Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Satire: Nation Tunes In To See Which Sociopath More Likable This Time
October 22nd, 2012Via: The Onion: According to reports, millions of viewers across the country are expected to tune in to tonight’s town-hall-style presidential debate at Hofstra University in order to determine which complete and utter sociopath they find more likable this time around. “I’m very curious to see which one of these two clinically sociopathic individuals will […]
Does the Romney Family Now Own Your E-Vote?
October 20th, 2012Via: Global Research: Will you cast your vote this fall on a faulty electronic machine that’s partly owned by the Romney Family? Will that machine decide whether Romney will then inherit the White House? Through a closely held equity fund called Solamere, Mitt Romney and his wife, son and brother are major investors in an […]
Which Brand of Fascism This Time?
October 20th, 2012Via: Global Research: Every four years, the deck chairs of the political Titanic that is the American empire get rearranged in the choreographed spectacle of another presidential “election”. The 2012 charade is particularly disgusting; the lies more blatant and shrill, as the world continues to burn.
Samsung Accused of Severe Mistreatment of Chinese Workers
October 19th, 2012Via: China Labor Watch: Indeed, the list of illegal and inhumane violations is long, including but not limited to well over 100 hours of forced overtime work per month, unpaid work, standing for 11 to 12 hours while working, underage workers, severe age and gender discrimination, abuse of student and labor dispatch workers, a lack […]
Outlaw Geoengineering Experiment Off Canada’s West Coast
October 18th, 2012Via: Guardian: A controversial American businessman dumped around 100 tonnes of iron sulphate into the Pacific Ocean as part of a geoengineering scheme off the west coast of Canada in July, a Guardian investigation can reveal. Lawyers, environmentalists and civil society groups are calling it a “blatant violation” of two international moratoria and the news […]
Photos of U.S. and Afghan Troops Patrolling Poppy Fields June 2012
October 17th, 2012Photos of U.S. and Afghan Troops Patrolling Poppy Fields June 2012, and more Photos of US/NATO Troops Patrolling Opium Poppy Fields in Afghanistan. And more again. Related: State Department Official: Negotiations to Extend U.S. Troop Presence in Afghanistan Starting Soon The House I Live In Research Credit: LoneWolf
The House I Live In
October 15th, 2012Via: The House I Live In:
TEPCO Admits It Could Have Prevented Fukushima Disaster
October 13th, 2012Via: Epoch Times: TEPCO, the Japanese utility in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant that melted down last year, admitted on Friday that the disaster could have been averted. So why did it fail to act accordingly? Fear. The utility said it could have done more to prevent the earthquake and tsunami-triggered disaster that […]
The Rich Get Richer Explained
October 13th, 2012Via: Omid Malekan: Research Credit: HongPong
‘Hand-Made Humans May Hold the Key to Saving the World’
October 9th, 2012This one is a keeper. Via: Brisbane Times: Human-induced climate change is one of the biggest problems that we face today. Millions could suffer hunger, water shortages, diseases and coastal flooding because of climate change. The latest science suggests that we may be near or even beyond the point of no return. … Here are […]
