03.Mar.2013 - HEADLINES: Militarized Police State, US War Crimes, Billions for Wall Street, Homeland Security, Warrantless Eavesdropping, Battling Monsanto's Greed, EU Slams Israeli Settlements, PTSD Study Results, Big Bank Criminals, The Pope's War, more.

Walling Ourselves Inside a Militarized-Police State

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/02/27-1

Revelations about US war crimes continue
http://www.socialism.com/drupal-6.8/?q=node/2100

Billions For Wall Street, Sacrifice For Everyone Else
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34115.htm

'Homeland Security': The Trillion-Dollar Concept That No One Can Define
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/02/28-6

Supreme Court Shields Warrantless Eavesdropping Law From Constitutional Challenge
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34110.htm

In Battling Monsanto's Greed, Tenacity Matters
http://www.opednews.com/articles/In-Battling-Monsanto-s-Gre-by-Jim-Hightower-130227-566.html

EU Slams Israeli Settlements, Urges Sanctions in New Report
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/02/27-2

Army denies requests to reveal results of PTSD study
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/28/army-denies-requests-to-reveal-results-of-ptsd-study/

Are Big Banks a Bunch of Organized Criminal Conspiracies?
http://www.alternet.org/corporate-accountability-and-workplace/are-big-banks-bunch-organized-criminal-conspiracies

Former Catholic Priest on "The Pope’s War" and Clergy's Child Molestation
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/former-catholic-priest-popes-war-and-clergys-child-molestation

Int’l law expert: Israel’s violations against prisoners amount to war crimes
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/intl-law-expert-israels-violations-against-prisoners-amount-to-war-crimes/

Why is Bradley Manning still in prison?
http://socialistworker.org/2013/02/27/why-is-manning-still-in-prison

Jill Stein launches Climate Voter Power Pledge at D.C. climate protests
http://www.jillstein.org/dc_climate_protests

Reviving Pinkwashing and Zionist fantasies of violence against queers and transgender people
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/benjamin-doherty/reviving-pinkwashing-and-zionist-fantasies-violence-against-queers-and

The U.S. Is Building Massive DNA Databases
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=united-states-building-massive-dna-databases&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20130227

Manning: Before Wikileaks, Leaked Docs Offered to NYT, WaPo
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/02/28-4

The Uncommon Courage Of Bradley Manning
http://www.countercurrents.org/cohn010313.htm

Theocracy via ‘Democracy’
http://www.countercurrents.org/rawat010313.htm

HIV Infection Tends To Be Concentrated Where Sex Education Is Lacking
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/03/02/hiv-infection-tends-to-be-concentrated-where-sex-education-is-lacking/

America's Incarceration Rate Is Crazy -- Here's How to Fix It

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/americas-incarceration-rate-crazy-heres-how-fix-it

“Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/
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20.Jan.2013 - The Documentary Issue: Death in Gaza, Inside the DEA, American Drug War, Commit the Perfect Murder, Narcissists

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Death In Gaza

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In spring 2003, filmmaker James Miller and reporter Saira Shah, following the success of their Peabody-winning films Unholy War and Beneath the Veil, set out to take a first-hand look at the culture of hate that permeates the Middle East.

They captured the lives of three Palestinian children growing up in the bullet-riddled streets of Gaza, indoctrinated in the creed of Jihad, and had planned to show the Israeli side next. But on May 2, in the midst of filming, Miller was shot to death by an Israeli tank, falling victim to the conflict he covered. The America Undercover special Death In Gaza tells this tragic, eye-opening story.

Death In Gaza begins in Nablas, where Miller and Shah witness an explosion that kills several Palestinians suspected of being suicide bombers. “We’re trying to understand how people learn to hate so deeply that they’re prepared to die in order to kill,” says Shah.

“So we’re looking for the next generation, the children who will make either peace or war.” In Nablas, that generation is playing dangerous games with the Israelis, as children shower the tanks that patrol their street with rocks, taunting the soldiers inside.

Watch the full documentary now

Inside the DEA

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Explorer reveals the inner workings of a sting operation designed to bring down one of the world’s most prolific and untouchable criminals.

With unprecedented and exclusive access to the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA), and the global narco-terrorism agents, enter the shadowy world of illegal arms trafficking.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has been around since 1973, and performs an important law enforcement mission across America and in more than 50 countries around the globe.

From Colombia to Afghanistan and from Los Angeles to New York, DEA agents, investigators, analysts, chemists, lawyers, and support staff all work together to make sure drug traffickers are brought to justice.

Watch the full documentary now - 46 min

American Drug War: The Last White Hope

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35 years after Nixon started the war on drugs, we have over one million non-violent drug offenders living behind bars. The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? Inspired by the death of four family members from “legal drugs” Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the Drug War has become such a big failure. Three and a half years in the making, the film follows gang members, former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, prisoners and celebrities. Most notably the film befriends Freeway Ricky Ross; the man many accuse for starting the Crack epidemic, who after being arrested discovered that his cocaine source had been working for the CIA.

American Drug War shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just drug pushers and dope fiends, but an entire government. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it. This is not some ‘pro-drug’ stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.

After 4 years of production including several sold out test screenings in New York, Austin & Los Angeles, the final version of American Drug War: The Last White Hope is locked and loaded. (Excerpt from americandrugwar.com)

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How to Commit the Perfect Murder

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Modern forensic science should make it impossible to commit murder and get away with it. But how easy would it be to outfox the detectives? With the help of top forensic scientists, and real-life murder investigations, we explore whether it’s possible to commit a perfect murder.

The body is the most important piece of evidence in any murder. Pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd reveals the crucial clues that give away the secrets of a suspicious death. Dr Lee Goff can work out a time of death from just a few maggots on a corpse. To really understand the way a human decomposes he relies on experiments – and dead pigs make ideal human models.

And what is the perfect murder weapon? Probably Agatha Christie’s favourite – poison. It leaves no marks on the body, and the victim may not even realise what has happened until it’s too late. But there still might not be a perfect murder. The world’s most notorious poisoner – Harold Shipman – was eventually caught. (Excerpt from bbc.co.uk)

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NARCISSISTS

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January 18th, 2013

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Documentary about Narcissists/Narcissism. Featuring the world’s leading expert on the subject Sam Vaknin.

Narcissists, 8.0 out of 10 based on 2 ratings

17.Nov.2012 - New Gaza Conflict, Women Peace Activists, Rolling Jubilee, Abortion in Ireland, Emergency Unemployment Benefits, War Crimes, Katrina Myth, Walmart Workers Speak Out, BP to Pay Billions for Gulf Spill, Climate Dialogue

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A Closer Look at New Gaza Conflict

The new round of violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza is receiving the typical U.S. media treatment, blaming Hamas and absolving Israel. But the origins of the latest clashes are much more complex than that simplistic and one-sided version, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.

http://consortiumnews.com/2012/11/16/a-closer-look-at-new-gaza-conflict/

Gaza vs. Israel: Legitimate and Illegitimate Use of Violence in the Western Discourse

We hear news that the Israeli state has called up 75,000 reserves and is planning for a ground invasion. I continue to hear loud explosions of air raids surround our home in Saftawi, Gaza. The constant buzzing of the Israeli drone has become part of the backdrop of this weapons battle. I hear news that Hamas shot down two Israeli F-16s. I hear news that an Israeli drone was shot down late last night. I hear the rockets continue to be launched from locations around Gaza and reach the outskirts of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The shape of these two forms of violence shows how a state is able to launch a war and how a non-state movement is able to resist it. As bombs continue to rain down on Gaza and rockets continue to break the Iron Dome and make it into Israel, a review of dominant mainstream media sites in the West and Western governments reveals a very skewed understanding on the (il)-legitimate use of violence.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/16-13

Israel's Terror in Gaza

In honour of the latest installment of homicidal Israeli behaviour in Gaza, the Twitter account of the Israel Defence Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) has played host to a flurry of activity. 

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/16-5

Women Peace Activists Demand an End to Attacks in Gaza and Israel

MADRE, an international women’s human rights organization, condemns the growing violence that has killed at least 18 people in the past days: 15 in Gaza and three in Israel. We assert that all attacks against civilians must end immediately.

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/11/16

Egyptian PM Visits Gaza, Condemns Israeli Assault

In a symbolic show of support for Palestinians under assault by the Israeli military and with hopes of brokering a possible ceasefire, Egypt's prime minister, Hisham Kandil, arrived in Gaza on Friday following nearly a week of escalating violence in the battered enclave.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/11/16

Rolling Jubilee: Over $5 Million of Debt Erased, and Counting
Successful kickoff for 'People's Bailout' campaign

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/11/16-3

How The Tragic Death Of A Woman Denied An Abortion In Ireland Could Become The Norm In America
Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian woman living in Ireland, went to the hospital when she first began to miscarry — but thanks to Ireland’s stringent abortion ban, medical professionals denied her repeated requests to quickly terminate the pregnancy because they could still detect a fetal heartbeat.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/11/14/1187721/tragic-death-ireland-denied-abortion/

When Does Israel/Palestine Violence Start?

Military attacks and other violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel have resulted at this point in over a dozen deaths, most of them Palestinians, and sparked fears of an Israeli ground invasion similar to the 2008-09 assault that claimed over 1,000 Palestinian lives.

http://www.fair.org/blog/2012/11/15/when-does-israelpalestine-violence-start/

Who Started Gaza Conflict? Well, the U.S. Says…

Who started the latest round of violence in the Middle East? This pretty remarkable exchange between the host and a reporter on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight show (11/15/12) tells us that no one can really say for sure, but the U.S government will tell you what they think:

http://www.fair.org/blog/2012/11/16/who-started-gaza-conflict-well-the-u-s-says/

There Are Significant Business Costs to Replacing Employees

The cost of employee turnover for businesses is high, regardless of the level of wages being paid to the departing or incoming employees. Workplace policies that improve employee retention can help companies reduce their turnover costs.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/report/2012/11/16/44464/there-are-significant-business-costs-to-replacing-employees/

Congress Should Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits

For months politicians and economists have warned us about the fiscal cliff—the combination of tax increases and government spending cuts threatening economic chaos scheduled to occur at the end of the year. But few are talking about the fiscal cliff that faces millions of unemployed Americans who will suddenly lose unemployment benefits on January 3, 2013, if Congress fails to act.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/report/2012/11/13/44566/congress-should-extend-emergency-unemployment-benefits/

Inciting War Crimes: Israel Minister Says: Force Gaza Population Into Egypt, Cut Off Water, Electricity
An Israeli minister has called for the army to bomb Gaza until the population flees en masse into Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, and for water and electricity supplies to be cut, a clear case of incitement to war crimes.
http://www.countercurrents.org/abunimah161112.htm

The Life & Debt Of Capitalism
Building on the deep community connections forged by standing alongside (among others) rent strikers, immigrant workers, and those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, one faction of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has conjured up an innovative new outreach idea: A Rolling Debt Jubilee.
http://www.countercurrents.org/mickeyz161112.htm

ACLU files class action lawsuit over mandatory immigrant detention 
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a class action lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] Thursday on behalf of New Jersey immigrants challenging mandatory detention procedures. The policy in question is 8 USC § 1226(c) [text], which mandates the detention of noncitizens during deportation proceedings, and such noncitizens are not entitled to a bond hearing, even if they pose no danger or flight risk. 
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/11/aclu-files-class-action-lawsuit-over-mandatory-immigrant-detention.php

Continuing Devastating U.S. War Crimes
During the tumultuous months of the presidential campaign, most Americans heard nothing of this report in the (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune (that originally appeared in The Los Angeles Times): "To live under drones is to live in terror." Based on a study by Stanford University and New York University, it was written by Jennifer Gibson, who was one of the on-site researchers of this startling account of the CIA pilotless drones' killings in Pakistan under the enthusiastic authority of President Barack Obama.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33051.htm

If There Needs To Be An Investigation, It Should Be About Why The FBI Was Reading Certain Emails

While some have noted the irony of General Petreaus being taken down due to online surveillance methods that he should have been aware of, the case is bringing growing attention to an issue many of us have been discussing for a while: how easy it is for law enforcement to snoop through your email. We raised the question already, but as more info comes out, the whole thing is looking that much more questionable. 

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121114/02501621041/if-there-needs-to-be-investigation-it-should-be-about-why-fbi-was-reading-certain-emails.shtml

Nearly 50 million living in poverty in US

The number of people living in poverty in the United States rose last year to 49.7 million, based on a new measure that provides a fuller picture of poverty than that previously reported by U.S. Census Bureau data. The revised poverty rate of 16.1 percent is up more than a percentage point from the 15 percent figure reported by the government in September.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/nov2012/pove-n16.shtml

The Katrina Myth

“I Think it Has Got to do With Iran, Actually.”Chief Rabbi Caught Off Guard With Comment on Israel's Attack On Gaza

Walmart workers speak out

Breaking Truce, Israeli Strikes Kill Hamas Military Chief, Palestinian Civilians in Gaza

BP to Pay US Billions for Gulf Spill

Naomi Klein: Sandy's Devastation Opens Space for Climate Change Action, Progressive Reform

"Climate dialogue runs aground" 

(Al Jazeera, "Inside Story: US 2012")

Israel’s War Crimes: Completely Burnt Palestinian Child

"Nowhere to Run": Israel Fires Over 500 Strikes On Gaza, Civilian Toll Grows in Humanitarian Crisis

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ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST NOTORIOUS MILITIAS

12.Nov.2012 - Iran Clashes with US Drone, Future of US Global Power, Empty Politics of Duopoly, Restoring US Democracy, US Violates Iran Agreement, Palestine Entangled, Occupy Sandy Helps Hurricane Victims, Taxing the Rich, Food Movement Full Speed Ahead, Voting Rights Act, Obama's Militancy, Americans Hate Their Own Government, Capitalism is Devouring American Culture, Record Number of Women Serve in Congress

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Getting the US elections out of proportion

On the eve of the US elections the Arab media has been full of analyses and forecasts about the consequences of the results and their potential impact on the turbulent Middle Eastern area with its conflicts, crises and revolutions.

http://www.opendemocracy.net/salam-al-kawakibi/getting-us-elections-out-of-proportion

Superstorm Sandy—a People's Shock?

Less than three days after Sandy made landfall on the East Coast of the United States, Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute blamed New Yorkers’ resistance to big-box stores for the misery they were about to endure. Writing on Forbes.com, he explained that the city’s refusal to embrace Walmart will likely make the recovery much harder: “Mom-and-pop stores simply can’t do what big stores can in these circumstances,” he wrote.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/06-1

Iran confirms clash with US drone, claims it was in Iranian airspace (+video)
The US says the drone was flying in international airspace; last year, a CIA stealth drone was brought down deep inside Iran. The aerial confrontation comes as more nuclear talks loom.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/1109/Iran-confirms-clash-with-US-drone-claims-it-was-in-Iranian-airspace-video

Beyond Bayonets and Battleships:
Space Warfare and the Future of U.S. Global Power
Amid all the post-debate media chatter, however, not a single commentator seemed to have a clue when it came to the profound strategic changes encoded in the president’s sparse words. Yet for the past four years, working in silence and secrecy, the Obama administration has presided over a technological revolution in defense planning, moving the nation far beyond bayonets and battleships to cyberwarfare and the full-scale weaponization of space. In the face of waning economic influence, this bold new breakthrough in what’s called “information warfare” may prove significantly responsible should U.S. global dominion somehow continue far into the twenty-first century.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32990.htm

US Elections: The Empty Politics of Duopoly
In the nation that gave birth to the marketing concept of branding, it is to be assumed that politicians would eventually adopt the same techniques used to promote consumer products – enter Obama. After eight years under the Bush administration, America desperately needed change. Instead of any meaningful structural reform, America ushered in a global super star whose charm and charisma not only resuscitated American prestige, but also masked the continued dominance of deregulators, financiers, and war-profiteers. 
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32989.htm

Restoring Democracy In The United States
The Occupy Wall Street movement's slogan, “We are the 99%”, points to the fact that a very small power elite, perhaps only 1% of the population, has a hugely disproportionate amount of economic and political power in the United States. In this sense, the United States is no longer a democracy, since neither the economic system nor the government serve the will and needs of the people.
http://www.countercurrents.org/avery101112.htm

US Violates Agreement; Punishes Iran
In its latest act of blatant hypocrisy, the Obama administration has sanctioned Iran over internet and media censorship . The Administration's pretentious concern for the Iranian peoples' welfare is all the more offensive in light of the harsh, illegal, and life-threatening sanctions imposed on that nation, aptly described byThe New England Journal of Medicine as a “ war against public health ” ( Gowans ).
http://www.countercurrents.org/ulrich101112.htm

Palestine Entangled: The Politics of Money
Working under the umbrella of Viva Palestina Malaysia (VPM), the group shows solidarity through empowerment projects: interest free loans for micro projects, providing employment for women, supplying thousands of solar lamps aimed at ending the persistent darkness for many families, and more.
http://www.countercurrents.org/baroud101112.htm



Occupy Sandy Offers Aid to Hurricane Victims

he sanctuary at the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew on Clinton Avenue is brimming with donated clothes, children's books and diapers. The church's heavy wooden doors are open and the air inside is cool. Volunteers in wool hats and down jackets flit about, chatting with each other as they assemble care packages with toothbrushes and toothpaste and load cars with cleaning supplies and bottled water to deliver to neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/440-occupy/14465-occupy-sandy-offers-aid-to-hurricane-victims

The Next Game of Economic Chicken: Taxing the Rich

ith the election behind us I had hoped we'd get beyond games of chicken. No such luck.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/14468-the-next-game-of-economic-chicken-taxing-the-rich

Full Speed Ahead for Food Movement, Despite GMO-Labeling Loss

upporters of California's Proposition 37 are not giving up the fight after Tuesday's rejection. In fact, they're saying that the organizing around the initiative helped forge a diffuse group of individuals interested in healthy food into a powerful, organized movement.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/14456-full-speed-ahead-for-food-movement-despite-gmo-labeling-loss

Will Obama Fulfill His 2007 Promise to Label GMOs?

ith the passing of election day 2012, massive awareness was spread throughout the country thanks to the California GMO labeling bill known as Proposition 37. While the bill did not passthrough California legislation due to the many dirty tactics employed by the 'No on 37' campaign such as falsely using FDA backing and even sending out fake voting flyers, it has truly invigorated the discussion on proper GMO labeling. Labeling that was promised back in 2007 by the newly re-elected Barack Obama.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/271-38/14462-focus-will-obama-fulfill-his-2007-promise-to-label-gmos

Supreme Court to Review Key Section of Voting Rights Act

he Supreme Court said Friday it will review a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that has been the federal government's most forceful tool in protecting minority rights at the polls. The decision ensures that race and civil rights will be the hallmark of the current Supreme Court term.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/316-20/14454-supreme-court-to-review-key-section-of-voting-rights-act

Obama's Post-Election Militancy
Obama didn't miss a beat. He picked up where he left off. He's America's most belligerent leader. He's waging multiple direct and proxy wars abroad and at home by other means.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Post-Election-Mili-by-Stephen-Lendman-121110-991.html

Obama Won, But He Still Has to Contend with Millions of Americans Taught to Hate Their Own Government

It's no small obstacle that tens of millions of voters think government is the problem.

http://www.alternet.org/obama-won-he-still-has-contend-millions-americans-taught-hate-their-own-government

If We Call Obama "Progressive," Are We Ignoring His Record?

Broadcaster Tavis Smiley and professor and activist Dr. Cornel West discuss President Obama’s re-election, and what kind of president we have on our hands.

http://www.alternet.org/economy/if-we-call-obama-progressive-are-we-ignoring-his-record

How America Is Turning into a 3rd World Nation in 4 Easy Steps

It starts with destroying our manufacturing base.

http://www.alternet.org/economy/how-america-turning-3rd-world-nation-4-easy-steps

How Raw Capitalism Is Devouring American Culture

The publishing industry is teetering again as Random House and Penguin plan to merge. It's time for a government policy to protect the arts

http://www.alternet.org/culture/how-raw-capitalism-devouring-american-culture

Wall Street's Plan to Push Obama to Betray Those Who Elected Him
Through its lobbying group Third Way and media mouthpieces, Wall Street is determined to destroy the social safety net.

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/wall-streets-plan-push-obama-betray-those-who-elected-him

Christian Teacher Burned Crosses onto Students' Arms and Pushed Creationism -- Now He's Claims His "Free Speech" Was Violated?

A teacher who allegedly burned students and contested validity of evolutionary theory filed a lawsuit charging that his right to free speech and academic freedom had been violated.

http://www.alternet.org/christian-teacher-burned-crosses-students-arms-and-pushed-creationism-now-hes-claims-his-free-speech

Record Number Of Women Will Serve In Congress

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/record-women-congress.php

4 out of 5 House "Flat Earthers" Get the Boot

Climate-lovers are happy about some of the hawks elected on Tuesday. But they're also cheering the unceremonious dismissal of several congressional climate villains. That includes four of the lawmakers that the League of Conservation Voters deemed the"Flat Earth Five" and spent $3 million to unseat

http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/11/4-out-5-house-flat-earthers-get-boot

Who's helping, who's not

Hint: FEMA is not

The Red Cross is NOT helping

Just like after 9/11 and Katrina

What is the government good for?

Not a whole lot it turns out

She's Alive... Beautiful... Finite... Hurting... Worth Dying for!

Lifting the Veil: Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy

We Got This (Occupy Sandy)

After the 2012 Election: WINEP Discusses Implications for U.S. Middle East Policy