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Our Current Illusion of Prosperity

Our Current Illusion of Prosperity President Obama and Fed Chair Janet Yellen have been crowing about improving economic conditions in the US. Unemployment is down to 5.5 percent and growth in 2014 hit 2.2 percent. Journalists and economists point to this improvement as proof that quantitative easing was effective. Pile on More Debt Unfortunately, this latest […]

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As Stephen Lendman makes clear, the Obama regime is a congenital liar.

As Stephen Lendman makes clear, the Obama regime is a congenital liar. It’s unprecedented in outrageous lies on Ukraine. Everything from calling US-installed Nazis democrats to phantom Russian hordes pouring across the border Wehrmacht-style. US officials recite one Big Lie after another. Media scoundrels regurgitate them like gospel. Mindless Americans believe whoppers anyone paying minimal […]

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The Forgotten War – Understanding the Incredible Debacle Left Behind by NATO in Libya

February 24, 2015

The Forgotten War – Understanding the Incredible Debacle Left Behind by NATO in Libya In retrospect, Obama’s intervention in Libya was an abject failure, judged even by its own standards. Libya has not only failed to evolve into a democracy; it has devolved into a failed state. Violent deaths and other human rights abuses have […]

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Obama’s War-Policies Show a Pattern

February 22, 2015

Obama’s War-Policies Show a Pattern On the First Anniversary of Ukraine’s Maidan Coup: Obama’s War-Policies Show a Pattern [Editor’s Note: Documentation on each of the key points in this news report and analysis can be seen by merely clicking on the link where the given point is asserted. This is being especially noted because many […]

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As the Middle Class Evaporates, Global Oligarchs Plan Their Escape from the Impoverished Pleb Masses

January 27, 2015

As the Middle Class Evaporates, Global Oligarchs Plan Their Escape from the Impoverished Pleb Masses The middle class has shrunk consistently over the past half-century. Until 2000, the reason was primarily because more Americans moved up the income ladder. But since then, the reason has shifted: There is a greater share of households on the […]

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Exporting Fascism: US Imperialism in Latin America

January 26, 2015

Exporting Fascism: US Imperialism in Latin America The US sanctions against Venezuela, signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2014, resulted from charges of protestors’ rights being violated by the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro. The sanctions allow the Obama administration to deny visas and freeze the assets of Venezuelan officials […]

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We’ve Let The Clowns Come Way Too Far

January 21, 2015

We’ve Let The Clowns Come Way Too Far In yesterday’s State of the Union, Obama said The ‘Shadow Of Crisis Has Passed’, and the one and the only thing I thought was: ‘Good, so now we can tackle the crisis itself?!’. If speeches like the SOTU last night, and the reactions to it, make anything […]

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Obama Declares War On ‘Extremism’ – Are You An ‘Extremist’ According To His Definition?

January 14, 2015

Obama Declares War On ‘Extremism’ – Are You An ‘Extremist’ According To His Definition? Do you know what an “extremist” is? In the wake of the horrible terror attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France, Barack Obama is speaking very boldly about the need to win the war against “extremists”, and he has […]

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Keystone Pipeline’s Nebraska Path Cleared; Congress Votes

January 10, 2015

Keystone Pipeline’s Nebraska Path Cleared; Congress Votes TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline faces one less hurdle after Nebraska’s highest court cleared its path through the state, sending the matter back to Washington. The pipeline would funnel crude from Alberta’s oil sands to a network junction in southeast Nebraska, for transport to Gulf Coast refineries. While […]

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Obama Has Killed More People with Drones than Died On 9/11

January 7, 2015

Obama Has Killed More People with Drones than Died On 9/11 Many Civilians Are Being Killed By Drones Law school teacher Marjorie Cohn – president of the National Lawyers Guild – writes: Obama has killed more people with drones than died on 9/11. Many of those killed were civilians, and only a tiny percentage of the […]

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White House Confirms Obama Will Veto TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline

January 7, 2015

White House Confirms Obama Will Veto TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline The White House confirmed today that President Obama will veto Congressional legislation designed to greenlight construction of the Keystone XLpipeline, the contentious project first proposed six years ago to carry more than 800,000 barrels per day of Canadian oilsands crude from Alberta to refineries and export facilities along the […]

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Is Obama Desperate to Precipitate a Nuclear War?

January 5, 2015

Is Obama Desperate to Precipitate a Nuclear War? Anyone who still believes Obama’s rhetoric and honesty would be wasting time to read the following analysis, which is only for people who have doubts about his honesty; and thus an open mind to the possibility of his lying about his intentions is a pre-requisite to receiving […]

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The Trigger | KUNSTLER

December 29, 2014

The Trigger | KUNSTLER. The futility of politics in America these days has driven the public into exactly the dream-state of zombie blood-lust depicted in so many popular video fantasies, a nightmare of decay, powerlessness, and degeneracy matching the actual condition of a disintegrating polity that has lost collective consciousness and seeks only to […]

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Obama authorizes ‘economic embargo’ on Russia’s Crimea — RT USA

December 20, 2014

Obama authorizes ‘economic embargo’ on Russia’s Crimea — RT USA. US President Barack Obama has authorized sanctions against individuals and entities operating in Russia’s Crimean peninsula, according to the White House statement. Obama has issued an executive order that “prohibits the export of goods, technology, or services to Crimea and prohibits the import of goods, technology, or services […]

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United States of Newspeak – Obama Calls Executive Orders “Presidential Memoranda” to Avoid Scrutiny and Issues Most in History | Liberty Blitzkrieg

December 19, 2014

United States of Newspeak – Obama Calls Executive Orders “Presidential Memoranda” to Avoid Scrutiny and Issues Most in History | Liberty Blitzkrieg. If there’s one thing we have learned about Barack Obama, it’s that he is a master of deception and absolutely loves to lie to the public. He seems to enjoy conning the plebs […]

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