A New Historic Low
S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating for First Time
By Zachary A. Goldfarb
Lowering the nation’s rating one-notch below AAA, the credit rating company said “political brinkmanship” in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances “less stable, less effective and less predictable.” Continue
America In Decline
By Noam Chomsky
What remains of political democracy has been undermined further as both parties have turned to auctioning congressional leadership positions. Continue
NATO Plans Campaign in Syria
Tightens Noose Around Iran
By RIA Novosti
NATO is planning a military campaign against Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with a long-reaching goal of preparing a beachhead for an attack on Iran, Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said. Continue
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