Chris Hedges arrested, Truthdig, November 3, 2011: “Goldman Sachs, which received more subsidies and bailout-related funds than any other investment bank because the Federal Reserve permitted it to become a bank holding […]
begun [by] the financial overlords who control all of the major levers of power in what passes for our democracy. … three decades of rampant upper-crust greed … will be well marked […]
The most brazen disdain for democracy in modern times, Simon Jenkins, The Guardian, January 12, 2010 “There will be a tidal wave of rage. Over the next two weeks the executives of […]
The Fall of the United States, CommonDreams.org, John Atcheson “Welcome to the late great United States – a country in economic and moral free fall. A country in thrall to a cult of […]
In politics today, trolls live in the sewers of think-tanks, communications firms, corporate media, old-line political parties and government ministry offices. They provide material to fill the airwaves and pages of the […]
In this opinion site, I often take shots at PostMedia dailies for failures to contribute intelligently to a broad discussion of community issues. The conduit between the Fraser Institute and the Vancouver […]
The New Corporate World Order, Robert Scheer, Truthdig “The debate over Republicans’ insistence on continued tax breaks for the superrich and the corporations they run should come to a screeching halt with […]
I criticize journalists frequently at Northern Insights but, I do have heroes in the trade. One of the them, Amy Goodman, of Democracy Now! is coming to B.C. soon and you can […]
By Chris Hedges at truthdig.com: Here’s to the Greeks. They know what to do when corporations pillage and loot their country. They know what to do when Goldman Sachs and international bankers […]
New York writer Joe Conason is one of the sharpest political commentators around and one of the most accessible. Here he writes at Truthdig.com, an online news magazine for progressive voices: . […]
Since we have been thinking about power generation and Metro Vancouver is trying to find a final solution to waste, perhaps it’s time to look at radical alternatives. Within The Electricity in […]
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