In UK, every email and website to be stored by government
Every email, phone call and website visit is to be recorded and stored after the Coalition Government revived controversial Big Brother snooping plans. Tom Whitehead…
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Task force probing whether banks broke federal laws during home seizures
Dees Illustration Zachary A. Goldfarb Washington Post Federal law enforcement officials are investigating possible criminal violations in connection with the national foreclosure crisis, examining whether…
From Global Depression to Global Governance
The role of the corporate elites’ secretive global think tanks Andrew Gavin Marshall Global Research The following is the text of Andrew Gavin Marshall’s presentation…
U.S. Debt Woes Expose Hidden Austerity and Looting of Public Assets
Eric Blair Activist Post The austerity sharks are circling their wounded prey. The U.S. economy continues to collapse amid dwindling stimulus funds, while states are…
In throes of recession, D.C. stands apart
Federal spending insulates region Patrice Hill — The Washington Times Throughout the recession, one major city stood out as an oasis for jobs and growth:…
UK Propaganda Alert: Cyber attack threat ‘could be next Pearl Harbor’
Terrorist cyber attacks on government computer systems and businesses could be “the next Pearl Harbor”, the head of Britain’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has…
End the Fed. Get the Gold.
Gary North Lew Rockwell How can we end the Federal Reserve System? Prior to 2008, this question would have been entirely hypothetical. It is still…
Administration Launches China Trade Investigation
Martin Crutsinger Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Friday it will delay a scheduled report on whether China is manipulating its currency to…
Majority in America View Gov’t as Too Invasive and Powerful
Lydia Saad Gallup PRINCETON, NJ — Record- or near-record-high percentages of Americans are critical of the size and scope of government, as measured by four…
States linking prescription databases, fight abuse
Emery P. Dalesio Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Starting next year, dozens of states will begin knitting together databases to watch prescription drug abuse, from…
UK fuel poverty doubles in five years
The number of households who are in “fuel poverty” has more than doubled in the last five years because of surging energy bills, according to…
Big Brother: Spying on Americans, The Threat of Satellite Surveillance
John Flemming Global Research Unknown to most of the world, satellites can perform astonishing and often menacing feats. This should come as no surprise when…
Homeland Security and NSA to work together to defend cyber attacks
Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON — Computer experts at the secretive National Security Agency are teaming up with the Homeland Security Department in an…
The After-the-Fed Solutions Debate Begins: Greenbackers vs. Goldbugs
Eric Blair Activist Post The battle to expose the Federal Reserve has been long and arduous. It finally appears that after nearly 100 years of…