Death of the First Amendment
By Paul Craig Roberts
Encouraged by its success in breaking the law, the executive branch early this year announced that the Obama regime has given itself the right to murder Americans abroad if such Americans are considered a “threat.”
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Psywar:
Must Watch Video Documentary
This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an emphasis on the “elitist theory of democracy” and the relationship between war, propaganda and class.
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By Democracy Now!
Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a Syrian-born New Orleans building contractor, stayed in the city while his wife and children left to Baton Rouge. He paddled the flooded streets in his canoe and helped rescue many of his stranded neighbors.
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By Mike Whitney
Just months ago, 57 out of 57 economists surveyed predicted that the economy would avoid a double dip recession. Now they're not so sure. Stock market gains have been wiped out and the S&P 500 has dropped 14 percent from its high in April. Continue
Collapse of ancient Ellesmere ice shelf stuns scientists: The breakup points to the profound change underway in the Arctic and the accelerating loss of a unique and “majestic” part of Canada’s landscape, says John England, University of Alberta earth scientist.
ACLU: ‘Pain ray’ in California prison amounts to ‘torture’ of US prisoners: "The idea that a military weapon designed to cause intolerable pain should be used against county jail inmates is staggeringly wrongheaded,"
One in 10 with a mortgage face foreclosure: More than 2.3 million homes have been repossessed by lenders since the recession began in December 2007, according to foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac Inc. Economists expect the number of foreclosures to grow well into next year.
Blockbuster to file bankruptcy in September: Source says that video retailer could close 500 to 800 of its stores
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