US Empire Could Collapse At Any Time, Pulitzer Winner
By Nathan Diebenow
"We've undergone a corporate coup d'état in slow motion," he said. "Our public education system has been gutted. Our infrastructure is corroding and collapsing. Unless we begin to physically resist, they are going to solidify neo-feudalism in this country." Continue
Trash collectors to serve as eyes and ears in the street for police: A former FBI agent recently trained all Waste Management drivers, helpers and technicians in Rensselaer and Albany Counties to act as a mobile community watch.
Washington subway police to begin random bag checks: Officers will start random bag inspections on the sprawling Washington subway system, the Washington Metro Transit Police said on Thursday, a week after a man was arrested for making bomb threats to the rail system.
Federal Government Cuts Off Recession Relief Money To States: Despite soaring unemployment and the 19 million Americans currently living in "deep poverty," federal funds for the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) program have entirely dried up for the first time since 1996, leaving states with an average of 15 percent less federal funding for the coming year to help an ever-increasing number of needy families.
Food prices rise sharply - and there's more to come: Grocery prices grew by more than 1 1/2 times the overall rate of inflation this year, outpaced only by costs of transportation and medical care, according to numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Chase Foreclosure Protest: 22 Arrested In LA: Police arrested 22 demonstrators who blocked entry to a downtown Chase bank branch Thursday to protest what they said were unfair home foreclosures.
Most Driven Into Debt by Medical Bills HAVE Health Insurance: Between 2000 and 2003, seven in ten adults who were driven into debt by medical expenses had insurance at the time.
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