Susan Lindauer: A Dangerous Woman? Indefinite Detention at Carswell, and the Trashing of the US Constitution

A Dangerous Woman: Indefinite Detention at Carswell thepeoplesvoice.org, December 11th, 2011 By Susan Lindauer Some things are unforgivable in a democracy. A bill moving through Congress, authorizing the military to imprison American citizens indefinitely, without a trial or hearing, ranks right at the top of that list. I know—I lived through it on the Patriot …

David Swanson: History of Corporate Personhood — How Lewis Powell & US Chamber of Commerce Bought the US Supreme Court

The Real History of ‘Corporate Personhood’: Meet the Man to Blame for Corporations Having More Rights Than You The real history of today’s excessive corporate power starts with a tobacco lawyer appointed to the Supreme Court.  By Jeffrey Clements, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, AlterNet The following is an excerpt of Jeffrey Clement’s Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have …

Michael Ostrolenk: Absolute Last Word on 9/11

Everything you ever wanted to know about the 9/11 conspiracy theory in under 5 minutes. 911 FABULOUS 5 minute take on the ridiculous notion that 911 was terrorist orgination : Vaccine Liberation Army YouTube 4:56 Transcript and sources See Also:  9-11 Truth Books & DVDs (33)

Chuck Spinney: Manufacturing Dissent – The Rise of the Tea Party as an Elite Front – Opposite of OWS

Below is an excellent interview with Anthony DiMaggio in Counterpunch.  DiMaggio author of The Rise of the Tea Party, due out in November 2011. He uses the “propaganda model” developed by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman in their book Manufacturing Consent to document and explain the Tea Party’s organizational dynamics for manufacturing dissent, and he …

Penguin: Vatican Calls for World Government…Oopps

As Assisi takes place, Vatican announcement draws some severe commentary.  Photo from the original story. WHOOPS! Vatican Lets Slip Plans For One World Government Michael Brendan Dougherty Business Insider, 24 October 2011 In a widely-expected note on the financial crisis and economic justice, Vatican officials accidently call for the establishment of a One World Global …