Analysis Topic: Politics & Social Trends
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Less Government or Lower Wages? You Decide / Politics / Economic Stimulus
By: Peter_Schiff
The nationwide revelry surrounding our apparent economic recovery was disrupted this week by the release of lower-than-expected retail sales data. However, rather than sending a chill up the spines of those hoping for a quick end to the downturn, the numbers should be welcomed. Though this may come as a surprise to most observers, lower retail sales are precisely what our economy needs.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
America Attacked During Obama Health Care Debate by British NHS Army / Politics / NHS
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The onslaught of Brit's running to the defence of the NHS against US attacks during the Obama healthcare reform debate must leave american's wondering what the hells going on, perhaps the NHS is far better than they were led to believe?. However what is missing from the equation is the fact that over 1 million people in Britain ride the NHS gravy train and hence have a vested interest in the continuance of this sacred cow funding black hole that continues to exert a sizeable political force that political parties have little choice but to pander towards to ensure electoral success.
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Four Step Healthcare Solution / Politics / US Politics
By: MISES
Hans-Hermann Hoppe writes: It's true that the US health-care system is a mess, but this demonstrates not market but government failure. To cure the problem requires not different or more government regulations and bureaucracies, as self-serving politicians want us to believe, but the elimination of all existing government controls.
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Forging of a New World Order Under a One World Government / Politics / New World Order
By: Global_Research
The Global Economic Crisis in Context
The current global economic crisis has its roots not in the Bush administration, which is linear and diluted thinking at best, but in the systematic nature of the global capitalist system. Crisis is not separate from capital; crisis is capitalist expansion. In addressing the foundations of the economic crisis, neo-Marxist theory can help explain much of the actions and functions that led to the crisis.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
The Forging of a New World Order Under a One World Government - Part 4 / Politics / New World Order
By: Global_Research
Andrew Gavin Marshall writes: Globalization and the New World Order
Part 1: Global Power and Global Government: Evolution and Revolution of the Central Banking System
Part 2: Origins of the American Empire: Revolution, World Wars and World Order
Part 3: Controlling the Global Economy: Bilderberg, the Trilateral Commission and the Federal Reserve
Friday, August 14, 2009
China Poses Serious Threat to U.S. Interests in Africa / Politics / GeoPolitics
By: Pravda
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, will complete her ten-day African tour on August 14, when she visits Cape Verde islands. Clinton previously visited Kenya, the South African Republic, Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Liberia.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
The longest storm in American history has reached shore / Politics / US Politics
By: Michael_T_Bucci
The country is heating-up, and the bottom may fall out soon. The Ultra-right are moving quickly and the young people aligned with right-wing leaders are told they are insurance against fascism and socialism; and after quitting as Alaskan Governor, Sarah Palin is more vocal than ever, throwing the word "evil" around to propel the cross-carrying "true Christians" to join in her Inquisition.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Pakistan Counterinsurgency / Politics / GeoPolitics
By: STRATFOR
Since the start of the U.S.-jihadist war in late 2001, and particularly since the rise of the Taliban rebellion within its own borders in recent years, Pakistan has been seen as a state embroiled in a jihadist insurgency threatening its very survival. Indeed, until late April, it appeared that Pakistan was buckling under the onslaught of a Taliban rebellion that had consumed large chunks of territory in the northwest and was striking at the country’s core. A Shariah-for-peace deal with the Taliban in the Swat region, approved with near unanimity by the parliament, reinforced the view that Pakistan lacked the willingness or capability to fight Islamist non-state actors chipping away at its security and stability.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The High Cost of Regulation: How the SEC Plans to Untangle Your Assets / Politics / Market Regulation
By: Paul_Petillo
By now, the Madoff name, synonymous with theft and deceit on a scale so grand that Ponzi would be envious, is known worldwide. Although his actions (and those of his cohorts) did not trickle down to the vast majority of Americans, watching well-to-do people trust vast amounts of money to one person’s assurance and phony returns did not go unnoticed.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
U.S. Missile Defense System, Most Expensive Fraud of the Century / Politics / GeoPolitics
By: Pravda
The US Missile Defense System, a stumbling block in Russia-American bilateral relations, may prove to be the most expensive fraud of the present century. American physicists claim that the system has not been created as yet. They warned US President Barack Obama about it prior to his visit to Russia.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wall Street Banksters Pleased by the Health Care Debate, Focus Off Banking System Reform / Politics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Global_Research
Danny Schechter writes: New York, New York: The thermometer is in the red as the heat of August blends into the steam of the health care fight. These two hot subjects seem to be fogging up TV screens during these dog days as the righteous right take up the tactics of the militant left to create the impression that health care reform is a commie plot. For his part, President Obama insists a bill will pass and that “sensible proposals” will prevail.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Obamageddon, War as the Solution to Economic Depression / Politics / GeoPolitics
By: Global_Research
Justin Raimondo writes: An American president is launching the most ambitious, the most expensive, and certainly the most dangerous military campaign since the Vietnam War – and the antiwar movement, such as it is, is missing in action. After a long and bloody campaign in Iraq and the election of a U.S. president pledged to get us out, our government is once again revving up its war machine and taking aim at yet another "terrorist" stronghold, this time in Afghanistan. Yet the antiwar movement’s motor seems stuck in the wrong gear, making no motions toward mounting anything like an effective protest. What gives?
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Neanderthals Wiped Out by Universal Healthcare? / Politics / US Politics
By: LewRockwell
Phil Maymin writes: Did the Neanderthals die out because of universal health care?
We know that Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens (i.e., us humans) overlapped for tens of thousands of years. Neanderthals existed for about one hundred thousand years before going extinct, and the bulk of the evidence suggests they did not interbreed with us, though we did share a common ancestor. They were our distant cousins.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Controlling the Global Economy: Bilderberg, the Trilateral Commission and the Federal Reserve Part2 / Politics / Market Manipulation
By: Global_Research
Controlling the Global Economy: Bilderberg, the Trilateral Commission and the Federal Reserve Part2
Globalization: A Liberal-Mercantilist Economic Order?
Neo-Liberals Take the Forefront
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Hypothesizing on the Iran, Russia, U.S. Triangle / Politics / GeoPolitics
By: STRATFOR
For the past several weeks, STRATFOR has focused on the relationship between Russia and Iran. As our readers will recall, a pro-Rafsanjani demonstration that saw chants of “Death to Russia,” uncommon in Iran since the 1979 revolution, triggered our discussion. It caused us to rethink Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Russia just four days after Iran’s disputed June 12 presidential election, with large-scale demonstrations occurring in Tehran. At the time, we ascribed Ahmadinejad’s trip as an attempt to signal his lack of concern at the postelection unrest. But why did a pro-Rafsanjani crowd chant “Death to Russia?” What had the Russians done to trigger the bitter reaction from the anti-Ahmadinejad faction? Was the Iranian president’s trip as innocent as it first looked?
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Tax the Rich, the Cure for Economic Crisis / Politics / US Politics
By: Global_Research
Shamus Cooke writes: Healthcare isn’t the only social ill in the U.S. that needs a serious remedy. The list is long and growing: state budget crises, unemployment, infrastructure, education, housing, food assistance, etc. These are all things that must be paid for, but the money seems to be in short supply. When a country is in as much debt as the U.S., – $12 trillion and counting — the tasks at hand seem all but unachievable.
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Putin 10 Years Turn Semi-Democratic Russia into a Authoritarian State / Politics / Russia
By: STRATFOR
This coming weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s assumption of a leadership position at the Kremlin. Much has happened since Putin’s appointment as first vice prime minister in August 1999, but Russia’s most definitive evolution was from the unstable but semidemocratic days of the 1990s to the statist, authoritarian structure of today.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Controlling the Global Economy: Bilderberg, the Trilateral Commission and the Federal Reserve / Politics / Global Financial System
By: Global_Research
Andrew Gavin Marshall writes: This essay is Part 3 of "Global Power and Global Government," published by Global Research.
Part 1: Evolution and Revolution of the Central Banking System
Part 2: Origins of the American Empire: Revolution, World Wars and World Order
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Fed Laundering Money through the Big Banks Into the Stock Market / Politics / Market Manipulation
By: Mike_Whitney
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is a man who knows how Washington works and uses that knowledge to great effect. His appearances on Capital Hill are always worth watching. He sits politely with his hands folded in front of him playing the bashful professor while one one preening congressman after another makes a fool out of themself. In contrast, Bernanke looks like a modest and thoughtful academic faithfully upholding the public's trust. But things aren't always as they seem. The Fed chief is sticking it to the American people big-time and no one seems to have any idea of what's really going on. Former hedge fund manager Andy Kessler sums it up in a recent Wall Street Journal article, "The Bernanke Market". Here's a clip:
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
U.S. Exporting Vampire Democracy / Politics / GeoPolitics
By: LewRockwell
C.J. Maloney writes: Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote. ~ Gary North (2006)
Democracy, especially the virulent, vampire-like variety practiced in modern America, may very well be condemned to collapse, but that’s no reason to give up on it. Despite history telling us that all democracies inevitably devour themselves, history also tells us that every system of governance mankind can dream up have all come to an end, as for example the much lamented American Republic, snuffed out after barely a century or so.
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