Daily Archives: October 28, 2011
Prisons, Wars, and the Lust for Profit
In the 21st century the United States of America has rushed head long in to turning the incarceration of human beings into a thriving profit-driven and increasingly privatized business.
Gaddafi Phony Welfare State Unmasked
This immensely rich country has a poor population, a single narrow road from Egypt through to Tunisia and a standard of living that is a third of ours.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – October 28, 2011
The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Coach smartphone application, jointly developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), is being honored today as one of seven recipients of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman’s Awards for Advancements in Accessibility.
Israel and its U.S. Politicians Humiliate America
As U.S. diplomats rush around trying to derail the Palestinian U.N. bid for statehood, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, requested the freeze of Jewish settlements on Palestinian land.
America Back To The Future
The Occupy Wall Street movement should not have come as a surprise to official America and to Main Street.
Mortgage Bond Investors Seek 'Obama Button' To Divine Trades
NEW YORK—Investing in the $5 trillion agency mortgage-backed securities market has long been a technician's game, with statistics and mathematical formulas frequently guiding investor decisions.
Stand Down for Veterans in Need
The 19th annual Stand Down for Veterans in Need will be held on Friday, November 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the North Terminal Ted Stevens International Airport.
Vets Connections Matches Job Seekers with Employment, Education Resources
Under the strain of a poor economy, many Veterans must endure the stresses of navigating the job-hunting jungle as they search for work or a course of study to enhance their resumes.
Jesus in the Talmud, What is this?
It is more than a ‘scholarly’ book, published in 1943 by Princeton University press; It is notable for finding factual references to the life of Jesus in caustic Rabbinic texts, and for being a counterbalance to the infamous Talmudic tradition that it's okay to lie and deceive us ‘goy.’
America is UNDER ATTACK! Welcome to the 21st Century American War for Democracy
America is UNDER ATTACK! This coming presidential election a few good men will war up on the broken political battlefield while the Occupy first responders throw the first stone at them. Will America emerge from this great 21st century war a democracy or we this time, this age, be declared the end of an era?
The Lost Era of American Greatness
Will the current generation be the next "Greatest Generation"?
Shalit: Israeli Soldier With Atypical Autism
The real tragedy actually was letting a psychologically unfit teenager like Gilad Shalit wear the military uniform in the first place.