“The reactors at Fukushima are the largest in the world, and six of them are in total meltdown. They have been melting down since thirty-minutes after the Tsunami’ because the cooling systems went off when the earthquake happened and 90 minutes after… more »
$50 Silver -- The Price Point of Liberty
For more than 100 years the United States has been at the center of a war being waged around the clock by a cult-of-evil clawing and biting like a rabid dog at the heart of civilization. It has been an epic struggle of an outnumbered, outgunned regiment… more »
US helped Israel contain UN Gaza war probe: report
US worked to help Israel contain UN probes into possible war crimes committed in the 2008-2009 Gaza war The United States worked behind the scenes to help Israel contain UN probes into possible war crimes committed during the 2008-2009 Gaza war, Foreign… more »
A year after spill, BP gives political contributions to Republican leaders
Nearly a year after its massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has broken a moratorium on political giving by making contributions to Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders. BP Corp. North America gave $5,000 contributions to Boehner (R-Ohio)… more »
Retired nuclear engineer worried by lack of news from Japan
The recent silence from Japan about conditions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility that was damaged in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has a local man wondering just how severely the facility has been damaged. The one thing he does know is… more »
Waiting for the Spark
What could start a popular resurgence in this country against the abuses of concentrated, avaricious corporatism? Imagine the arrogance of passing on to already cheated working people and the jobless enormous corporate losses? This is achieved through… more »
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