World Affairs
The new US-Russia Cold War
By Pepe Escobar Meet the new (cold) war, same as the old (cold) war. Same same, but different. One day, it’s the myriad implications of Washington’s “pivoting” to Asia – as in the containment of […]
February 2014
Government
Why Is The Postal Service Purchasing Ammo And Guns?
Source: Liberty Crier What is the story behind all these federal agencies that keep attempting to purchase small arms and ammo? We’ve told you about these issues before… with DHS making huge purchase orders for […]
Commentary
Zombieland: A View Of Amerika From I-35 North
By Jim Karger “Ain’t you ‘fraid livin’ down there?” This was the inquiry of the good old boy wearing a Homeland Security uniform as we passed through the 26-mile border security checkpoint outside Laredo, Texas, […]
Wealth Abuse
Bank Runs Spread To Thailand
by Tyler Durden Thailand’s Government Savings Bank (GSB) president admitted that clients withdrew 30bn Baht (around $1bn) in a single-day last week and Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and Krungthai Bank (KTB), although […]
Health
19 Statistics About The Drugging Of America That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
By Michael Snyder The American people are the most drugged people in the history of the planet. Illegal drugs get most of the headlines, but the truth is that the number of Americans that are […]
Health
Grocery Manufacturers Want Foods with GMOs to Be Labeled as ‘Natural’
By Cookson Beecher There was a time when food was food. You ate it and were glad of it. What could be more “natural” than that? But that was back in earlier times when most […]
Commentary
Our Sinister Dual State
by Chris Hedges President Barack Obama announces James Clapper, left, as director of national intelligence during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 5, 2010. (AP/J. Scott ApplewhiteOn Thursday the […]
Government
Since Spying to Benefit Monsanto Is Not Industrial Espionage, It’s Okay
by emptywheel One of the examples I often raise to show how our government likely uses SIGINT to advantage specific businesses is the way the government helps Monsanto budge into markets uninterested in its products. […]
Financial
15 Reasons Why Your Food Prices Are About To Start Soaring
by Michael Snyder Did you know that the U.S. state that produces the most vegetables is going through the worst drought it has ever experienced and that the size of the total U.S. cattle herd […]
Financial
We’re Going to be Hit with a Tsunami of Inflation-Peter Schiff
By Greg Hunter By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Money manager Peter Schiff has a read on gold short sellers. Schiff says, “Of course the short sellers never had the gold to begin with. They’re selling gold […]