12 Things That The Mainstream Media Is Being Strangely Quiet About Right Now As the mainstream media continues to be obsessed with Anthony Weiner and his bizarre adventures on Twitter, much more serious events are happening around the world that are getting very little attention. In America today, if the mainstream media does not cover something it is almost as if it never happened. Right now, the worst nuclear disaster in human history continues to unfold in Japan , U.S. nuclear facilities are being threatened by flood waters, the U.S. military is bombing Yemen, gigantic cracks in the earth are appearing all over the globe and the largest wildfire in Arizona history is causing immense devastation. In times like these, it is more important than ever to think for ourselves. That is why more Americans than ever are turning to the alternative media. The following are 12 things that the mainstream media is being strangely quiet about right now…. Back on June 7th, there was a fire at Fort Calhoun. But the crisis at Fort Calhoun is not over. Nobody is quite sure yet.
Allemagne : une baisse du chômage… qui inquiète ! Vendredi, 29 Octobre 2010 00:55 Outre-Rhin, le nombre de demandeurs d'emplois est enfin passé sous la barre des 3 millions. Mais cette bonne nouvelle n'a pas l'air de réjouir le gouvernement et le patronat allemands. Lisez plutôt cet incroyable article de L'Expansion, qui explique comment ce qui devrait être une excellente chose n'en est, finalement, pas une... En effet : quand il y a trop de chômage, on fait semblant de le déplorer et on lutte… contre les chômeurs. "Aujourd'hui, écrit L'Expansion, l'Allemagne à peine sortie de la crise s'apprête à enregistrer une croissance de 3,4% pour 2010. C'est une voie sans issue. Le plus scandaleux dans cette histoire est l'irruption de l'ex-chancelier Gerhard Schröder, qui ose la ramener avec son "Agenda de réformes" et son "Plan Hartz" alors qu'il a, en réalité, contribué non seulement à l'appauvrissement mais au déclassement professionnel d'une grande partie de ses concitoyens !
Why is there a Media Blackout on Nuclear Incident at Fort Calhoun in Nebraska? Since flooding began on June 6th, there has been a disturbingly low level of media attention given to the crisis at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Facility near Omaha, Nebraska. But evidence strongly suggests that something very serious has in fact happened there. On June 7th, there was a fire reported at Fort Calhoun. The official story is that the fire was in an electrical switchgear room at the plant. FORT CALHOUN NUKE SITE: does it pose a public risk? The following sequence of events is documented on the Omaha Public Power District’s own website, stating among other things, that here was no such imminent danger with the Fort Calhoun Station spent-fuel pool, and that due to a fire in an electrical switchgear room at FCS on the morning of June 7, the plant temporarily lost power to a pump that cools the spent-fuel pool. As was declared at Fort Calhoun on June 7th, another “Notification of Unusual Event” was declared at Cooper Nuclear Station on June 20th. FORT CALHOUN: Under water now.
List of countries by GDP (nominal) This article includes a list of countries in the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. The GDP dollar estimates presented here are calculated at market or government official exchange rates. Several economies which are not considered to be countries (world, the EU, and some dependent territories) are included in the lists because they appear in the sources. These economies are not ranked in the charts here, but are listed where applicable. The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. Some countries/regions may have citizens which are on average wealthy. The first list includes data compiled by the United Nations Statistics Division for 2012. History charts of GDP in current US$ by Google, World Bank data.
Monsanto blocks research on GMO safety Featured Published on February 14th, 2011 | by Jeremy Bloom Monsanto has been systematically blocking researchers from using its patented gene modified (GMO) seeds to learn if there are problems with them, according to an explosive op-ed in yesterday’s LA Times by Doug Gurian-Sherman of the Union of Concerned Scientists. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise, but it’s encouraging that it’s hitting the mainstream media. Soybeans, corn, cotton and canola — most of the acres planted in these crops in the United States are genetically altered. When Monsanto won a Supreme Court case last year allowing deregulation of their GMO Alfalfa, David Snively, Monsanto’s senior vice president and general counsel, called the decision “important for every American farmer, not just alfalfa growers.” “All growers can rely on the expertise of USDA and trust that future challenges to biotech approvals must now be based on scientific facts, not speculation,” said Snively. -> Next page: Years of abuse
Hacked Arizona Police Document Contradicts McCain and Brewer's Border Violence Claims NEW YORK — A trove of internal Arizona state police documents released by a hacker group last week contains a confidential federal report that contradicts claims by Arizona politicians, including Gov. Jan Brewer and Sen. John McCain, that violence tied to drug trafficking and illegal immigration from Mexico is on the rise in the state. Throughout 2010, Brewer claimed that cartel-related violence was increasingly spilling over into Arizona cities and towns. Most infamously, she stated that Arizona law enforcement had found bodies decapitated by cartels in the Arizona desert. "We cannot afford all this illegal immigration and everything that comes with it, everything from the crime and the drugs and the kidnappings and the extortion and the beheadings and the fact that people can't feel safe in their community," Brewer told Fox News in June 2010. Brewer retracted the claim about beheadings after it was questioned by southern Arizona police and coroners. Sen.
CHART OF THE DAY: This Will Be The World's Richest Country In 2050 Goldman has a new report out on The BRICs countries after 10 years, and how global markets will continue to evolve. Remember, the BRICs are Brazil, Russia, India, and China -- the four countries identified 10 years ago by Goldman's Jim O'Neill as being the global growth-drivers of the next generation. This new report discusses various themes, including the emergence of non-BRIC emerging markets, as well as a general flattening of income equality over the next several years. Goldman also makes its prediction for what the richest economies will be in the year 2050. The good news for the U.S.: The U.S. will remain top dog on a per-capita-GDP basis (this list does exclude some tiny countries, like the Mideast petro-kingdoms, which might actually be higher). According to the report, China will be far and away the world's biggest economy, but on a per-capita-GDP basis, it still won't even be as rich as Mexico.
VIDEO: Minister Farrakhan: 'That's a Murderer in the White House' Minister Louis Farrakhan (Getty Images) A YouTube video of Minister Louis Farrakhan taking President Obama to task over the war in Afghanistan and the bombing of Libya is making its way around the Web. In the video, Farrakhan admonishes the president for turning into someone else. Farrakhan says, "We voted for our brother Barack, a beautiful human being with a sweet heart, and now he's an assassin. He also raises the issue of killing Saddam Hussein over weapons of mass destruction and knowingly sending young men to fight a war based on lies. Farrakhan is visibly angry at Obama's leadership of America's intervention in the crisis in Libya, particularly his focus on bringing down Muammar Qaddafi. We find it interesting that this video from May is surfacing just as Farrakhan is set to address the United Nations. We've examined how black leaders romanticize dictators like Qaddafi, and this is a major example of it. Watch video of the speech below.
During Bush Presidency, Current GOP Leaders Voted 19 Times To Increase Debt Limit By $4 Trillion By Travis Waldron on April 14, 2011 at 11:49 am "During Bush Presidency, Current GOP Leaders Voted 19 Times To Increase Debt Limit By $4 Trillion" After pushing the government to brink of shutdown last week, Republican Congressional leaders are now preparing to push America to the edge of default by refusing to increase the nation’s debt limit without first getting Democrats to concede to large spending cuts. But while the four Republicans in Congressional leadership positions are attempting to hold the increase hostage now, they combined to vote for a debt limit increase 19 times during the presidency of George W. At the beginning of the Bush presidency, the United States debt limit was $5.95 trillion. June 2002: Congress approves a $450 billion increase, raising the debt limit to $6.4 trillion. Database searches revealed no demands from the four legislators that debt increases come accompanied by drastic spending cuts, as there are now.
Eurozone debt web: Who owes what to whom? The circle below shows the gross external, or foreign, debt of some of the main players in the eurozone as well as other big world economies. The arrows show how much money is owed by each country to banks in other nations. The arrows point from the debtor to the creditor and are proportional to the money owed as of the end of June 2011. The colours attributed to countries are a rough guide to how much trouble each economy is in. Click on a country name to see who they owe Europe is struggling to find a way out of the eurozone crisis amid mounting debts, stalling growth and widespread market jitters. But, with global financial systems so interconnected, this is not just a eurozone problem and the repercussions extend beyond its borders. While lending between nations presents little problem during boom years, when a country can no longer handle its debts, those overseas banks and financial institutions that lent it money are exposed to losses. GDP: €1.8 tn Foreign debt: €4.2 tn
Lawmakers to sue Obama administration over Libya mission Congressmen challenge Obama on Libya NEW: Report says Obama does not risk violating the War Powers ActNEW: Boehner spokesman says Obama's "creative arguments" raise a number of questionsKucinich to the Obama administration: "Tell it to the judge"U.S. officials say the limited U.S. role in Libya falls short of the law's scope Washington (CNN) -- The White House defended to Congress on Wednesday the legality, the costs and accomplishments of the U.S. military mission in Libya. In a 32-page report titled "United States Activities in Libya," the administration says the cost of military and humanitarian operations through June 3 was about $800 million. The report was drawn up in response to a House resolution that accused President Barack Obama of failing to consult with Congress over the military effort in the North African country. Rep. Kucinich: If it looks like war, it's war Is Libya mission unconstitutional? Making the case for Libya mission Rep. "Did he act illegally?
Iowa Select Farms Pig Abuse: Animal Rights Group Releases Gruesome Undercover Footage Animal rights group Mercy For Animals has released ghastly undercover footage of pig abuse at Iowa Select, an industrial farm that supplies pork to Krogers, Safeway and Costco. The footage, which was shot between April and June 2011, shows Iowa Select workers casually throwing piglets across the room and using dull pliers to cut the tails off of young pigs. The preview's most disturbing images are of pigs that have suffered severe abscesses as a result of botched and infected neutering and birthing. Their skin is flayed away from painful-looking open sores, revealing bone, muscle and pus underneath. It depicts treatment significantly more brutal than that shown in undercover video of number-one pork producer Smithfield Farms' gestation crates released in December. Iowa Select has issued a noncommittal statement indicating that they plan to investigate abuses at their factories. Click here for more details on the video and the pressure it is putting on grocery chains.
Q&A: Greek debt crisis 27 November 2012Last updated at 07:16 ET Continue reading the main story What went wrong in Greece? Greece's economic reforms, which led to it abandoning the drachma as its currency in favour of the euro in 2002, made it easier for the country to borrow money. Greece went on a big, debt-funded spending spree, including paying for high-profile projects such as the 2004 Athens Olympics, which went well over its budget. The country was hit by the downturn, which meant it had to spend more on benefits and received less in taxes. Greece's economic problems meant lenders started charging higher interest rates to lend it money. There have been demonstrations against the government's austerity measures to deal with its debt, such as cuts to public sector pay and pensions, reduced benefits and increased taxes. In 2010, the EU, IMF and ECB agreed a bailout worth 110bn euros (£92bn; $145bn) for Greece. BACK 1 of 10 NEXT Why is Greece in trouble? What has been done to help Greece? In short, a lot. Default