Tuesday, June 7, 2016 Special bulletin from Greg Palast [Los Angeles] It’s not some grand conspiracy, but it’s grand theft nonetheless. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ voters will lose their ballots, their rights, by the tens of thousands. The steal is baked…
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Hillary Clinton: Electing a “Foreign Spy” for President?
By Prof. James Petras Global Research, June 06, 2016 During her 4 years as Secretary of State of the United States (2009-2014), Hillary Clinton controlled US foreign policy. She had access to the most confidential information and state documents, numbering…
US Intelligence Veterans Urge Fast Report on Hillary Clinton’s Emails: “NSA, FBI Have Enough Evidence”
A group of U.S. intelligence veterans is calling on President Obama to expedite the FBI review of former Secretary of State Clinton’s alleged email security violations so the public can assess this issue in a timely fashion. By Veteran Intelligence…
How to Save the Planet
Biggest Energy Breakthrough Since Fire So, why don’t we hear more about it; because existing energy companies and the Fossil Fuel Cartel doesn’t want you to! And, neither does the Sierra Club—they close their ears when they hear anything nuclear (deniers…
We Should be Very, Very Scared
Monday, 23 May 2016 00:00 By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration Has Passed the Point of No Return (Photo: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center; Edited: LW / TO) A recent trip up Washington State’s Mount Rainier…
Whistleblowing is Not Just Leaking – It’s an Act of Political Resistance
CIA ‘Accidentally’ Destroyed 6,700 Page Torture Report? Snowden Calls Bullshit
Published: May 20, 2016 – Carey Wedler – ANTIMEDIA (ANTIMEDIA) The world’s most famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, took Twitter by storm when he created an account last year. Since, he has criticized everyone from the FBI to Google, so…
Hillary Clinton: Changing Positions At Every Election
By: Brandon Turbeville on February 6, 2016 Image by Hypeline.org As the tide of public opinion goes, so goes Hillary Clinton’s campaign rhetoric. Note the term “campaign rhetoric” here since it is not Clinton’s true positions that change, it is…
Gun control: California Senate passes sweeping new restrictions on firearms owners
State Sen. Isadore Hall III, D-Compton, left, gives a thumbs up as the “bullet button” bill he and Sen. Steven Glazer,D-Orinda, right, authored was approved by the Senate, May 19, 2016. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) SACRAMENTO — Quickly moving from…
Earth has now seen an unprecedented 12 straight months of record-shattering warmth
Image: Weatherbell analytics Global average temperature anomalies for January to April 2016. Each of the past 12 months has set a record for being the warmest such month in 137 years of record-keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Welcome to the Recovery – Poultry Workers Claim They’re Denied Bathroom Breaks and Wear Diapers on the Job
‘Democracy in the US is a fraud’: Left Forum debates next steps for Sanders movement
First published May 21, 2016 at RT.com Chris Hedges headlined the opening night event. © livestream.com A rigged democratic system, a “grotesque” military fighting unwinnable wars under the “drone commander in chief”, and the future of the movement behind presidential…
Thinking and Voting Outside the Two-Party Box: An Interview With Jill Stein
Dr. Jill Stein is a leading member of the Green Party and its likely presidential candidate in 2016. A longtime activist, including around issues of health care reform and ecological justice, Stein ran for several offices as a Green in…
King of Debt Seeks Presidency
By: Peter Schiff, Friday, May 13, 2016 at Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. During a lengthy interview on CNBC the week before last, Donald Trump, fresh from becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, came as close as any major presidential contender ever has…
Paul Krugman explains Trump: “The Making of an Ignoramus”
By Dartagnun on May 10, 2016 in the DailyKos Asked on Thursday whether the United States needed to pay its debts in full, or whether he could negotiate a partial repayment, Mr. Trump told the cable network CNBC, “I would…
Architects of disastrous Iraq War still at large
Published time: 16 May, 2016 12:52 Article by Neil Clark first appeared on RT.com Bombs going off in Iraq? Well, it happens all the time – what’s there to see? Let’s all move along shall we? On Thursday, at least…
Is Ameica on the brink?
Jerry Kroth Published on Apr 19, 2016 Prof. Jerry Kroth, a psychologist, looks at that question differently that financial pundits and stock market gurus. Instead he looks through the prism of social science. Using anthropologist, Jared Diamond and historian Arnold…
How Much Liberty Do Americans Have Left?
Authored by Washington Blog, May 6, 2016 This post explains the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights – the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution – and provides a scorecard on the extent of the loss of…
NATO on trade, in Europe and Asia, is doomed
Pepe Escobar is an independent geopolitical analyst. He writes for RT, Sputnik and TomDispatch, and is a frequent contributor to websites and radio and TV shows ranging from the US to East Asia. He is the former roving correspondent for…