The 18 States Facing the Most Brutal Austerity Cuts
Gus Lubin Business Insider Even the sober Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says 46 states are facing a Greek-like crisis. These state governments must inaugurate…
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10 Ways You’re Being Fleeced by Banks
Activist Post Taxpayers are rightfully angrier than ever before about the state of the U.S. economy and the government’s handling of the financial crisis; perhaps…
China on track to aim 2,000 missiles at Taiwan — report
Arab News Reuters — TAIPEI: China will have 2,000 missiles aimed at its rival Taiwan by the end of the year, several hundred more than…
Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Cash
Tamara Audi The Wall Street Journal Faced with a $118 million budget deficit, the city of San Jose, Calif., recently decided it could no longer…
Cameron Raids Dormant U.K. Accounts as Minister Attacks Banks
Robert Hutton Bloomberg U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to use “hundreds of millions of pounds” from dormant bank accounts to fund community projects, while Business…
Halliburton 2Q profit jumps 83 percent
Raw Story Associated Press – Halliburton Co. says its second-quarter profit soared 83 percent as natural gas drilling activity picked up in the U.S….
Revealed: brutal guide to punishing jailed youths
Mark Townsend The Observer Shocking details of techniques used to inflict pain deliberately onchildren in privately run jails have been revealed for the first time in…
TOP SECRET AMERICA: A hidden world, growing beyond control
Dana Priest and William H. Arkin The Washington Post The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,…
PAIN, PROHIBITION, and PLUNDERING
Tinsley Grey Sammons Why do adult Americans insist that their Government treat them like children? Following shoulder surgery that was a little more than fifty…
Gulf Oil Seep: Methane, Leak Suspected Near BP’s Blown Out Oil Well
Huffington Post NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press))- A federal official said Sunday that scientists are concerned about a seep and possible methane seen near BP’s busted…
Roads to Ruin: Towns Rip Up the Pavement
The Wall Street Journal SPIRITWOOD, N.D.—A hulking yellow machine inched along Old Highway 10 here recently in a summer scene that seemed as normal as…
Gang members are coming home with military training
Frank Main Chicago Sun-Times Being in a street gang is now forbidden for members of the U.S. armed forces. But you might not guess that…
Marijuana Joins the Ranks of Big Business
Lisa Leff Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – After weathering the fear of federal prosecution and competition from drug cartels, California’s medical marijuana growers see…
Pain Pill Abuse up 400% in Ten Years
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