Congress leaves unemployed Americans in the cold
Hundreds of thousands of Americans will see their federal unemployment benefits expire this week, and millions more by the end of the year, just in time for the holiday season. Economist Max Fraad Wolff says there is a lot of room to cut the deficit instead of these benefits, starting with military which spends more than half the world's defense budget
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
US spies on UN
US spies on UN
The US assumes presidency of the Security Council this month, under an arguable dark cloud of distrust. According to documents released by the whistle-blower website Wikileaks, American diplomats have been running a sweeping spy campaign against UN officials since 2009. As the end of 2010 draws near, the US' position on the world stage has come into question
The US assumes presidency of the Security Council this month, under an arguable dark cloud of distrust. According to documents released by the whistle-blower website Wikileaks, American diplomats have been running a sweeping spy campaign against UN officials since 2009. As the end of 2010 draws near, the US' position on the world stage has come into question
US Congress refuses to extend unemployment benefits
US Congress refuses to extend unemployment benefits
Extended unemployment benefits for nearly 2 million Americans begin to run out Wednesday, cutting off a steady stream of income and guaranteeing a dismal holiday season for people already struggling with bills they cannot pay. Daniel Vision from the National Inflation Association says the United States economy will never recover as long as the government continues to distort the economy with economic programs like cash for clunkers.
Extended unemployment benefits for nearly 2 million Americans begin to run out Wednesday, cutting off a steady stream of income and guaranteeing a dismal holiday season for people already struggling with bills they cannot pay. Daniel Vision from the National Inflation Association says the United States economy will never recover as long as the government continues to distort the economy with economic programs like cash for clunkers.
CIA Manchurian candidates
CIA Manchurian candidates
A group of military veterans in California are suing the CIA over allegedly implanting remote control devices in their brains. They allege the spy agency was on a quest to turn humans into robot-like assassins via electrodes planted in their brains
A group of military veterans in California are suing the CIA over allegedly implanting remote control devices in their brains. They allege the spy agency was on a quest to turn humans into robot-like assassins via electrodes planted in their brains
US faking war on terror
US faking war on terror
The FBI successfully thwarted a terrorist bombing in Portland, OR, after following the suspect for over a year. However, as more of these plots are diffused many people are saying this is entrapment and the government is lying to the American people. In the case of the Muslim teen in Oregon, was this homegrown terror a part of the war on terror?
The FBI successfully thwarted a terrorist bombing in Portland, OR, after following the suspect for over a year. However, as more of these plots are diffused many people are saying this is entrapment and the government is lying to the American people. In the case of the Muslim teen in Oregon, was this homegrown terror a part of the war on terror?
A Fracking joke
A Fracking joke
Members of Large Corporations involved in Natural Gas drilling say they should not have to disclose the chemicals used in fracking fluid because the public will not understand. RT's Kristine Frazao reports about the perils everyday Americans face as a result of Fracking.
Members of Large Corporations involved in Natural Gas drilling say they should not have to disclose the chemicals used in fracking fluid because the public will not understand. RT's Kristine Frazao reports about the perils everyday Americans face as a result of Fracking.
FDA in bed with corporate America
FDA in bed with corporate America
The Senate passed "farmaggedon", a bill today that is designed to empower the FDA in order to overhaul the country's food safety regulations. Many believe this will give the FDA and Monsanto, the largest producer of genetically altered seeds, a monopoly on the food industry. Shelly Roche from bytestyle.tv says the current food safety czar Michael Taylor who is a former Monsanto employee, amplifying the connection between corporations and the government.
The Senate passed "farmaggedon", a bill today that is designed to empower the FDA in order to overhaul the country's food safety regulations. Many believe this will give the FDA and Monsanto, the largest producer of genetically altered seeds, a monopoly on the food industry. Shelly Roche from bytestyle.tv says the current food safety czar Michael Taylor who is a former Monsanto employee, amplifying the connection between corporations and the government.
FBI fabricates terror plot?
FBI fabricates terror plot?
The FBI has arrested a nineteen year old man who they claim wanted to denote a Christmas tree bomb in Portland. But did officials trick and entrap the guy just to win national security points? RT's Anastasia Churkina reports.
The FBI has arrested a nineteen year old man who they claim wanted to denote a Christmas tree bomb in Portland. But did officials trick and entrap the guy just to win national security points? RT's Anastasia Churkina reports.
FBI creating police state
FBI creating police state
Entrapment has become a favorite tool for the FBI; just recently the FBI successfully thwarted a terrorist bombing in Portland, OR, after following the suspect for over a year. However, as these entrapments continue to take place it seems that the US government is simply making up these threats. Former Reagan Administration aide Paul Craig Roberts points out this is all a part of the US government attempting to create a police state to control its citizens.
Entrapment has become a favorite tool for the FBI; just recently the FBI successfully thwarted a terrorist bombing in Portland, OR, after following the suspect for over a year. However, as these entrapments continue to take place it seems that the US government is simply making up these threats. Former Reagan Administration aide Paul Craig Roberts points out this is all a part of the US government attempting to create a police state to control its citizens.
FDA controls your food
FDA controls your food
The Senate had an unusual moment of aisle-crossing today when it passed a hotly debated measure designed to beef up the FDA's power to issue recalls and monitor safety conditions for food producers. George Hemminger from Survive and Thrive TV believes the bill passed because of big corporation funding and Congress who is only looking out for themselves.
The Senate had an unusual moment of aisle-crossing today when it passed a hotly debated measure designed to beef up the FDA's power to issue recalls and monitor safety conditions for food producers. George Hemminger from Survive and Thrive TV believes the bill passed because of big corporation funding and Congress who is only looking out for themselves.
Russia warns of new arms race
Russia warns of new arms race
In his third state of the nation address, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned of a new nuclear arms race. This coming as US President Barack Obama continues to convince Republican lawmakers to ratify the START treaty, a treaty that would reduce each country's nuclear stockpile by 30%. If the START treaty is not ratified, could the stalemate spark a new nuclear arms race?
In his third state of the nation address, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned of a new nuclear arms race. This coming as US President Barack Obama continues to convince Republican lawmakers to ratify the START treaty, a treaty that would reduce each country's nuclear stockpile by 30%. If the START treaty is not ratified, could the stalemate spark a new nuclear arms race?
Gerald Celente: Wikileaks exposes doublespeak
Gerald Celente: Wikileaks exposes doublespeak
Thousands of US sensitive documents has been released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks this weekend. Gerald Celente of the Trend Research Institute says those documents is another example of the US incompetence.
Thousands of US sensitive documents has been released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks this weekend. Gerald Celente of the Trend Research Institute says those documents is another example of the US incompetence.