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Interview: John Perkins – Author of “The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”
John Perkins, the author of "New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", talks about updating his startling tell-all on global affairs. It's still not too late to stop the EHM system running our world into the ground, but we have to act, he says.
Read More »Save the Syrian Peace Talks, End the Starvation
Peace talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and the opposition have stalled, while military offensives and starvation have escalated.
Read More »Gloria Steinem and Madeline Albright: Disappointing as Clinton Surrogates
Women's rights, justice, and "equal pay for equal work" are very much a part of my political creed. But they are not my sole benchmarks in choosing the next president.
Read More »The Culture of Fear – The Media and Drug Companies: Marriage Made in Hell
There is an old saying that is true more than ever for the media – “If it bleeds it leads.”
Read More »FedEx, UPS, and Other Shipping Services Struggle to Keep Up with High Demand
To keep the world from thinking that their solution to a shipping truck shortage is a grand burglary network, FedEx and UPS have been trying to get the word out that rental moving trucks will be used to make up for shipping shortages.
Read More »Big Snow’s Coming – Should You Whine or Wine About It?
All the people in the store were complaining about the impending storm and had this look of despair on their faces as if the zombie apocalypse was upon us.
Read More »Glenn Frey Dies – Joins Those Lost in a Thus Far Cruel 2016
Turning a page is always difficult in life, but having to flip through so many so quickly has created a sort of malaise that seems like a fog descending upon me.
Read More »Ted Cruz Strikes Out Swinging at New York Values
Goodbye, Ted Cruz, we hardly knew you, and on behalf of all New Yorkers, we want to keep it that way.
Read More »Powerball Madness: Perchance to Dream
Madness some will say, but for others it’s the stuff of champagne wishes and caviar dreams.
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