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The Council on Foreign Relations and the “Grand Area” of the American Empire

Posted by admin Special Reading, Top Stories Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Andrew Gavin Marshall – The following is a brief six-page excerpt from a 60 page chapter on the origins of the American Empire at the end of World War II. The chapter, nearly complete, is one of several chapters in a book being funded and facilitated through The People’s Book Project, which is aimed at producing a multi-volume book on a modern history of institutions and ideas of power and resistance.

PBS: The Buddha

Posted by admin Special Reading, Top Stories Thursday, December 1st, 2011

The Buddha, A Film by David Grubin. This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world’s greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha’s life in art rich in beauty and complexity. Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Join the conversation and learn more about meditation, the history of Buddhism, and how to incorporate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and mindfulness into daily life.

Lies, War, and Empire: NATO’s “Humanitarian Imperialism” in Libya

Posted by admin Special Reading, Top Stories Friday, August 26th, 2011

By Andrew Gavin Marshall- In this report I seek to examine the war against Libya in a more critical and comprehensive manner than that of the story we have been told. We hear a grand fairy tale about powerful Western nations working together to save innocent civilians in a far-off country who simply want the freedoms and rights we already have…Is it not our responsibility, as citizens of these very Western nations, to examine and critique the claims of our governments? They are, after all, killing people around the world in our name. Should we not seek to discover if they are lying?

Money As Debt-Full Length Documentary

Posted by admin Special Reading Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that it is impersonal, there is no human relation between master and slave. Debt- government, corporate and household has reached astronomical proportions. Where does all this money come from? How could there BE that much money to lend? The answer is…there isn’t. Today, MONEY IS DEBT.

GAO Audit: Federal Reserve Gave $16 Trillion in Emergency Loans to US and Foreign Financial Institutions

Posted by admin Special Reading, Top Stories Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

The audit also found that the Fed mostly outsourced its lending operations to the very financial institutions which sparked the crisis to begin with, and that they delegated contracts largely on a no-bid basis.The Fed agreed to “strongly consider” the recommendations, but as it is not a government-run institution it cannot be forced to do so by lawmakers.

NYT Brooks Promotes Eugenics "Death Panels" Amid Budget Crisis

Posted by admin Special Reading, Top Stories Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Although medical costs certainly play a part, one might have more success in solving the crisis if one were to look at issues such as the Federal Reserve, dollar devaluation, bank bailouts, six illegal wars, the war on drugs, vaccination programs, and useless federal agencies like TSA, DHS, and the like. All of which DO directly burden American taxpayers and will negatively affect our community for generations to come.

Stop the Machine! Create a New World!

Posted by admin National News/Opinion, Special Reading Monday, July 11th, 2011

October 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget. It is time to light the spark that sets off a true democratic, nonviolent transition to a world in which people are freed to create just and sustainable solutions.

CIA Head Panetta, ‘the Next Pearl Harbor’, and the Onward March for Militarized Cyberspace Dominance

Posted by admin National News/Opinion, Special Reading Monday, June 20th, 2011

The PNAC report of 2000 makes it clear that the supremacy over space and cyber-space is a top goal of the elites.

Howard Zinn: A People's History (Audio)

Posted by admin Special Reading, Top Stories Thursday, May 19th, 2011

(AUDIO BOOK) Introductory read by Howard Zinn: “My point is not to grieve for the victims or denounce the executioners; those tears and that anger cast into the past deplete our moral energy for the present. And lines are not always clear. In the long run the oppressor is also a victim; in the short run – and so far human history has only consisted of short runs – the victims, themselves desperate and tainted with a culture that oppresses them, turn on other victims.”

Into the Fire (Full Video Film)

Posted by admin Special Reading, Top Stories Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Full Video Film – Press For Truth Presents Into The Fire. World leaders and activists from around the world gathered for the G20 Summit. With over 19,000 police officers and security personnel on hand, the results lead to over 1100 arrests, martial law in downtown Toronto, and the most massive violation of civil liberties in Canadian history.