Wed 10 Mar 2010
John Pilger ICH 3/10/10
Adelaide is Australia’s festival city. Its arts festival is currently in swing. Polite debate, aesthetics and high-octane wine are putting the world to rights. With one exception. Adelaide is where Rupert Murdoch began his empire. (more…)
Mon 8 Mar 2010
This week’s reauthorization of the Patriot Act comes on the heels of the revelation Obama’s Office of Legal Counsel granted fresh retroactive immunity for Bush-era telecommunication lawbreaking. (more…)
Mon 8 Mar 2010
Becky Akers New American 3/07/10
When Najibullah Zazi pled “guilty” to “plotting a suicide bomb attack on New York City subways with al Qaeda training” last week, the Feds assured us yet again (more…)
Sun 7 Mar 2010
Bill Quigley Commondreams 3/07/10
It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people. (more…)
Thu 4 Mar 2010
Amid a trial where Turner faces criminal charges for making threats of violence against public servants, he disclosed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation paid him “in excess of $100,000″ over a five-year period. (more…)
Wed 3 Mar 2010
Anyone Could be Next
Paul Craig Roberts Counterpunch 2/10/10
Americans have been losing the protection of law for years. In the 21st century the loss of legal protections accelerated (more…)
Wed 3 Mar 2010
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Tue 2 Mar 2010
What Goes Around Comes Around
Ellen Brown Counterpunch 3/02/10
When billionaires pledge a billion dollars to educate people to the evils of something, it is always good to peer closely at what they are up to. Hedge fund magnate Peter G. Peterson was formerly Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations and head of the New York Federal Reserve. (more…)