In Keeping with the old adage “There is a Sucker Born Everyday”, I present… The “Historic” Healthcare Bill

by Scott Creighton The “historic” 1,900+ page House healthcare bill… being touted as “a government take-over” of healthcare by the republicans and libertarians alike… is thus: “What do you believe in sir? Dyin cattle?!”

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In His Own Words: Why Kucinich Voted “No” on H.R. 3962

(link) Washington D.C. (November 7, 2009) – After voting against H.R. 3962 – Affordable Health Care for America Act, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement: “We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes [...]

Official US Air Force Document Reveals the True Intentions Behind the US-Colombia Military Agreement

by Eva Golinger, Global Research An official document from the Department of the US Air Force reveals that the military base in Palanquero, Colombia will provide the Pentagon with “…an opportunity for conducting full spectrum operations throughout South America…” This information contradicts the explainations offered by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and the US State Department [...]

After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead

(I don’t know yet what happened at Fort Hood, that is why I am shying away from jumping into the fray at this time. Over at Kenny’s Sideshow there are some interesting videos collected which you can check out. They deal primarily with the subject of the missing first-hand eyewitness accounts of the shooting. So [...]

The Evil Empire

(Paul Craig Roberts lays out what I and some others have been saying for years; that this entire Afghanistan occupation, started and continues because of the Caspian Sea Basin reserves and the corporations that cling to their future profit margins.) by Paul Craig Roberts, Information Clearinghouse [partial excerpt, read the rest here] Moving from the tip [...]

Breaking the Australian Silence

(A reader here suggested I read John Pilger’s address given at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of his winning the Sydney Peace Prize. I recommend everyone reading it.) by John Pilger   [excerpt taken from Information Clearinghouse. read the entire speech, here] … An historic shift is taking place. The major western democracies are moving towards [...]

US unemployment rate surges to highest level in 26 years

by Andre Damon, WSWS The US unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in October, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. This is only the second time official unemployment has reached double digits since the end of World War II. It is the highest level since early 1983. The latest figures show the [...]

Kucinich Takes a Stand Against the Orwellian House Resolution that Condemns the Goldstone Report

Dennis Kucinich proves, once again, that he is one of the few politicians left in this country with a moral compass and the courage to speak out. [text] By Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) – 11/03/09 Today we journey from Operation Cast Lead to Operation Cast Doubt. Almost as serious as committing war crimes is covering up war [...]

Osama bin Laden as Responsible for the 9/11 Attacks: Is This Belief Based on Evidence?

by David Ray Griffin for Veterans Today and Global Research The idea that Osama bin Laden was responsible for the 9/11 attacks has been an article of faith for public officials and the mainstream media. Calling it an “article of faith” points to two features of this idea. On the one hand, no one in these circles [...]

America, stop sucking up to Israel

(In this country, the House of Representatives is scrambling all over itself to try and rush through passage of a bill that deals with the Goldstone Report… not supporting it, but condemning it (believe it or not) while in Israel, the leading paper carries this article…) by Gideon Levy, Haaretz … Before no other country on [...]

Ford Workers Reject More Concessions As Ford Announces Massive Profits

by Scott Creighton Workers at Ford Motor Company just rejected a new contract that would have seen them giving up even more concessions than they did in 2007. By at least 75%, the workers voted to reject the offer, the first time since 1982 that a national contract was rejected by its workers. What makes this story [...]

Sacked UN official Peter Galbraith accuses Karzai of running second poll fraud

by Tim Reid, TimesOnline The American who was sacked as the deputy head of the UN mission in Afghanistan after alleging a cover-up of election fraud accused President Karzai yesterday of masterminding another massive operation to steal next week’s run-off contest. Peter Galbraith, who left Afghanistan abruptly last month after accusing the UN of failing [...]