Asylum hell: Italy struggles to deal with migrant influx
As Italy reels from its worst economic crisis in 60 years and unemployment continues to soar, migrants arriving in search of a better life are instead finding disappointment and squalor.
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10 Corporations Control Nearly Everything You Buy, 6 Media Corporations Control Nearly Everything You Read or Watch
PolicyMic has a very interesting chart that shows how 10 Corporations Control Almost Everything You Buy.
5 Ways Super-Rich Are Betraying America
This small group of takers is giving up on the country that made it possible for them to build huge fortunes.
Obama’s Executive Order on Climate Change is Going to Cost Americans More Than Just Taxes
On Friday Barack Obama issued an executive order on climate change which directs a government-wide effort to boost preparation in states and local communities for the impact of global warming, you know that scam that has been pushed on the world for the past couple of decades? Yes, that global warming. This executive order expands upon his previous one following Hurricane Sandy and will not only cost billions in taxpayer dollars, but will drive up the cost of energy.
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US preparing for $400bn nuke upgrade
Pentagon officials have said the US nuclear arsenal needs an overhaul over the coming decade which could cost billions of dollars.
America's Greatest Shame: Child Poverty Rises and Food Stamps Cut While Billionaires Boom
There are 16.4 million American children living in poverty. That's nearly one quarter (22.6%) of all of our children. More alarming is that the percentage of poor children has climbed by 4.5 percent since the start of the Great Recession in 2007. And poor means poor. For a family of three with one child under 18, the poverty line is $18,400.
Democrats’ Bill Would Allow Obama to Ignore Constitution and Bypass Congress on Debt Ceiling
If there is any doubt in anyone's mind that Congress and the President care not for the law of the land, the Constitution, one look at the "Schumer-Obama Plan" or the Pay Our Bills Act would clear up any doubt on this fact. If you recall, Republican leader Mitch McConnell introduced a similar bill in 2011 dubbed the "McConnell Plan" that included reforms and spending cuts as well as addressing the debt ceiling limit.
America Was Once a Superpower - Now It's Not
George Washington would be rolling over in his grave if he knew what President Obama was up to.
It's time to put the Federal Reserve out of business
I’ve always avoided reporting on the Federal Reserve. I know it’s more important than much of the stuff I cover, but it’s so boring. How can I succeed on TV reporting on the Fed? Fed chairs even work at being dull.
Barcelona is London’s new ‘affordable suburb’, blogger calculates
As housing prices skyrocket in the UK, it turns out cheaper to commute to London from Barcelona than to live in the English capital. What started as “a bit of fun with friends” has spiraled into a social media sensation for British blogger Sam Cookney.
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Bitcoin – Is It Real Capitalism?
I have often wondered about a new currency called bitcoin. It seemed strange to me that it would be coming from many people who are against fiat money and something not based on a gold standard. However, Ben Swann recently broke down bitcoin in recent video. Here's the basics in case you are interested in the bitcoin market, and a definitive answer to whether or not bitcoin is real capitalism
UK child poverty survey reveals cold facts about freezing homes
The reality for a growing number of children in poor families in Britain is cold, damp houses and not enough to eat, a new survey by a leading children’s charity reveals, as living standards decline for most people across the country.
Nearly 1.5 Million Lose Health Insurance Due to ObamaCare
By merely adding up recent media reports, the National Center for Public Policy Research discovered that 1.5 million insurance cancellations have already gone out.
Happy Black Tuesday!
Historians often point to October 29th, 1929, as the beginning of the Great Depression, but it really wasn’t. Black Tuesday, as it is known today, was merely the capitulation-phase of a stock market collapse that had begun more than a month earlier. Equities prices had been gyrating wildly since early September edging lower and lower between weak, but infrequent rallies.
Nobody Should Shed a Tear for JP Morgan Chase
Was Bernie Madoff’s pyramid scheme really so different from what some of the biggest banks have done?
The Very Awful Truth About the IBRD/IMF
It is somewhat puzzling why these two Autonomous Agencies of the United Nations (IBRD - World Bank and IMF) with their highly trained and outstanding staff of Economic Advisers always seem to get it wrong when they undertake field missions overseas.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Foundation Funding
When discussions begin among environmentally concerned people about foundation funding and how it offsets resistance, a common complaint is that such a discussion is unnecessarily negative.
What Happened to Obama’s ‘Transparency’ Pledge? HHS Conspires With Exchanges Not to Divulge Site Stats
President Barack Obama’s signature on the health insurance reform bill at the White House, March 23, 2010. The President signed the bill with 22 different pens.
EU parliament votes to suspend US from financial databank to avoid spying
The European Parliament voted Wednesday for US access to the global financial database held by a Belgian company to be suspended because of concerns that the US is snooping on the database for financial gain rather than just to combat terrorism.
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