01/31/14 – Kevin Zeese – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jan 31, 2014 |

Attorney and political activist Kevin Zeese discusses his article "Is Syrian 'Peace" Conference Laying the Foundation for War;" the exclusion of Iran and various (non US-supported) opposition groups from the talks; John Kerry's lies and warmongering; the secret law that allows the government to arm "moderate" Syrian rebels; and CNN's single-sourced report on torture by the Syrian government.

Boomhauer

by | Jan 30, 2014 |

Talkin' bout Luke, I am your dang ol' father, yo— Boomhauer (@_Boomhauer) January 31, 2014

01/30/14 – Mark Thornton – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jan 30, 2014 |

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses Paul Krugman's attack on Mises and Austrian economics; the government policies that caused and worsened the Great Depression; cutting welfare-for-the-rich before food stamps and unemployment benefits; and the upcoming Austrian Economics Research Conference 2014 in Auburn, AL from March 20-22.

A Manufactured Crisis by Peter Jenkins

by | Jan 29, 2014 |

Via Jim Lobe, Peter Jenkins reviews Gareth Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis. The subtitle of Gareth Porter’s new book, The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, is well-chosen. Large parts of A Manufactured Crisis are indeed untold till now. They amount to what the author terms an 'alternative narrative.' But don’t be misled by 'alternative.' This is not the work of some crank who imagines conspiracies where none exist. One senses, rather, from the author’s meticulous sourcing and...

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for making the world safer

by | Jan 29, 2014 |

Suck it, National Security State! Reuters: A Norwegian politician has nominated former United States National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, arguing his release of classified documents made the world a safer place. Baard Vegar Solhjell, a former education and environment minister for the Socialist Left party, said Mr Snowden's revelations deepened the public's understanding of the extent to which states spy on their own citizens. "There...

83-Year-Old Nun to Be Sentenced for Sabotage

by | Jan 28, 2014 |

Hey. Wait a minute. Are you certain things are supposed to be this way? ABC: An 83-year-old Catholic nun convicted in a protest and break-in at the primary U.S. storehouse for bomb-grade uranium will find out Tuesday whether she spends what could be the rest of her life in prison. Sister Megan Rice is one of three Catholic peace activists convicted of sabotage last year after they broke into the nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Sentencing for all three is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday...