Archive for the Rethinking Paradigms Category
The Foreclosure-to-Rental Boondoggle
by Mike Whitney, CounterPunch “The national housing market took a hit in the latter half of 2011, falling to new lows not seen since the housing crisis began six years ago, according to data out Tuesday by S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices……The index is down 33.6 percent from its peak i
Act of Valor and the Rise of the Military-Entertainment Complex
from AllGov Act of Valor, which opened nationwide this past weekend as the top-selling movie in the U.S., is perhaps the closest yet that Hollywood has come to producing a pure propaganda film for the “Military-Entertainment Complex.” For the past 25 years, since the release of Top Gun, t
The Myth of “The Rule of Law”
Brainpolice The theory of a republic is essentially that, in contrast to democracy in which there is tyranny of the majority and in contrast to monarchy in which there is the rule of a single man or oligarchy, the law itself is what rules rather than men. In essence, a republic is supposed to be
Why Were The Trillions In Fake Bonds Held In Chicago Fed Crates?
by Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge While there is precious little in terms of detail coming out of the latest and literally greatest "fake" bond story in history, the BBC has been kind enough to release the pictures of the boxes that the supposedly fake bonds were contained in. While we reserve judgmen
20 Signs You Might Be A Typical American Worker
by Michael Snyder, BLN Once upon a time, anyone that was relatively competent and willing to work hard could go out and easily get a job that would enable that person to financially support a family. Unfortunately, that is simply no longer true anymore. Well paying “middle income jobs” ar
The Illegals: Another Angle
by Fred Reed From many Americans, though from fewer who have any idea what they are talking about, you could get the idea that illegal immigrants are brown sludge, the lazy and shiftless, the least intelligent of their countries, those unable or unwilling to make a living at home, who therefore g
Free-market government?
from ManifestLiberty Ask any “conservative” what they think about the free market and you are guaranteed a passionate, powerful and precise speech about its advantages; perhaps along with some crying, devotional poetry and acoustic guitar playing. But ask that same “average conservativ
The Road Less Traveled
by Mark Stoval, DailyAnarchist As a young man I was naturally anti-war. The result of this made me suspicious of governments since it appeared that only governments could start large wars. But other than this tiny seed I was just a “normal” person. I grew up in a labor-union Democrat househol
Ever heard of “false flag terrorism”?
Recent CIA memos describe how Israeli Mossad agents posed as CIA agents to recruit terrorists. Is it a crime? What if this tactic has been used by a stunning volume of governments throughout history? Would you want to know about it? And the big question: would you look at the news and your wor
The Crucial Pillar of the New World Order
by Gary North, LRC One of the most alluring temptations that face men is the desire to enter the inner ring. C. S. Lewis wrote a wonderful essay with this title. It should be part of every person's rite of passage into adulthood. The desire to enter the inner ring is closely related to the
Bombshell: Barack Obama Outed As CIA Creation
Wayne Madsen, BIN Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen has discovered CIA files that document the agency’s connections to institutions and individuals figuring prominently in the lives of Barack Obama and his mother, father, grandmother, and stepfather. The first part of his report highlight
They Built the Roads, Bringing Genocide to Millions
by Jesse Mathewson, STR Manifest destiny: these two words were used to promote genocide, the expansion of the state and War with Mexico. This term was coined and subsequently popularized in 1845 by John Sullivan in an article titled “Annexation” written for the United States Magazine and Demo
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