Obama the Stalker

No presidential candidate has ever used massive amounts of money to so effectively stalk voters. You cannot escape the Obama sales pitch wherever you are, whatever you watch, whatever you read. His campaign will go down in American history as the most successful advertising and marketing effort to sell a product. While people on the left love to talk and bitch about Republicans stealing elections, what should worry people is how a candidate can buy the presidency, because they have conned millions of people to donate money... Read article

America’s Financial Solution is Confidence?

As an economic advisor to Obama and former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, Paul Volcker said part of the financial market problem is a result of the lack of “trust and confidence” in government (www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN2838614520081028). In the short time ’til the election, he wants Obama and McCain to make this issue “front and center” in their campaigns. Did he mean that if people trusted the government — to fix all things — the market economy and Wall Street would remain... Read article

Towards a New and Improved Cold War

An article by Robert Kagan in the esteemed journal Foreign Affairs offers an insightful look into the mind of the prominent neoconservative by laying out the framework from within which he and others of like mind operate. In the article, entitled “The September 12 Paradigm: America, the World, and George W. Bush”, Kagan proposes that “The next administration must learn from Bush’s mistakes, but should not shy away from using U.S. power to promote American values.” This is the assumption that... Read article

From Afghanistan to Ethiopia, Xerxes overextended his empire

My report from Iran # 4 A few days ago, I arrived in the Iranian city of Shiraz — famous for its roses, nightingales, poets and wine. “People here love to have fun,” one Shirazi told me. “We especially love to picnic.” And it’s true. Everywhere there is grass, you can see people sitting on blankets and eating — even on traffic medians. Hey, my son Joe is in a rock band called “123 Picnic”. He should bring his band here. It would be a big hit. “It’s... Read article

Whoever Wins U.S. Election, Policy in ‘War on Terror’ Unlikely to Change

Both the Democratic and Republican U.S. presidential candidates have stated their intention to increase the military presence in Afghanistan should they win the election to become the country’s next Executive. As a recent article in the Washington Post observed, “The well-advertised differences between John McCain and Barack Obama on the war in Iraq may obscure a consequential similarity between their hawkish views on the use of American military force in other places.” “Both agree,” the Post said, “on a course... Read article

Our Troubled Country

Accelerating People Exhaustion… Do you like what you see happening to the United States? Do you love that toxic blanket of air pollution covering our cities? Do you love our gridlocked cities? How about the cost of gas? Price of food rising? Are you thrilled with our medical costs? Bursting prisons? Financial meltdown? Do you feel the loss of a sense of America with competing languages and incompatible cultures injected into our society—at Warp Speed? Anyone drive through Los Angeles lately? How about Chicago?... Read article

Chickenhawks and the Horrors of War

Interview with Anthony Teolis, Veterans For Peace Mike Whitney–I have a nephew who is finishing up at Quantico after graduating from the Naval Academy last June. He’s bright and talented and wants to serve in the Marines. Naturally, his parents and relatives are worried that he will be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. What advice would you give someone like this who is extremely patriotic and may be asked to sacrifice his life in one of these wars? Would you give the same advice to your own son? Anthony Teolis,... Read article

Remember the Conservative Revolution?

I Wonder Where it Went… Does anyone know what happened to the conservative revolution? You remember, don’t you? That was the political movement that was going to take control of government and enjoy a thousand year reign. It was even going to inspire a global subversion of liberal thought. It seems to have left the scene without even giving so much as a whimper. As it stands, there are no conservatives to be found in America’s political system. One might point to Congressman Ron Paul, but he is not so much... Read article

Next Added 100 Million Americans: Species Extinction

Chapter Nine… “Modern industrial society is a fanatical religion. We are demolishing, poisoning and destroying all life-systems on the planet.” Brazilian Minister of Environment To support each American citizen, 12.6 acres of land must be developed–known as the “Ecological Footprint” i.e., taken out of its natural setting. It must be paved over, planted in crops, built into suburbs, schools, colleges, fire houses, malls, roads and everything that sustains our society. That means the next added 100... Read article

Kim Jong II’s Disappearing Act

North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong II is rumored to be ailing or even dead. Given his furtive ways and the nature of his regime, denials from Pyongyang are meaningless unless he makes a public appearance in real time. Old photos presented as new only feed the rumor mill, initiated by his non-appearance at last month’s 60th anniversary celebration. The only reason the issue of Kim’s health and eventual succession matters is the existence of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and the anachronistic presence of U.S.... Read article

Is Palin the new Bush?

Some are speculating that Sarah Palin will run for President in 2012, whether or not the McCain-Palin ticket wins this year’s election. Others are calling it unlikely. Since Palin is clearly unqualified to even be vice president, they say, she’s clearly unqualified to be president, even with another four years under her stylish belt. But stranger things have happened — like the election of the similarly unqualified George W. Bush in 2000. And that’s not where the similarities end. Like Bush, Palin... Read article

Down For The Count

“The whole system is contracting…” “The great inter-war slumps were not acts of God or of blind forces. They were the sure and certain result of the concentration of too much economic power in the hands of too few men (who) felt no responsibility to the nation.” From the 1945 UK Labour manifesto Let Us Face The Future There are signs that the credit crunch is easing. Interbank lending in dollars has fallen for a ninth straight day. The various indicators of stress in the market–Libor,... Read article

The Exit from Fascism Is Open

When you lose your illusions you see yourself and your own actions clearly. We need to see our present circumstances as they are and not as we want them to be. We have an opportunity to take back our country but that window of opportunity will close rapidly. We need to return to the form of government experienced by our Founders. We need to stop talking about freedom and set tasks that return control of government to the people at the most local level and change our economy from one that has us hemorrhaging jobs and money... Read article

Meet the World’s New Reserve Currency

The Chinese Yuan… Things are getting worse. On Friday morning, futures trading was halted for the first time ever after futures plunged more than 5 percent. The sell-off came after another 500-plus down day on the Dow followed by steep declines in equities markets across Europe and Asia. Japan’s benchmark index, the Nikkei, slipped more than 9.5 percent after Toyota and Samsung reported disappointing earnings. The news was equally bad in Europe where shares were battered across the continent on fears of a global... Read article

What World Religions and Leaders Won’t Talk About

Ever wonder why millions upon millions of people flee to the United States for a better life? Every year? Have you thought about why the line of human misery worldwide grows by 77 million annually? What might cause a person to uproot from his or her home country for a perilous journey toward the United States? Or Europe? Or Australia? Or Canada? Short answer: poverty, hopelessness, sheer human wretchedness! Have you heard of the “Human Misery Index”? It details countries where human misery supersedes human well... Read article

The Terrorist Attack of 2010

The date is November 9, 2010, and you turn on the radio to listen to the news over morning coffee. Economic times have been tough, and you’re not expecting much to uplift the soul. Yet, what you hear still makes your blood run cold. Nuclear devices have been detonated almost simultaneously in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Tens of thousands are dead or dying, and millions more are being evacuated, owing to radioactive contamination that will now make huge swaths of the cities uninhabitable. President Obama... Read article

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