How Democracy Dies: Lessons from a Master (Chris Hedges)

Oct. 11, 2010 (Truthdig) -- The ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes spent his life battling the assault on democracy by tyrants. It is disheartening to be reminded that he lost. But he understood t ...

Surprise -- The Very Dark Side of U.S. History (Peter Dale Scott and Robert Parry)

Editor's Note: Many Americans view their country and its soldiers as the "good guys" spreading "democracy" and "liberty" around the world. When the United States inflicts unnecessary death and destru ...

Welcome to a new theocracy: The Jewish Republic of Israel (Gideon Levy)

Oct. 10, 2010 (Haaretz) -- Remember this day. It's the day Israel changes its character. As a result, it can also change its name to the Jewish Republic of Israel, like the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...

Bernanke Tells the Truth: The United States is on the Brink of Financial Disaster (Robert Wenzel)

Oct. 5, 2010 (EconomicPolicyJournal.com) -- Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a speech before the the Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council in Provide ...

Mortgage-Title Fraud: A National Catastrophe (Jeff Nielson)

Jeff Neilson Oct. 8, 2010 (Seeking Alpha) -- It is impossible to overstate the severity of the real estate crisis in the United States which has been caused entirely by the reckless fraud of the nati ...

BOOKS: Canada and Israel -- Building Apartheid. By Yves Engler (Jim Miles)

Canada and Israel -- Building Apartheid. Yves Engler. RED/Fernwood Publishing, Canada. 2010. Oct. 5, 2010 (Palestine Chronicle) -- While much is made of U.S. support of Israel, its unstinting rhetori ...

Global Unemployment to Trigger Further Social Unrest, UN Agency Forecasts (Julia Kollewe)

International Labour Organisation (ILO) notes that social unrest has already been reported in at least 25 countries Oct. 1, 2010 (The Guardian) -- The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warn ...

BOOK REVIEW: Dismantling the Empire -- America’s Last Best Hope. By Chalmers Johnson

Dismantling the Empire -- America’s Last Best Hope. Chalmers Johnson. Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, NY. 2010. Sept. 25, 2010 (Palestine Chronicle) -- That the empire has caused much tro ...

Towards a very serious breakdown of the world economic and financial system (LEAP-E2020)

GEAB N°47 is available! The Global systemic crisis – Spring 2011: Welcome to the United States of Austerity / Towards a very serious breakdown of the world economic and financial system Sept. 16, 201 ...

Global Collapse of the Fiat Money System (Matthias Chang)

Too-Big-To-Fail Global Banks Will Collapse Between Now and First Quarter 2011 When Quantitative Easing Has Run Its Course and Fails Aug. 31, 2010 (Global Research) -- Readers of my articles will reca ...

Integrity Failure: BP Shifts Blame for Deepwater Horizon Disaster (Lindsay Beyerstein)

An oil slick reaches shore July 4 in Gulf Shores, Ala. Millions of gallons spilled into the Gulf since the April 20 Deepwater Horizon disaster. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Sept. 9, 2010 (In Th ...