A Sad Day For The World
Under Barack Obama, the US taken a definitive step into the ugly world of fascism now that the National Defense Authorization Act is now law.
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Toronto’s ‘Emergency’ Warning
Toronto: it’s time to stand up to Ford’s lies.
Dec 9 2011 Excited Delirium Updates
An array of stories related to ‘excited delirium’.
VOINA member arrested, whereabouts unknown – Russian art collective faces ongoing harrassment
Leonid Nikolaev's arrest, December 4, 2011 Yesterday, founding member of the Russian art collective VOINA, Leonid Nikolaev, was abducted by Russian police and his whereabouts are unknown. Nikolaev was attending…
U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, Exemplar of Political Corruption
Dan Boren.jpeg Today, The New York Times ran an investigative piece uncovering a thick, multi-layered corruption scene, honing in on one man: U.S. Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK). Boren, many will…
Where Did the Fed Get $7.7 Trillion?
The Fed in the US as explained by Dennis Kucinich.
Economics, Media and Mass Manipulation
Change is inevitable when the cards are stacked against so many people.
Open The Books for Everyone
Here’s a great piece from David Climenhaga contributing to rabble about fiscal openness. While it’s extremely unlikely that the Harperites will follow his advice, I fully agree that now is…
Kelly Block to Finally Reveal What Was Really Going on in Her Office
If only that were true. In December of 2010, a staffer in Kelly Block’s office, leaked details of a confidential pre-budget House Finance Committee report, to several key lobbyists. When…
WWIII: War on Syria Begins With No-Fly Zone
The announcement of a no-fly zone over Syria pushes the world closer to the brink of WWIII.
Banksters fight back?
Are the vast, scum-ridden septic tanks of sleaze, avarice and mendacity that make up the US banking system a little rattled by Occupy Wall Street? Chris Hayes seems to have…
REPLAY: About BC politics (Oct 24, 2010)
Vancouver Sun writers and many mainstream colleagues refuse to pose difficult questions to their BC Liberal friends, instead preferring the approach of Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes, "I hear nothing,…
Parliament In Review: October 21, 2011
Friday, October 21 saw another day of debate focused largely on the Cons' anti-consumer copyright legislation.The Big IssueOnce again, copyright was the largest issue, with Tyrone Benskin summing up what's…
Gangster Capitalism: Same as it ever was?
If you are going to read one thing and just one thing on the financial crisis and how it is working itself out you need to read this blog post…
I Want Our $100 Billion BACK!
The Conservatives have been busted for rigging the 2006 election yet we have no way of addressing the problem.
Why Greece?
The Greek economic situation has bankers terrified. This article explains why.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your afternoon reading.- Lawrence Martin argues that with an NDP Official Opposition at the same time as the effects of inequality and greed continue to send shockwaves…
The Occupy Movement: A Puny Little “Ant” That’s Messing With The Corporations’ Way Of Life
“You let one ant stand up to us, then they ALL might stand up to us. Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one. And if they ever…
What Side For Ben & Jerry’s With #occupywallstreet?
Can Ben & Jerry's support the #occupywallstreet movement and still be owned by a massive corporate entity? Short answer: no.