The arrival of the Obama administration will not fundamentally alter the course of military expansion accelerated during the Bush era. The origins of these policies do not lie uniquely in neoconservative ideology. While the election of President Obama may offer new opportunities for progressive forces to delimit the damage, their space for movement will ultimately be constrained by deep-seated structural pressures that will attempt to exploit Obama to rehabilitate American imperial hegemony, rather than transform it. Continue reading
Daily Archives: January 31, 2009
Video: Kid Rock Warrior Music Video for the National Guard – Propaganda
“A sickening attempt at glorifying war during a time when many young citizens are desperate for a paycheck” Continue reading
Video: Ron Paul on the Gold Standard – MSM
Dr. Ron Paul discussing the gold standard and competing currency on Fox News Continue reading
US GDP Shows Biggest Drop in 27 Years
Initial figures suggest that the United States’ GDP contracted 3.8% in the final quarter of 2008. Continue reading
Our Lost America – A Collection Of Quotes
With great sorrow, at the age of 82, I have seen our America descend spiritually, socially and economically into nothing – a nation now despised worldwide. As a Jew who is familiar with The Harold Wallace Rosenthal Interview (1), and The Protocols Of The Learned Elders Of Zion (2), I was hoping our Jewish community would divorce itself from the Zionists who highjacked our religion years ago and uses it as a shield to operate behind. Unfortunately, now it’s too late, we are heading towards WW3 and probable annihilation of our ‘civilization.’ Continue reading
Ban Plastic Water Bottles
(NaturalNews) Bottled water is typically considered to be a healthy alternative to drinking plain tap water. In fact, Americans drink approximately eight million gallons of bottled water every year. While bottled water is definitely a better choice than soft drinks or sports drinks that contain high fructose corn syrup, bottled water is not a good choice for the wellbeing of the earth. Here are some of the health and environmental issues associated with consuming bottled water. Continue reading
FDA to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals; Treat Them as Corporate Intellectual Property
The FDA has adopted new rules allowing companies to sell genetically modified animals and their products on the market, and affirming that the DNA of such animals is private property that can be held under patent. Continue reading
Video: Sen McCaskill on Wall Street – C-Span
“A Bunch Of Idiots Up On Wall Street! Kicking Sand In The Faces Of Americans!” – January 30, 2009 Continue reading
Video: John Williams, Shadowstats.com, on the Unemployment Rate
John Williams, Founder of Shadow Government Statistics, calculates that the jobless rate is a full l0 percent higher than the government is reporting. He also discusses the news Monday morning that American companies (including Sprint, Home Depot) are cutting about 43,000 jobs. Continue reading
MSM: Obama faces early test over view on detainees
WASHINGTON – Just a month after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, he must tell the Supreme Court where he stands on one of the most aggressive legal claims made by the Bush administration — that the president may order the military to seize legal residents of the United States and hold them indefinitely without charging them with a crime. Continue reading