Financial
The Coming Epic Collapse Of The Bond Bubble
by Graham Summers In the 1960s every new $1 in debt bought nearly $1 in GDP growth. In the 70s it began to fall as the debt climbed. By the time we hit the ‘80s […]
2014
World Affairs
War in Afghanistan: The Jig Is Up
The Petraeus era of spin is finally over by Kelley B. Vlahos, January 07, 2014 The last several years of US operations in Afghanistan have been an exercise in mondo message management. If it were […]
Commentary
Noam Chomsky: The Drug War is the Latest Manifestation of a Centuries-Old ‘Race War’
By Scott Kaufman Noam Chomsky recently took part in a video conference with Foundation Degree students about the legacy of the American Civil Rights movement, where he described the war on drugs as a “race […]
Commentary
Counterterrorism and the Totalitarian Temptation
Reuters Why officials charged with eliminating the threat will always go too far By Conor Friedersdorf Through no fault of any individual, the logic of counterterrorism verges toward totalitarianism. National-security officials can keep us […]
Health
No More GMOs In Cheerios. Will A Lot More Foods Go GMO-Free Now?
General Mills, maker of Cheerios, is stripping that one breakfast cereal of genetically modified organisms, seeing a growing market for foods with no GMOs. ‘An avalanche’ of companies will follow that lead, one analyst predicts. […]
Freedom
Life in the Electronic Concentration Camp: The Many Ways That You’re Being Tracked, Catalogued and Controlled
By John W. Whitehead “[A security camera] doesn’t respond to complaint, threats, or insults. Instead, it just watches you in a forbidding manner. Today, the surveillance state is so deeply enmeshed in our data devices […]
Freedom
Free the Yandina Five !!!
By Zine Larbaoui (TLB Exec. Dir. Of Media) Social injustices have littered the annals of history for ages. Victor Hugo exposed this dark side of our societies in his opus “Les Miserables,” narrating so […]
Freedom
The Fight of Our Lives
by Justin Raimondo The idea that this country is on a fast track to fascism was never taken very seriously by Americans, and for a very good reason: we have a Constitution that, whatever […]
Environment
Taking action against Taiji’s annual dolphin hunt
UPDATE Jan 21, 2014 © CW AZORES/Justin Hart The annual slaughter of bottle-nosed dolphins taking place in Japan this week is deeply troubling. Many of you have expressed your concerns and called for action to […]
Freedom
The Police State in Review, 2013
By PSUSA While some “journalists” would have you believe the biggest stories of 2013 were about twerking celebrities and over-hyped real-life courtroom sagas, much bigger events were happening with far more lasting national significance. The […]