Tag: collateral news
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collateral 55: 10 steps to fascism
from collateral news: (This is a rerun) A summary of America’s descent into fascism as described in Naomi Wolf’s book ‘The End of America: Letters of Warning to a Young Patriot’.
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collateral 54: real wars, fake triggers
from collateral news: What happens when the media doesn’t report a proposal by the Vice President’s national security team to purposely kill Americans in order to provoke war with Iran? – What happens is, the proposal stands a better chance of becoming reality.
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collateral 53: untaxed to death
from collateral news: How exactly did we get into the economic mess we’re faced with? According to a prominent economist, it stems from our succumbing to anti-tax snake oil salesman. The next crisis to hit our sinking ship of state may be a pension fund debacle that, had we stuck to a sensible tax policy,…
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collateral 52: stealing the future, every day
from collateral news: History is full of examples of affluent societies experiencing hard economic times. But according to a growing number of independent analysts – ones whose jobs do not depend on painting a false picture of reality – the economic convulsion the U.S. is headed for may far surpass the Great Depression in terms…
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collateral 51: courting disaster
from collateral news: If there’s another Katrina-like disaster, says John McCain, he’ll use the private sector as a model to make sure emergency supplies get where they’re needed. Why not privatize disaster relief altogether, John?
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collateral 50: would it surprise you?
from collateral news: “We’re getting unconfirmed reports from Tehran that explosions were heard throughout the city late last night. One blog has a live feed of Iranian anti-aircraft fire. Another has images of a damaged US Navy destroyer.” … The report we just gave isn’t true. But with the way the corporate media is carrying…
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collateral 49: do as you’re told. obey!
from collateral news: July 4th was Independence Day. But just how much independence do you have from the most powerful social force there is? This week, we take a look at one of the most controversial psychological experiments of the 20th century and ask: do you have what it takes to resist a malignant authority?
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collateral 48: a fortunate son?
from collateral news: John McCain, the son of a Navy admiral and commander of the US forces in the Pacific, endured terrible treatment as a Vietnam POW, and for that he is revered by many as a war hero. But he also repeatedly collaborated with the enemy during his captivity, something for which many others…
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collateral 47: ship to nowhere
from collateral news: This week’s story fits perfectly with what we’ve learned about Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay: According to UK-based human rights organization ‘Reprieve’ the U.S. has used navy ships as prisons throughout the world. Apparently abuses on these ships were more severe than in Guantanamo.
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collateral 46: a house not in order
from collateral news: Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich has brought 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush. His own party is likely to block the effort. Wonder why?
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collateral 45: to secede, or not to secede
from collateral news: What can you do if you disagree with the course the U.S. has taken and what if you believe this course cannot be changed? Right, you secede – as a small group of Vermonters is doing.
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collateral 43: it’s a man’s world
from collateral news: This week’s episode looks at a Department of Defense report titled “Sexual Assault in the Military” (900kb PDF) and wonders if the official number of 2,688 cases of “rape, sodomy and indecent assault” in 2007 is just the tip of the iceberg.
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collateral 42: ultra sick
from collateral news: Project Artichoke. MKULTRA. The CIA has a long & sordid history of using mind-altering drugs on unsuspecting victims. But until recently, many thought that that’s just what it was: history. Yet new reports from more than two dozen Guantanamo detainees indicate that forced drugging may be routine practice once again.
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collateral 41: privileged disinformation
from collateral news: If you subscribe to the common wisdom, you probably think politicians are corrupt. If you’re a reasonably well-informed citizen, at least you know their names. But imagine if you weren’t permitted to know the identity of your congressperson or senator. Imagine that congress met & voted on laws in secret. Would you…