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American Culture of Violence: Behind the Connecticut Massacre

American Culture of Violence: Behind the Connecticut Massacre

by Dr. Jerry Kroth, Ph.D. Author and Associate Professor Emeritus from Santa Clara University, USA December 17, 2012 (TSR) - Each time there is an outbreak of homicidal mania, whether…

U.S. Fiscal Policy and Budget: That Terrible Trillion

U.S. Fiscal Policy and Budget: That Terrible Trillion

by Paul Krugman, International Economist, 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize Laureeate in Economic Sciences, Co-founder of “New Trade Theory”, and Author December 17, 2012 (TSR) - As you might imagine, I…

U.S. Major Global Export and Newtown: America’s Addiction to Violence

U.S. Major Global Export and Newtown: America’s Addiction to Violence

by Mark Graham December 17, 2012 (TSR) - The United States is the number one supplier of weapons on the planet, its military the world’s largest employer. Violence has become…

Why I Made the Right Call: My Withdrawal from U.S. Secretary of State Consideration

Why I Made the Right Call: My Withdrawal from U.S. Secretary of State Consideration

by Dr. Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations December 14, 2012 (TSR) - On Thursday I asked that President Obama no longer consider me for the job of…

The Myth of American Meritocracy: How corrupt are Ivy League admissions?

The Myth of American Meritocracy: How corrupt are Ivy League admissions?

by Ron Keeva Unz, The American Conservative December 13, 2012 (TSR) - Just before the Labor Day weekend, a front page New York Times story broke the news of the largest…

Poisoning U.S. Wells: How the Feds Let Industry Pollute the Nation’s Underground Water Supply

Poisoning U.S. Wells: How the Feds Let Industry Pollute the Nation’s Underground Water Supply

by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica December 12, 2012 (TSR) - Federal officials have given energy and mining companies permission to pollute aquifers in more than 1,500 places across the country, releasing…

Google Hid $10 billion in Bermuda to Dodge $2 Billion in Taxes

Google Hid $10 billion in Bermuda to Dodge $2 Billion in Taxes

December 12, 2012 (TSR) - Google reportedly avoided another $2 billion in taxes thanks to outsourced banking, which has already dubbed “immoral” and an “embarrassment” in media as austerity budgets reshape…

HSBC $1.9 bn (Bribe) fine: What does it take for a bank to get prosecuted?

HSBC $1.9 bn (Bribe) fine: What does it take for a bank to get prosecuted?

The money-laundering $1.9 bn fine for HSBC represents four weeks' earnings – and the idea of a bank being 'too big to prosecute' is alarming.…

Obama planning direct talks with Iran, excluding Israel

Obama planning direct talks with Iran, excluding Israel

According to the report, the US is likely to give negotiations a time-frame of four to five months. If they do not succeed, the US may resort to the military…

Iran in the strategic plans of the U.S.

Iran in the strategic plans of the U.S.

by Elena Ponomareva December 11, 2012 (TSR) - The Iranian issue, which had been pushed aside under the shadow of the U.S. presidential campaign, has once again come to the…

U.S. Fiscal Cliff, Collapsing Economy and Currency: The Coming Crash of America

U.S. Fiscal Cliff, Collapsing Economy and Currency: The Coming Crash of America

by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under Reagan Administration and Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal December 8, 2012 (TSR) - Is…

U.S. as “Fall of Roman Empire” Manifesting: Obama’s Inauguration “Brought to You by Bank of America”?

U.S. as “Fall of Roman Empire” Manifesting: Obama’s Inauguration “Brought to You by Bank of America”?

by Robert Weissmann December 8, 2012 (TSR) - The 2013 Presidential Inauguration, brought to you by Bank of America. No, we’re not going to see that banner next month, when…