Everyone knows that when building a police state, it’s vital to strike a few Constitutional rights off the books.  Now, we can add the right to remain silent to the graveyard of the American justice system.  How can you expect the people to be properly subjugated with all those pesky freedoms that the Bill of [...]

Lawless NSA Global Spying – by Stephen Lendman NSA is one of 16 known US spy agencies. Perhaps others operate secretly. Black budgets conceal what’s spent. Amounts are enormous. They’re unconscionable. Used responsibly, they’d relieve hunger, shelter the homeless, heal the sick, and educate young people hungry for knowledge. Out-of-control, unregulated, unmonitored practices operate lawlessly. [...]

The first volume of Mortar, Common Cause’s brand new theoretical journal, is now available on our newly redesigned website. Inside you will find an editorial introduction, along with five collectively written articles covering subjects such as building community power, disability and dual consciousness, militancy, false conceptions of democracy and anarchist perspectives on gentrification. Articles may [...]

Syria and Iran: In America’s Crosshairs – by Stephen Lendman Obama’s on a fast track toward tyranny. He’s heading for greater intervention against Syria. Ravaging the country entirely is planned. At issue is establishing another pro-Western vassal state. Mass killing and destruction don’t matter. Imperial priorities come first. Longstanding plans pre-date 9/11. Former French Foreign [...]

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After several years in the Liberty Movement working with various survivalists, you begin to realize that there are as many viewpoints and opinions on self defense tactics as there are people.  This is because each individual survivalist’s environmental circumstances are a little different, and unique problems call for unique solutions.  That said, there are certain [...]

“He complained about being shot with darts during the entire flight,” passenger Jacques Roizen told CBS 2’s Tracee Carrasco. “He never threatened any individual on the plane. He didn’t threaten to blow up the plane. He didn’t threaten to divert the plane. He was just saying he had information relating to Ed Snowden,” passenger Peter [...]

By Dana Gabrielhttp://beyourownleader.blogspot.ca/2013/06/canada-being-assi… Canada’s prime minister recently addressed the CFR, a globalist think tank who have been a driving force behind the push towards deeper North American integration. The U.S. and Canada are now further advancing this agenda through the Beyond the Border agreement. Both countries are increasing bilateral border transportation and infrastructure coordination. This [...]

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When the Cypriot government forced account holders to cover bank losses earlier this year most of the world assumed this was a one-off event, limited only to the people of Cyprus. Though warnings urging depositors to get their money out of banks spread across the world, few have taken them seriously. Perhaps now they’ll reconsider. We’re [...]

Corporate America Loves Jason Furman – by Stephen Lendman Key Obama officials comprise a virtual rogues gallery of scoundrels. On June 10, he nominated Jason Furman to replace Alan Krueger. He’ll serve as White House Council of Economic Advisors chairman. He was Clinton’s Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the National Economic [...]

The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin’s Mafia Olympics By Dave Zirin; June 16, 2013 – The Nationhttp://www.thenation.com/blog/174821/ring-and-rings-vladamir… Josef Stalin famously uttered the demonically cynical maxim that “the death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.” In other words, he believed that when faced with the choice of focusing [...]

Netanyahu Falsely Says Iran Plans Another Holocaust – by Stephen Lendman He said it before Iran’s June 14 election. He hasn’t changed his mind. More on that below. Netanyahu reflects Israeli fascism. He’s hardline, unstable, unscrupulous and dangerous. He prioritizes conflict and instability. He deplores peace and diplomacy. Big Lies substitute for truth. Repetition gets [...]

14-year-old Jared Marcum faces a year in jail after he was arrested by police in Logan County, West Virginia for refusing to remove a pro-Second Amendment t-shirt. The incident began at Lincoln Middle School on April 18 when Marcum was asked by a teacher to remove the NRA shirt, which features the words “protect your [...]

“Moderate” cleric wins Iranian presidential election By Peter Symonds; 17 June 2013 – WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/06/17/iran-j17.html Amid deepening social and economic crisis, Hassan Rouhani won Iran’s presidential election last Friday with an outright majority of 50.7 percent, avoiding the need for a second round run-off. Rouhani, a cleric, had the backing of key figures of the so-called [...]

Lobbying Dirty Oil By Yves Engler; June 17, 2013 – Znethttp://www.zcommunications.org/lobbying-dirty-oil-by-yves-en… Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has transformed Canadian diplomacy into the lobbying arm of dirty oil. They’ve spent tens of millions of dollars pushing the Keystone XL pipeline in the US but they have also engaged in significant lobbying efforts in Europe. Over the next [...]

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After the massive crash that rocked global markets in 2008, as Congress, central bankers and major financial institutions met in secret to mitigate the crisis, billionaires like Warren Buffet were buying up shares of some of the hardest hit companies. At the time, the world was literally on the brink of an unprecedented economic collapse. [...]

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NSA’s Canadian counterpart runs massive domestic spying program By Keith Jones; 15 June 2013 – WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/06/15/cana-j15.html On the basis of secret government directives, Canada’s national security apparatus is conducting mass surveillance of Canadians parallel to, if not directly patterned after, the domestic spying operations of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Communications Security Establishment Canada [...]

Though most Americans go through their day thinking everything is now returning to normal, the fact of the matter is the situation is anything but stable. With crime rates skyrocketing, home prices dropping to under $500 for a house, and the local government out of solutions, the city of Detroit is the latest to join [...]

The Chemical Weapons Hoax – by Stephen Lendman Greater US intervention in Syria looms. Manufactured threats facilitate doing so. Replacing Assad with puppet leadership is planned. Independent governments aren’t tolerated. More on that below. Fact: Washington bears full responsibility for Middle East/North Africa/Central Asian wars. Resource control is prioritized. So is imperial dominance to Russian [...]

Obama Ups the Stakes in Syria – by Stephen Lendman Obama lied. He’s a serial liar. He claims Syria used chemical weapons. His so-called red line was crossed. No verifiable evidence provides proof. Clear facts prove he lied. Syria’s Foreign Ministry called Obama’s accusations “a caravan of lies” and “fabrications.” On May 5, Reuters headlined [...]