Sunday, May 31
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Robert Kaercher is the guest editor today. |
U.S.
Vows to Keep Using ‘State Secrets’ Defense
"The Obama administration has informed a federal judge it will continue to invoke the ‘state secrets’ privilege in a legal battle with an Islamic charity suspected of funding terrorism." The Obama administration agrees with its predecessor that the U.S. government may wiretap whomever they want, whenever they want, and not have to divulge anything about it to anybody. How’s that for “change”?
Convergence
and Continuity: The American-Backed Terror Campaign in Iran
"But there is another reason why the terrorist attack in Zahedan has not been greeted with commiserations from the White House or excited coverage from our government-spoonfed media: because it is highly likely that the United States played a role in fomenting the attack, either by direct or by collateral hand."
‘Despondent’
Chicago Man Threatens to Shoot Himself; Police Barricade Streets
"Police don't know if the man is armed and don't believe he has any hostages, [Police Deputy Chief Roberto] Zavala said. There have been no threats to the public, he said." So why the hell is it necessary to set up barricades and close off traffic for nearly an entire city block, evacuate a local high school and set up a police “command post”? Daily life in today’s fascist America.
How
Cop See Themselves: National Police Memorial Week and El Monte, California
"Cops believe that they are ‘domestic warriors’, a class separate from mere ‘civilians’ like you and your neighbors. They are fighting a battle in your hometown’s streets, as part of an ongoing occupation of hostile territory."
“[Miguel]
Sanchez makes about $100 a day at the cart; working nearly every afternoon and
evening, and picking up some painting and carpentry jobs on the side, he
supports his family of six. But he lives under the near-constant threat of
being fined by the city. What he’s doing is illegal in Chicago, and as
demand for his food grows in the spring, so does the likelihood that he’ll
be slapped with tickets for anywhere from $200 to $1,000.” The author seems
to favor having Chicago government officials issue licenses to pushcart food
vendors so that they may sell their product “legally”, but what for? Why
can’t the government just leave them the hell alone?
Technological
Advances in Cancer Treatment Lead to Debt, False Positives
"As the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) began its annual conference today in Orlando, physicians prepared to deal with a topic that is rarely addressed but highly relevant to today’s cancer care providers: comparing the rising cost of treatment to the smaller and smaller benefits that treatment provides.” The handiwork of the state-enforced medical and insurance cartels.
The
Story of American Revisionism
Jeff Riggenbach’s fascinating survey of a noble scholarly movement dedicated to truth.
State
Socialism & Anarchism: How Far They Agree and Wherein They Differ
It may seem bizarre from today’s standpoint, but the socialist movement had at one time anti-statist as well as pro-statist adherents. Benjamin Tucker explained the differences between the two factions and why he stood solidly with the anti-statists in this 1888 essay
Roderick Long on the ranting of a clueless party apparatchik.
Political
Talk Show Host Suddenly Very Interested in Manslaughter Law Loopholes
Satire.
‘Young
Cons’ Take GOP ‘Hip-Hop Makeover’ Seriously
Not satire.
Somali pirates! - Corrections (video clip, Editor's pick)
A photo blog.