2011 May | American Pendulum

Dollar And Yen Fall

Posted by admin Economy Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Moody’s Warns Of Japan Downgrade & UN Warns of Risk Of “Collapse” Of Dollar

The IMF versus the Arab spring

Posted by admin World Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The IMF is depicted as the rich uncle saving wayward children, but proposed loans for Egypt and Tunisia could be devastating

Amy Goodman: Vermont, the Land of Healthy Firsts

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Vermont is a land of proud firsts. This small New England state was the first to join the 13 Colonies. Its constitution was the first to ban slavery. It was the first to establish the right to free education for all—public education.

Cyber Combat: Act of War Pentagon Sets Stage for U.S. to Respond to Computer Sabotage With Military Force

Posted by admin Top Stories Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force.

Chris Hedges: The Sky Really Is Falling

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The Earth has already begun to react to our hubris. Freak weather unleashed deadly tornados in Joplin, Mo., and Tuscaloosa, Ala. It has triggered wildfires that have engulfed large tracts in California, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. It has brought severe droughts to the Southwest, parts of China and the Amazon.

Former Egypt bank head charged with sex assault on NYC hotel maid

Posted by admin World Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Omar, 74, is accused of assaulting the maid when she delivered tissues that had been requested to room 1027 about 6 p.m. Sunday at the Pierre Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, police said.

Activists Arrested For Dancing at the Jefferson Memorial

Posted by admin Top Stories Monday, May 30th, 2011

On May28, 2011 Television host Adam Kokesh and several other activists participating in a flash-mob were arrested at the publicly-funded Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Their crime? Silently dancing, in celebration of the first amendment’s champion; a clear violation of their right to free-expression. Adam Kokesh body slammed, choked, police brutality at Jefferson Memorial

Queen Worried About Empire's Meltdown

Posted by admin Top Stories Monday, May 30th, 2011

The Queen is said to be concerned about Scotland, but she is a tough and cultured woman, bred to rule. Like the great mafia dons of the 20th century, she has elevated saying nothing to a kind of art form and believes her son Charles has no knack for it. Prince William, meanwhile, is said to want to do away with the monarchy. No wonder the Queen believes she may be the last of her line.

Where is all that Fukushima radiation going, and why does it matter?

Posted by admin World Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Fairewinds’ founder Maggie Gundersen interviews environmental scientist and professional engineer Marco Kaltofen about his ongoing analysis of radioactive fallout from Fukushima.

Matthew Rothschild: Harry Reid Acts Like Cheney on Rand Paul

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Sunday, May 29th, 2011

These provisions were set to expire on Thursday, and on Wednesday on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Harry Reid went after Rand Paul in the most outrageous manner. Sounding like Dick Cheney himself, Reid said that if these provisions aren’t extended, there will be “dire consequences” and “terrorists” will be able “to plot against our country undetected.”