SHEARED BY THE SHORTS: HOW SPECULATORS FLEECE INVESTORS
Ellen Brown “Unrestrained financial exploitations have been one of the great causes of our present tragic condition.” -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933 Why did gold and silver stocks just get hammered, at a time when commodities are considered a… more »
Latin America: Growth, Stability and Inequalities: Lessons for the US and EU
James Petras Introduction: Images of the Past The image of Latin America portrayed by the mass media and held by the educated public is a region of frequent coups, periodical revolutions, perpetual military dictatorships, alternating boom and bust… more »
Tags: brazil, central america, chile, colombia, latin america, mexico, neo-liberal, south america, washington
Prison Hell in America
by Stephen Lendman Prison is hell everywhere. America is no different in, by far, the world's largest gulag. Inmates are treated worse than subhumans. Torture is commonly used. It not just at Guantanamo and similar offshore hellholes. It happens across… more »
Palestinian UN Membership Roulette
by Stephen Lendman As Palestinian legal advisor in 1987, Law Professor Francis Boyle drafted its Declaration of Independence, creating a Palestinian state. Palestinians now want and deserve official recognition and full de jure UN membership. Washington… more »
Turkey redraws Sykes-Picot
Eric Walberg A new Bermuda Triangle has been spotted, but this one is in the eastern Mediterranean -- between Turkey, Cyprus and Israel. Turkey’s foreign policy shift is now in full gear. Having kicked out the Israeli ambassador and rejected the UN… more »
Entrapping Muslims in America
by Stephen Lendman Post-9/11, American Muslims became fair game, targeting them for their faith, ethnicity, and at times prominence and charity. As a result, they've been ruthlessly vilified and exploited as "war on terror" scapegoats for political… more »
Rage Against Wall Street Crooks
by Stephen Lendman Angry New Yorkers organized an initiative called "Occupy Wall Street." Beginning September 17, they called for "tak(ing) the bull by the horns," referring to the familiar New York financial district symbol. Its web site statement… more »
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