Failure to Stimulate

Failure to Stimulate


Nearly two years after the launch of the much touted US Stimulus Package, unemployment hovers around ten percent, while nearly twenty percent of Americans remain underemployed. This, leaving many wondering if this era of so called American recovery is being arguably mistaken for an era of Americans struggling to survive.

Stimulus failed, austerity next for US?

Stimulus failed, austerity next for US?


As many Americans continue to struggle with the economy worsening, is the United States' economy headed towards austerity measures? President Obama told Americans that we need to make broad sacrifice in order to correct the long term fiscal course. Joe Weisenthal says the most likely scenario is some kind of long term sacrifice, such as reducing the cost of Social Security or Medicare.

Alex Jones: WikiLeaks credibility skyrocketing

Alex Jones: WikiLeaks credibility skyrocketing


As people continue to decipher the thousands of US sensitive documents that were released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, what will the end result be? Many people believe it shows the government is doing a good job of protecting its citizens and doing the right thing. However, others are saying the documents are incredibly damaging to the US. Radio Host Alex Jones says it will take time to go over all of the documents but most of the information is not a big surprise

Austerity coming to America

Austerity coming to America


The 2009 stimulus plan was supposed to get the US economy back on track, however almost one year after Congress passed the Recovery Act the US is still struggling to get its finances back on track. While Wall Street is back to normal, everyday Americans are seeing high numbers of unemployment and home foreclosures. As the stimulus fails, could the US see European style austerity measures?

WikiLeaks: buzz about nothing?

WikiLeaks: buzz about nothing?


The barrage of State Department documents released by online whistleblower WikiLeaks have sparked international outrage as different nations are waiting for apologies. However, were the documents really that damaging? According to Anthony Shaffer from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies not really, he says that a lot of the documents pointed out things we already knew.

The Wiki (Israel) Leaks

The Wiki (Israel) Leaks


This past weekend, the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks released thousands more Department of Defense confidential articles that could damage US foreign relations. However, Israel benefited from the release because many of the Arab nations said they view Iran as a threat