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America's Surveillance Net

There is a revolution afoot—one that is being carried out by the government against the fundamental law of the land.
http://www.thenation.com/article/174889/americas-surveillance-net#

Hands off Edward Snowden!
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/09/pers-j09.html

How We Ignore Poverty and Blame Poor Peoplehttp://everydayfeminism.com/2013/07/how-we-ignore-poverty-and-blame-poor-people/?upw

DRONES: WHY YOU SHOULD FEAR THEM
http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/government/drone-strikes-america-obama-terrorism-innocent-wedding-civilians/photos.html


Shocker: Only 1% of So Called Terrorists Nabbed by the FBI Were Real

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/fbis-terror-scam

A new blow to Native sovereignty

http://socialistworker.org/2013/07/09/new-blow-to-native-sovereignty

Call to Action: We Indict the US Government for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35485.htm

The infrastructure of a police state emerges in Europe
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/10/pers-j10.html

How cryptography is a key weapon in the fight against empire stateshttp://www.opednews.com/articles/How-cryptography-is-a-key-by-Julian-Assange-130709-681.html

Whistleblowers are heroes: The story everyone should hear
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/good-guys-1/whistleblowers-are-heroes.html

Rights group challenges NSA surveillance in Supreme Court
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/07/rights-group-challenges-nsa-surveillance-in-supreme-court.php

11 Shocking Things Snowden Has Taught Us (So Far)http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/11-disturbing-things-snowden-has-taught-us-so-far

DOJ Says Public Has No Right To Know About The Secret Laws The Feds Use To Spy On Us
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130708/01055723732/doj-says-public-has-no-right-to-know-about-secret-laws-feds-use-to-spy-us.shtml

Weaponized Drones Coming to America?
http://www.alternet.org/weaponized-drones-coming-america

In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/us/in-secret-court-vastly-broadens-powers-of-nsa.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

4 Shocking Facts About Corporate Tax Dodging
http://www.alternet.org/4-shocking-facts-about-corporate-tax-dodging

10 Most Shocking Things the FBI Has Done Since 9/11
http://www.alternet.org/10-most-shocking-things-fbi-has-done-911

DATA, SECRETS, AND THE SURVEILLANCE STATE
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/nsa-snowden-poitras-appelbaum-moma-ps1-panel.html

Bounty Hunters Search for Tony Blair After Latest Sightings of UK's Most Wanted War Criminal
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35494.htm

Federal judge allows NSA surveillance suit to continue
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/07/federal-judge-allows-nsa-surveillance-suit-to-continue.php

Do We Need Religion?: Part II

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Do-We-Need-Religion--Part-by-Robert-De-Filippis-130708-66.html

U.S. Allies Violate Int. Law Pursuing Snowden
Forced landing of Bolivia president's plane and other tactics show that Snowden needs to speak directly to the public to get political asylum

NSA Recruiters Get Smacked Down By University Of Wisconsin Students

Edward Snowden: 'The US government will say I aided our enemies' – video interview

@dustcirclenews - 10 Free DOCUMENTARIES: The Pentagon's Book of Secrets, Are the Net Police Coming? Hijacking Catastrophe, Drugs Inc. Vegas, Osama Bin Laden's Killer, Home From Iraq, Thank You Scam, Inside Death Row, Death Row Interviews, Alone in the Wilderness.

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America’s Book Of Secrets: The Pentagon

It is the epicenter of America’s military operations, a five-sided fortress with a single purpose, to defend the United States and its citizens. But behind the concrete walls and re-enforced windows are secrets. Enter the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense and explore the complex operations and top-secret business conducted at the largest low-rise office building in the world. How did the Pentagon get its unusual shape? How many people work at the Pentagon? What covert intelligence gathering organizations operate within the military compound, and how are their secrets protected? What top-secret information was compromised from the attack on September 11th? How quickly did the building and its tenants get back to business as usual? For seven decades, the Pentagon has been an icon of American strength and military excellence. But more impressive than the building itself are the secrets held there…until now

Are The Net Police Coming For You?

A proposed new law is threatening to disconnect the millions of internet users who unlawfully download free music, films and TV. Jo Whiley looks at how broadband use at home may never be the same, and could even be cut off.

Hijacking Catastrophe

This documentary examines how a radical fringe of the Republican Party used the trauma of the 9/11 terror attacks to advance a pre-existing agenda to radically transform American foreign policy while rolling back civil liberties and social programs at home.

Drugs, Inc: High Stakes Vegas

This documentary takes us inside the world of the drug dealers, gangs, and the Mexican cartel traffickers who are making their millions from the tourists who flock here looking for a good time. From the VIP party host to the notorious Playboy Bloods street gang who control the crack industry in West Las Vegas, to the Mexican cartel trafficker who uses three different identities to stay under the radar of the police.

The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden

Meet the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden as he opens up in this animated film about the 2011 raid and those three shots that changed history and his life. The film tells the story of the personal aftermath and startling failure of the United States government to help its most experienced and skilled soldiers carry on with their lives.

Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq

Three-time Emmy winner James Gandolfini returns to HBO with the documentary special Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq. The documentary about wounded soldiers surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their “alive day,” the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq.

Wham Bam Thank You Scam

This is the story of someone who got scammed by a fabricated stock broking firm (actually a sophisticated gang of fraudsters in South East Asia). While the back story is fairly typical – a western man answers the phone to a seemingly legitimate American sounding financial adviser who is touting financial investments, and an impressive sounding firm, with returns which are attractive but no so attractive as to warrant suspicion. The man entrusts the firm with thousands of his life savings, and sure enough eventually the line goes cold, and when he goes to withdraw his money, it’s not there. So what do you do then? For most people the answer is a visit to the police where they inform you of the futility of getting your money back; and thus all hope of getting their money back or any form of justice is all but impossible. But not for this man! This man, Keith Jones, is not one to sit by while the world screws him over – he sets out to Thailand to track down the fraudsters and expose police incompetence, international loopholes, and the apathy of a major corporate bank. Informative as it is intriguing.

Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald

Trevor McDonald goes inside one of America’s most notorious maximum security prisons, Indiana State, where he comes face-to-face with 12 condemned men awaiting execution.

Death Row Interviews

Every Saturday night in China, millions gather around their televisions to watch Interviews Before Execution, an extraordinary talk show which interviews prisoners on death row. In the weeks, days or even minutes before they are executed, presenter Ding Yu goes into prisons and talks to those condemned to die. Combining clips from the TV show, never before seen footage of China’s death row and interviews with a local judge who openly questions the future of the death penalty in China, This World reveals a part of China that is generally hidden from from view.

Alone in the Wilderness

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin. Dick Proenneke returned the next summer to finish the cabin where he lived for over 30 years. Dick filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the film into a video so we can all watch this amazing man build his cabin by hand.

@dustcirclenews - 16 FREE DOCUMENTARIES: The CIA and the Nazis, Within Gaza, Global Non-Compliance, Wearable Technology, Addicted to Pleasure, Panopticon, Hajj to Mecca, America's War Games, Art of Deception, CIA Secret Experiments, 9/11 - 10 Years Later, Hy.Poth.E.Sis, Syria - The Reckoning, CIA Hidden Operations, Pies Who Fooled the World, Punch Drunk

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Operation Paperclip: The CIA and the Nazis
Operation Paperclip was the code name under which the U.S. intelligence and military services extricated scientists from Germany, during and after the final stages of World War II. The project was originally called Operation Overcast, and is sometimes also known as Project Paperclip.

Within Gaza: Life in Palestine

Press TV’s documentary program series “Within Gaza” looks into the horrific humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip after recurrent Israeli offensives.


Fight The New World Order w/Global Non-Compliance
“Understand your enemy, and understand the weapons they use. Then use those same weapons against them. The money system is the head of the snake. Cut the head off the snake and the rest of it will whither and die. There need be no violence, no guns, no banners, no slogans, no Groupthink, just a united act of global non-compliance.


THE FUTURE OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGYAs computing moves from our desktops to our phones, we look into the future to see how technology will become increasingly ingrained in our movements and our active lives. From the Nike Fuelband to Google Glass, consumers are already seeing hints of the future of wearable devices. They have the possibility to make us more knowledgeable about ourselves and our surroundings, and connect us with each other in an uninterrupted, more intimate way. From DIY wearables to high-tech sensors and smart fabrics, the years ahead will show how integrated technology can impact our lives for the better.


ADDICTED TO PLEASURE
Actor Brian Cox reveals the rich and controversial past of sugar, alcohol, tobacco and opium to uncover how the commercial exploitation of these products hooked the world.

PANOPTICON
Control on our daily lives increases and privacy is disappearing. How is this exactly happening and in which way will it effect all our lives? A film about the rise of the surveillance state into your life.

Hajj to Mecca: The World’s Biggest Annual Religious Gathering RevealedMecca, the birthplace of Islam, is the venue for one of the world’s biggest religious gathering. The Hajj is the ultimate act of devotion for the 1.2 billion people who practice Islam. It is an annual pilgrimage that is one of the 5 religious duties that every Muslim should perform. The event signifies solidarity and one’s submission to Allah as depicted by prophets Ibrahim and Muhammad.


AMERICA’S WAR GAMESThe United States’ military expenditures today account for about 40 percent of the world total. In 2012, the US spent some $682bn on its military – an amount more than what was spent by the next 13 countries combined.


The Art of Deception
In an academic environment, a paper must have detailed references according to a set of university standards, but in a film, anything goes. The Art of Deception is an explanation of how a documentary is constructed to communicate truth, brainwash the audience and push an agenda.



















CIA SECRET EXPERIMENTS
It’s the height of the Cold War and the United States government is desperate to combat the spread of Communism. The CIA launches a highly classified, top secret research program into the covert use of biological and chemical agents. In simulated attacks on enemy populations, entire cities in America are contaminated with bacteria, exposing millions of Americans to germ warfare. But the real focus of the research is on mastering the art of mind control. Psychiatrists at top academic institutions work under secret contract with the agency. Psychiatric patients, prisoners, even unwitting members of the public are exposed to a startling array of experiments designed to facilitate interrogations, induce amnesia and program in new behavior. Every psychological technique is explored, including hypnosis, electroshock therapy and lethal cocktails of drugs. What was the extent of these brainwashing experiments? How did the CIA become involved in such far-reaching and disturbing research? Join us as National Geographic presents: CIA Secret Experiments.

9/11: 10 YEARS LATER
Eight months before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Lyndon LaRouche forecast that the United States was at high risk for a Reichstag Fire event, an event that would allow those in power to manage through dictatorial means an economic and social crisis that they were otherwise incompetent to handle. We are presently living in the unbroken wake of that history.

HY.POTH.E.SIS
Hy.poth.e.sis is a documentary film that follows physics professor Steven E. Jones during a pivotal point in his life. In 2005, Steven went public with a controversial theory regarding the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11. His assertion that the collapse was likely the result of pre-positioned explosives rather than the hijacked planes resulted in a backlash from the community and even threatened his standing as a professor at BYU.

Syria: The Reckoning
This documentary tells the story of the past and brings it right up to the present to provide deeper historical context to the events of today as war continues to rage in Syria with the unleashing of many of the forces which had been previously repressed.



















CIA HIDDEN OPERATIONS
A National Geographic documentary on the CIA, the right hand tool, of the Military-Industrial Complex.

THE SPIES WHO FOOLED THE WORLD
On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Panorama reveals how key aspects of the secret intelligence used by Downing Street and the White House to justify the invasion were based on fabrication, wishful thinking and lies. Peter Taylor tracks down some of those responsible and reports on the remarkable story of how, in the months before the war, two highly-placed sources – close to Saddam Hussein – talked secretly to the CIA and MI6. Their intelligence said Iraq did not have an active WMD programme – but it was simply dismissed.

Punch Drunk

In all, it is estimated that alcohol-related violence costs the community $187 million each year. Four Corners also reveals there’s a growing body of evidence that shows a link between binge drinking and brain damage.

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WAR ON HEALTH
Betraying its founding mandate to assure drug, food and chemical safety in the interests of public health, the FDA today is a repressive bureaucracy serving pharmaceutical and agricultural greed and profits.

THE HUMAN MICROCHIPPING AGENDA
The chipping process is called predictive programming and its purpose is literally to program the mind of the victim so as to accept without question whatever is required by the programmer – in this case, the idea of being micro-chipped at some point in the future. The victim is generally unaware of being programmed, believing that it’s all just harmless entertainment. For this reason it can be a powerful and effective weapon against us.

THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED
This Film Is Not Yet Rated reveals how the ratings system restricts the exhibition independent and foreign films, gay themed films, and rates sexuality much more harshly than violence. Maintaining power through secrecy, the MPAA refuses to let the public know even the names of the people who rate the films.

PATENT FOR A PIG: THE BIG BUSINESS OF GENETICS
Monsanto, has applied for a patent for pig breeding in 160 countries. The patent is for specific parts of the genetic material of pigs which Monsanto’s genetic researchers have decoded. If this patent is granted, pig breeding would be possible with the approval of the company.

IN SADDAM’S SHADOW: 10 YEARS AFTER
Ten years after the US invasion of Iraq, this documentary series by Vice takes us to Baghdad to see how the city is doing. The film is guided by Waleed Nesyif, after eight years away he is returning home for the first time.

FORT KNOX: SECRETS REVEALED
The U.S. Bullion Depository, better known as Fort Knox, is home of the United States Army and one of the world’s most top secret fortresses. Hidden deep inside the vault is an estimated $73 billion dollars in gold. Almost all information about it is classified. Through interviews with eyewitnesses, rare photos and rarely seen films, we will construct a picture of what the building might look like. Hear testimony of those journalists and congressmen who were among the select few invited inside in 1974. Discover the history and secrets behind the Army’s tank warfare and the classified military technologies it will use to fight the wars of the future.

MOTIVATIONS
“Motivations” is a look inside the everyday struggles of my mother as she battles progressive Multiple Sclerosis, the toll it takes on loved ones, and how a family continues moving forward.

FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
For the Bible Tells Me So is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Daniel G. Karslake about homosexuality and its perceived conflict with religion, as well as various interpretations of what the Bible says about same-sex sexuality.

Inside the Twin Towers: Accounts from 9/11 Survivors
September 11 is supposed to be an ordinary busy Tuesday for people at the North and South buildings of the World Trade Center. At the completion of its construction, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan were the tallest buildings in the world. Before its destruction, the building was the workplace of the best investment firms, financial services and institutions. It’s clearly two of the best places to work as they rise above other buildings and have terrific views of the east coast.

The Alpha Diaries

An unprecedented, groundbreaking and voyeuristic look into military reserve life in Israel, this film was shot over a 5 year period in director and reserve soldier Yaniv Berman’s life. A soldier in the Israeli army reserves, Alpha Company, Berman had unparalleled access and filmed the soldiers as they went about their military service day and night. Crossing over to the Palestinian border the camera captured remarkably every movement of the soldiers from the frenetic night-time house arrests to the quiet moments of self reflection and despair.

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Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason is a brand new documentary about Science & Spirituality, but unlike any other film in this genre. Rather than attempt to fit the infinite, into a limited and finite system like modern science, science itself is put under the microscope. Out intellects are bound by our perceptions and what we perceive is limited by our five senses. From what we’ve learned though modern physics, what get through our five senses is more unreal than it is real. Science is all a search for the truth, but in order to reach the Ultimate Truth, we need to go beyond our intellects, Beyond Reason, to get there!!

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Full Signal

Full Signal talks to scientists world-wide who are researching the health effects related to cellular technology, veteran journalists who have called attention to the issue for decades, activists who are fighting to regulate the placement of antennas; and to lawyers & law makers who represent the people wanting those antennas regulated.

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@dustcirclenews - HEADLINES: Anonymous Channel, North Korea Declares War, Dollar Economy Pyramid Scheme, Food Supply, Childhood Trauma = Adult Aggression, American Cost of Israel, Congress Privately Debates CISPA, Monsanto Protection Act, Obama's BRAIN Project, Crazy Pat Robertson, Christian Right Panicking, more.

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Have Anonymous evolved into a channel for the social conscience of the world?
http://darkernet.in/have-anonymous-evolved-into-a-channel-for-the-social-conscience-of-the-world/

Israel killed 3 Palestinians and arrested 236 in March
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/israel-killed-3-palestinians-and-arrested-236-in-march/

North Korea Declares War Against United States
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/03/31/north-korea-declares-war-against-united-states/

The Dollar Economy is a Pyramid Scheme: Who Gets Screwed?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Dollar-Economy-is-a-Py-by-Noah-Jonathan-130330-552.html

Female students just as successful as males in math and science
http://machineslikeus.com/news/female-students-just-successful-males-math-and-science

Our Food Supply: What You and Your Family Need to Know
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/our-food-supply-what-you-and-your-family-need-to-know_032013

Study links childhood trauma and adult aggression
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2013/04/study-links-childhood-trauma-and-adult.html

The Big Banks Are Recklessly Gambling With Our Money, And It Will Cause The Global Financial System To Collapse
http://intellihub.com/2013/04/03/the-big-banks-are-recklessly-gambling-with-our-money-and-it-will-cause-the-global-financial-system-to-collapse/

You have no right to make others pray to your god.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/aronra/2013/04/02/you-have-no-right-to-make-others-pray-to-your-god/

New Documents Reveal: DHS spying on Peaceful Demonstrations and Activists
http://www.justiceonline.org/commentary/new-documents-reveal-dhs.html#documents

The Staggering Cost of Israel to Americans
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34485.htm

Congress Planning To Debate CISPA Behind Closed Doors; No Public Scrutiny Allowed
http://intellihub.com/2013/04/02/congress-planning-to-debate-cispa-behind-closed-doors-no-public-scrutiny-allowed/

Monsanto Protection Act: A Post-Mortem for Our Legal System
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34482.htm

9/11: Illegitimacy of US Government 
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34491.htm

'Monsanto Protection Act' Sows Seeds of GMO Anger
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/04/02-10

Climate Crisis Threatens Urban Food Security
http://www.countercurrents.org/cc020413A.htm

Neuroscience, Obama's BRAIN Project, and Military Mind Control
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/02/elite-think-tanks-neuroscience-and.html

10 Craziest Things Pat Robertson Has Said
http://www.alternet.org/belief/10-craziest-things-pat-robertson-has-said

The Christian Right Is Panicking Because They Know They Are Losing
http://www.alternet.org/christian-right-panicking-because-they-know-they-are-losing

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Frightening and Amazing Photos From Those Enduring Sandy's Wrath

Sometimes you just have to see it to believe it.

http://www.alternet.org/environment/frightening-and-amazing-photos-those-enduring-sandys-wrath

6 Top Economists Explain Which President Is More Likely to Speed the Next Financial Crisis

Five out of six say Romney is a worse bet on crisis-avoidance. But Obama has big challenges to address if re-elected.

http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/6-top-economists-explain-which-president-more-likely-speed-next-financial-crisis

Does TV Help Make Americans Passive and Accepting of Authority?

There is evidence that the mere act of watching TV -- regardless of the content -- may well have a primary pacifying effect.

http://www.alternet.org/culture/does-tv-help-make-americans-passive-and-accepting-authority

Documents Found in Meth House Show the Inner Workings of a Dark Money Group Linked to 23 Conservative Candidates

The documents offer a rare glimpse into the world of dark money, showing how Western Tradition Partnership appealed to donors, interacted with candidates and helped shape their election efforts.

http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/documents-found-meth-house-show-inner-workings-dark-money-group-linked-23-conservative

US election: what can Latin America expect?

Relations between the US and Latin American countries have always been tense, from economic rivalry to political assassinations. During his first term, Barack Obama has failed to build bridges between the Americas - what can peoples from Latin America and the Caribbean expect from the next president?

http://www.opendemocracy.net/marcos-arruda/us-election-what-can-latin-america-expect

US third party debate presents no alternative for working class

Four candidates met in Chicago last Tuesday for what was billed as the first Third Party Presidential Debate. The event was moderated by former CNN host Larry King and Christina Tobin, founder and chair of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. It was streamed live online at Ora.tv and also broadcast by CSPAN.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/oct2012/deba-o30.shtml

One week to Election Day in America: The real choice for workers

The American population is presented with a “choice” between two multi-millionaires. One, the Republican candidate Mitt Romney, personifies the financial speculators whose criminality and greed triggered the financial crisis that erupted in 2008. The other, President Obama, has devoted his entire administration to protecting and expanding the wealth of the financial elite, destroying the democratic rights of the American people, and escalating military aggression internationally.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/oct2012/elec-o30.shtml

Supreme Court Will Decide If You Actually Own What You've Bought

Copyright holders keep trying to downplay the "horror story" scenarios that many of us worried about a ruling in favor of Wiley could lead to. However, if the Supreme Court says that it's copyright infringement to sell a copyright-covered work made outside the US, but legally imported in, you can bet that all sorts of companies will seek to take advantage of this fact. 

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121029/02292920865/supreme-court-will-decide-if-you-actually-own-what-youve-bought.shtml

Washington Post: Yes, We Need To Give Up Liberty For Security

By now you've probably seen the paraphrase of a Ben Franklin quote that those who give up liberty for security, deserve neither (he said similar things a few different ways, but the standard actual quote is: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.") Whatever the actual quote is, there is quite a lot of truth to it. Giving up liberty for the sake of security rarely works out as planned. Either way, it appears that the editorial board of the Washington Post is either wholly unfamiliar with the quote, or believes it to be untrue. It has come out with an editorial arguing in favor of extending the FISA Amendments Act (and against an ACLU/EFF challenge to the law, to be heard today at the Supreme Court, even with the crazy weather) saying that it is perfectly fine to "give up liberty" for security

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121029/02482720866/washington-post-yes-we-need-to-give-up-liberty-security.shtml

FBI Releases 2011 Crime Statistics

According to the figures released today by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in 2011 declined for the fifth consecutive year. Property crimes also decreased, marking the ninth straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses declined. The 2011 statistics show that the estimated volumes of violent and property crimes declined 3.8 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively, when compared with the 2010 estimates. The violent crime rate for the year was 386.3 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants (a 4.5 percent decrease from the 2010 rate), and the property crime rate was 2,908.7 offenses per 100,000 persons (a 1.3 percent decrease from the 2010 figure).

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2011-crime-statistics

Hurricane Sandy: Opportunity for Obama to show steady leadership

President George W Bush was criticized for his ineffective handling of Hurricane Katrina, which left the Louisiana city of New Orleans so severely devastated by wind and water, that it still has not fully recovered. Hurricane Sandy is predicted to be far worse and is anticipated to hit land in the Eastern parts of the United States on Monday night.

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13287302-hurricane-sandy-opportunity-for-obama-to-show-steady-leadership

A Hostile Takeover of Our Country

merican democracy is under assault. In one super-PAC alone, Karl Rove and the Enron grifter Ed Gillespie, have assembled $200 million from big polluters and Wall Street moguls to buy the 2012 election.http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/14252-a-hostile-takeover-of-our-country

How Big Can One Election Get?

besity is an American plague - and no, I'm not talking about overweight Americans. I'm talking about our overweight, supersized presidential campaign. I'm talking about Big Election, the thing that's moved into our homes and, especially if you live in a "swing state", is now hogging your television almost 24/7.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/14251-how-big-can-one-election-get

How Christian Fundamentalism Feeds the Toxic Partisanship of US Politics

ix It Up at Lunch Day is one of those programs that just seems like a nice thing to do.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/14250-how-christian-fundamentalism-feeds-the-toxic-partisanship-of-us-politics

Just Label It: Let the People Decide

've farmed all my life and I have to tell you, all food is not the same. No food or farming system is perfect, but as farmers, as citizens, we should not be forced to accept a globalized, industrialized, genetically modified system of agricultural production.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/271-38/14249-just-label-it-let-the-people-decide

Medicaid on the Ballot

There's a lot we don't know about what Mitt Romney would do if he won. He refuses to say which tax loopholes he would close to make up for $5 trillion in tax cuts; his economic "plan" is an empty shell.

http://readersupportednews.org/off-site-opinion-section/54-54/14246-focus-medicaid-on-the-ballot

Romney Avoids Taxes via Loophole Cutting Mormon Donations

The charitable remainder unitrust, as it is known, is one of several strategies Romney has adopted over his career to reduce his tax bill. While Romney’s tax avoidance is legal and common among high-net-worth individuals, it has become an issue in the campaign. President Barack Obama attacked him in their second debate for paying “lower tax rates than somebody who makes a lot less.” In this instance, Romney used the tax-exempt status of a charity -- the Mormon Church, according to a 2007 filing -- to defer taxes for more than 15 years.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-29/romney-avoids-taxes-via-loophole-cutting-mormon-donations.html

How US Drones Forge as Many Foes as They Kill

World View: The enhanced use of unmanned attack planes is at the heart of American foreign policy

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32886.htm

Our Words Are Our Weapons Against the Destruction of the World by Greed

In ancient China, the arrival of a new dynasty was accompanied by “the rectification of names,” a ceremony in which the sloppiness and erosion of meaning that had taken place under the previous dynasty were cleared up and language and its subjects correlated again. It was like a debt jubilee, only for meaning rather than money.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32889.htm

Israeli Jets Bomb Sudan "Missile Site" in Dry Run for Iran attack

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32882.htm

Why I’m Voting Green

Those who rebel are our only hope

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32887.htm

10 Filthy-Rich, Tax-Dodging Hypocrites Pushing Disastrous Austerity on America

The Fix the Debt coalition is using the so-called "fiscal cliff" to push the same old corporate agenda of more tax breaks while shifting the burden on to the rest of us.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/10/29-7

Watching Sandy, Ignoring Climate Change

A couple of weeks ago, Munich Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurance firms, issued a study titled “Severe Weather in North America.” According to the press release that accompanied the report, “Nowhere in the world is the rising number of natural catastrophes more evident than in North America.” The number of what Munich Re refers to as “weather-related loss events,” and what the rest of us would probably call weather-related disasters, has quintupled over the last three decades. While many factors have contributed to this trend, including an increase in the number of people living in flood-prone areas, the report identified global warming as one of the major culprits: “Climate change particularly affects formation of heat-waves, droughts, intense precipitation events, and in the long run most probably also tropical cyclone intensity.”

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/10/29-8

Why Elections Matter—and Why We're Still Arguing About It

It’s practically the eve of the election—and I’m still kind of stunned to hear from people who don’t plan to vote, who think voting doesn’t matter. A young writer, 21 years old, wrote to me the other day, after seeing an interview I did on what elections are and aren’t, and on how the candidates do and don’t differ on foreign policy. (Spoiler alert: mostly they don’t.)

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/10/29-5

Iraq, Libya and 9/11

Jailed for telling the truth

Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: "If There Was Ever a Wake-up Call, This Is It"

Pentagon is World’s Leading Landlord

Campaign Rhetoric Vs. Reality Checks

What is Global and What is Local?

New York under water: Mayor addresses flooded city

Are horrific storms like Sandy the new norm? A look at the science behind extreme weather