John Steiner: Bob Burnett – New Declaration of Independence

A New Declaration of Independence Bob Burnett Berkeley writer, retired Silicon Valley executive The preamble of the United States Declaration of Independence declares: “…whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter and abolish it, and to institute new Government.” Occupy Wall Street is an …

Ralph Nader: Public Presidential Debates – Breaking the Back of the Two-Party Debate Commission

In the Public Interest The Road to Twenty One Presidential Debates in 2012 11/2/11 What people would not want Presidential Debates in multiple cities all over America in September and October 2012? Why, the people at the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). CPD is a private corporation created in 1987. It is controlled by the …

Review: Gods of Money – Wall Street and the Death of the American Century

William Engdahl 5.0 out of 5 stars Before Griftopia, There Was Liar’s Poker and Gods of Money,November 1, 2011 This book deserves a much more detailed review that illuminates the author’s early connection of Wall Street fraud and Washington neo-conservative lust for looting the world….a bi-partisan (never mind the 63 parties that don’t get to …

Vatican, Ethics, & Truth I (Full Text Online for Google Translate)

Vatican meets OWS: ‘The economy needs ethics’ Cathy Lynn Grossman USA TODAY, 24 October 2011 St. Peter’s Square, meet Zuccotti Park. The Vatican today elaborated on Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a global entity to bring justice and compassion to the world economy. “The economy needs ethics,” says the new document released today by the …