The US gross national debt – after having been successfully disappeared from public discussion – has jumped by $1.38 trillion in fiscal 2016, which ended … US Gov. Deficit Numbers are a BIG LieRead more
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Posted inPolice / Racism / ToMl / USA Empire / Violence
Police Killings Won’t Stop
The corporate state, no matter how many protests take place in American cities over the murder of unarmed citizens, will put no restraints on the … Police Killings Won’t StopRead more
Posted inTerrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
Agent who interrogated Abu Zubaydah: ‘Where we went wrong as a nation’
The FBI agent who first interrogated Abu Zubaydah — the war-on-terror captive who became the guinea pig in the CIA’s post- 9/11 interrogation program — … Agent who interrogated Abu Zubaydah: ‘Where we went wrong as a nation’Read more
Posted inBank / Crime / ToMl / USA Empire
Wells Fargo Scandal
Nomi Prins talking: What John Stumpf did is he let 5,300 people take the fall for his criminal behavior. That’s what he did. This particular … Wells Fargo ScandalRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / News / USA Empire
Climate Change Is Already Forcing Americans to Move
As global warming causes more extreme weather and sea-level rise, coastal communities around the U.S. are starting to think about whether, and how, to help … Climate Change Is Already Forcing Americans to MoveRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire
The Invisible American
I’ve been reading a lot about a “recovering” economy. It was even trumpeted on Page 1 of The New York Times and Financial Times last … The Invisible AmericanRead more
Posted inToMl / USA Empire
For $178 million, the U.S. could pay for one fighter plane – or 3,358 years of college
Does free college threaten our all-volunteer military? That is what Benjamin Luxenberg, on the military blog War on the Rocks says. But the real question … For $178 million, the U.S. could pay for one fighter plane – or 3,358 years of collegeRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Multimedia / Protest / USA Empire
They stand as a nation
On October 27th, North Dakota deployed armed forces against water protectors holding 1851 Treaty land. Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Protest / USA Empire
Nurses Condemn Attacks on Water Protectors Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline Project
National Nurses United today sharply condemned police and armed guard attacks on members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, other First Nations, environmental activists, and … Nurses Condemn Attacks on Water Protectors Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline ProjectRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
A Debate on Empire
Ralph Nader talking: Because candidates like Jill Stein and Gary Johnson of the Green Party and Libertarian Party, respectively, will show that when we are … A Debate on EmpireRead more