Mongoose: 0.01% Own US Government — But 99% Could Easily Out-Spend, Not Just Out-Vote That Plutocratic Minority…

The Richest 0.01 Percent of Americans Gave 42 Percent of Political Donations in 2012 It should come as no surprise that policymakers look after the ultra-wealthy instead of the rest of us. By Stephen Wolf / DailyKos EXTRACT Candidates devote 80 percent of their time to begging rich people for money. Any extremist Republican can …

Mongoose: UNASUR Opens Defense School Focused on Peace and Stability

Unasur opens Defense School to elaborate a shared doctrine of peace and stability The Union of South American Nations, Unasur will celebrate this Friday its eighth anniversary with the official opening of the South American Defense School (Esude) created to instruct on defense and security issues, both at civil and military level, following ‘the principles …