Why Wall Street banks may turn their back on DemsCitigroup has decided to withhold donations for now to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee over concerns that Senate Democrats could give Warren and lawmakers who share her views more power, sources inside the bank told Reuters.
Cops trained to justify use of deadly force – former US MarshalWhen it comes to officer-involved shootings, the problem lies with law enforcement’s training that instructs cops to say they felt the suspects were a threat, either to the officers or to the public, a retired US Marshal told RT. READ MORE: ‘I was sickened by what I saw’ – N.
‘Endless & vicious cycle’ of misdemeanor charges targeting America’s poor – reportStrapped for cash after the 2008 financial crisis, local governments are bilking the poor through elaborate schemes of “offender-financed criminal justice services,” according to a new report by the Institute of Policy Studies.
Iceland looks at ending boom and bust with radical money planMr Sigurjonsson said the problem each time arose from ballooning credit during a strong economic cycle. Frosti Sigurjonsson’s report, entitled A Better Monetary System For Iceland He argued the central bank was unable to contain the credit boom, allowing inflation to rise and sparking exaggerated risk-taking and speculation, the threat of bank collapse and costly state interventions.
Politics, ‘hypocrisy’ cost US global economic leadership: ex-Treasury chiefThe US may no longer be in control of the global economy, warned former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, urging Washington to regain dominance by honoring commitments and stopping its own hypocrisy.
Small 9/11 Truth Victory Unknown to Most Americans: UK Man Won Case against BBC for 9/11 Cover UpHorsham, UK, 2013 – Tony Rooke, in an act of civil disobedience, refused to pay the mandatory £130 TV license fee claiming it violates Section 15 of the Terrorism Act. Rooke’s accusation was aimed at the BBC who reported the collapse of WTC 7 over 20 minutes before it actually fell, and the judge accepted Rooke’s argument.
Robert Reich: In Our Horrifying Future, Very Few People Will Have Work or Make MoneyIt’s now possible to sell a new product to hundreds of millions of people without needing many, if any, workers to produce or distribute it. At its prime in 1988, Kodak, the iconic American photography company, had 145,000 employees. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy.
UN torture investigator calls for access to US prisons, Gitmo detaineesThe United Nations special rapporteur on torture lambasted the United States for continually obstructing his requests to visit prisons where 80,000 people sit in solitary confinement and to freely speak with inmates at Guantanamo Bay. Juan E.
‘A mass sterilization exercise’: Kenyan doctors find anti-fertility agent in UN tetanus vaccine‘This WHO campaign is not about eradicating neonatal tetanus but a well-coordinated forceful population control mass sterilization exercise using a proven fertility regulating vaccine.’
Gitmo2Chicago: Activists demand probe of ‘secret interrogation facility’ (PHOTOS)Activists in Chicago are demanding a thorough investigation into Homan Square, a local detention facility which is being compared to a CIA black site. Several dozen protested on Saturday after police denied the accusations.
Discontent with Washington, US states look to nullify federal lawsReuters/Mark Leffingwell State legislatures in the US are considering more than 200 bills – from gun rights to marijuana accessibility – that would nullify or work around various federal laws and regulations crafted in Washington, according to a states’ rights advocacy group.
Why America Keeps Losing Its WarsWalter Stewart (Major General, US Army, retired) My essay explains why America is losing its wars and offers a simple solution – one requiring nothing more than moral courage on the part of our most senior military officers. 1. America is losing its wars because they are unconstitutional to begin with.
‘CIA killed prisoners, made it look like suicide’ – Guantanamo guardReuters / Stringer / Files A former Guantanamo Bay prison guard and Marine explained in details what makes him believe three problematic detainees were killed at CIA black site in Guantanomo and their death was covered up as a triple suicide.
Secret papers show extent of senior royals’ veto over billsThe extent of the Queen and Prince Charles’s secretive power of veto over new laws has been exposed after Downing Street lost its battle to keep information about its application secret. Whitehall papers prepared by Cabinet Office lawyers show that overall at least 39 bills have been subject to the most senior royals’ little-known power to consent to or block new laws.
The Saudi Role in Sept. 11 and the Hidden 9/11 Report PagesSince the early days after the Sept. 11 attacks, when news emerged that most of the airline hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, dark allegations have lingered about official Saudi ties to the terrorists. Fueling the suspicions: 28 still-classified pages in a congressional inquiry on 9/11 that raise questions about Saudi financial support to the hijackers in the United States prior to the attacks.
Slavoj Žižek: Democracy and Capitalism Are Destined to Split Up | Big ThinkSlavoj Zizek: Well people often ask me how can you be so stupid and still proclaim yourself a communist. What do you mean by this? Well, I have always to emphasize that first I am well aware that let’s call it like this – the twentieth century’s over.
Leaked NSA Documents Reveal How To Hide From The NSAIf you want a truly anonymous life, then maybe it’s time you learned about Tor, CSpace and ZRTP. These three technologies could help people hide their activities from the National Security Agency, according to NSA documents newly obtained from the archive of former contractor Edward Snowden by the German magazine Der Spiegel.
‘CIA fingerprints’ all over Kiev massacre – Oliver StoneThe armed coup in Kiev is painfully similar to CIA operations to oust unwanted foreign leaders in Iran, Chile and Venezuela, said US filmmaker Oliver Stone after interviewing Ukraine’s ousted president for a documentary. Stone spent four hours in Moscow talking to Viktor Yanukovich, who was deposed from power during the February 2014 coup, the filmmaker wrote on his Facebook page.
80% whistleblower retaliation claims ignored in biased, ‘Trojan horse’ systemThe number of whistleblowers being retaliated against is increasing every year as former federal workers warn it’s almost impossible to raise grievances through official avenues within the government, a new report reveals.