It’s Official;Court Documents Mention “undercover FBI agent” in Hutaree 9 Case

by Scott Creighton (H/T Cinderman) It’s looking more and more like a standard JTTF/FBI set up. The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that the officials in the case have admitted to having a cooperating witness and an “undercover agent” working on the case. In court filings on this matter, they had the name of one [...]

The Fear Factory Revisited:The Hutaree 9 and Remembering Liberal Warnings of the Growing Fascist State

by Scott Creighton UPDATE1 at the end of the article… UPDATE2 at the end of the article… As the liberal and “progressive” blogosphere breathlessly hypes the demonization of militia groups and Tea Party members as the real “homegrown terrorists” in America, I would ask you to pause for a second, take a breath, and just [...]

The Neoliberals; A Bi-partisan, Hybrid Political-Corporate Party in Service of Predatory Globalization

by Scott Creighton The Road to Neoliberalization: A bi-partisan not-for-profit Think Tank called  ”The Neoliberal War on Democracy Foundation” They don’t want you to know their name, much less to speak it. They don’t want you to know they exist, much less to join  them. They don’t want your participation, they don’t want your suggestions, because [...]

Norman Finkelstein – 3-23-2010 Democracy NOW!

Perhaps the best interview with Norman Finkelstein that I have ever seen. I urge you to watch the  second half of the interview at Democracy Now. It’s the second part of a two part interview which is being hosted exclusively on the web at Democracy Now! site. The first part of that interview is on Youtube [...]

Biden and Kucinich Spin Up a Modern Day “Fox and the Grapes” Fable

by Scott Creighton There was a time in this country when you could always count on Dennis Kucinich to stand up and speak out against the monied interests that have crippled this nation. Now he dutifully parrots Joe Biden’s talking points right on que.  And as cognitive dissonance goes, this one promises to set a new standard.

Another Shoe Drops:Part of the Student Loan Program Revision Being Stricken From the Bill

by Scott Creighton The healthcare “Reform’ bill is getting worse by the day now. We have already covered the little gem of truth that says that children really AREN’T protected from being denied healthcare coverage due to pre-existing conditions, right? We talked about that. And we talked about President Obama’s media blackout of his signing [...]

Goodbye: Truth Has Fallen and Taken Liberty With It

(Paul Craig Roberts signs off.) by Paul Craig Roberts, CounterPunch There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not as an auxiliary for government, class, race, ideological, personal, or financial interest. Today Americans are [...]

ObamaCare Reform Updates

***UPDATE*** You know that clause in the bill, one of the ones that is supposed to make this bill a real benefit for the people? The clause that states that kids with pre-existing conditions can’t be denied coverage? Guess what… it’s not true. Kids with pre-existing conditions CAN be DENIED coverage… just thought you would [...]

Bush Wipes his Hand on Clinton’s Shirt After Shaking Hands with Haitian

The first black president of the United States sends George W. Bush down to Haiti to help spend the diaster relief billions and Bush wipes his hand off after shaking hands… with a black man. You just can’t make shit like this up. You can’t. (H/T ADS)

“AIPAC Does NOT Represent Jewish People” – Rabbi Weiss

Filmed yesterday, I think. “What will this accomplish? That is not on our shoulders to decide. God will accomplish.”

Like Water to Wine:The Miracle of Changing Neoliberalism into Populism, It is a Very “Big Fucking Deal”

by Scott Creighton “Today, I’m signing this reform bill into law on behalf of my mother, who argued with insurance companies even as she battled cancer in her final days“. Barack Obama In the Neoliberal Age, in Washington especially, all focus is concentrated on the appearance of a thing, rather than the substance behind it. That is [...]

AIPAC is in Session so Lie about Iran

by Scott Creighton As our elected “leaders” are paraded onstage, one after the other, to swear allegiance to the service of another nation no matter what laws they break, no matter who they illegally assassinate on foreign soil, no matter how many innocent civilians they killed during Operation Cast Lead, and no matter how blatantly they insult our Vice President and [...]

Some Notes on the Glorious Leader’s “Neo Deal”

by Scott Creighton The neoliberal capitalist New Deal (let’s start calling it Obama’s “Neo Deal” shall we?) of the Obama administration is being marketed as a great social reform that “could ultimately rival Social Security and Medicare in historic importance.”   Even its staunchest opponents like Micheal Moore, a man who just a week ago went out of his [...]

The Health Care Hindenburg Has Landed

by Chris Hedges, TruthDig Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s decision to vote “yes” in Sunday’s House action on the health care bill, although he had sworn to oppose the legislation unless there was a public option, is a perfect example of why I would never be a politician. I respect Kucinich. As politicians go, he is about [...]

Obama and the Global Free Market Wars

by Scott Creighton It’s being reported, though the whip count has yet to confirm it, that we are about to witness history; The President of CHANGE is about to railroad us into mandatory participation in the corrupt heath insurance industry for the first time ever. Pelosi is beside herself, just like she was when she rushed [...]