(RussiaToday) – January 31st, 2013 – Gerald Celente on whether Obama cooked financial books to get reelected. President Obama was reelected despite a less than stellar state of the economy. Even though days before the election third quarter data came. Read the rest of this entry »
(BreakingTheSet) – Abby Martin sits down with Academy Award Winning Director, Oliver Stone, and Historian Peter Kuznick, to talk about US foreign policy and the Obama administration’s disregard for the rule of law.
(RussiaToday) – Europe’s drawn-out efforts to pull itself out of the economic mire, are well documented. But, it’s not alone – Japan has now entered its fifth recession in 15 years. It comes just days before the country’s election, which is expected to sweep the current Prime Minister from power. RT talks to James Corbett, editor of the current affairs website The Corbett Report. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The operation “Pillar of Defense” has been launched by the Israel military on Wednesday. Many of the buildings in downtown Gaza City are in ruins or badly damaged after being attacked by Israeli warplanes. The IDF says all options are on the table in Gaza, including a ground operation. Israeli warships have struck “terror sites” in the Gaza Strip, the military forces confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – This presidential election is not just about Obama and Romney. There are also third party presidential candidates and you have a unique opportunity to watch Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, Green Party’s Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson debating live on RT-America and rt.com on October 23 at 8 pm ET. Read the rest of this entry »
(HigginsBlog) – There are widespread reports that RT is not accessible due to an apparent DDoS attack on their DNS servers. Here’s a temporary fix if your affected. Read the rest of this entry »
(HigginsBlog) – In an attempt catch up with US capabilities, Russian Intelligence has ordered three systems to monitor and manipulate information line. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – In another attempt to censor the Internet SOPA is reborn by Congress this time as the Intellectual Property Attache Act. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Hip-hop artist Immortal Technique is a self-described social guerrilla. Felipe Coronel is the real name of the Peruvian-born, Harlem-raised political activist who raps about politics, religion and racism. Since the genesis of the OWS movement, Tech has been an active voice for the cause, and on July 10 a documentary will be released showing his everyday life. He now joins us with more on his beliefs and his work.
See Also: (MediaRoots) – 12 Confrontations with Media & Politicians on Bilderberg – View More Here
(MediaRoots) – For the last half century, an organization comprised of the .001% of the world’s elite called the Bilderberg Group has met annually around the world with almost no official press coverage. During the meetings, the top 140 of the world’s power brokers in banking, oil, food, media, defense, royalty and politics are believed to make policy decisions behind closed doors that affect the rest of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Over the weekend the secretive meeting known as the Bilderberg Conference came to a close. The conference, which was held in Chantilly, Virginia, sparked mass protests in an attempt to draw awareness to the allegedly covert government-like organization that sets its own global agenda. Political and business leaders are believed to kick start personal plans that benefit the few. RT’s Abby Martin wraps up the event and takes a closer look at the happenings of the meeting.
(RussiaToday) – In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss the Devil’s Breath of too much debt and JP Morgan’s black and blue dementia. In the second half of the show Max talks to Mike Maloney about gold, silver and Hollywood accounting. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Around 400 protesters have been confronted by police who used tear gas, causing hundreds to scatter on May 1. Some activists blocked streets throughout the day and vandalized two banks, a news van and police vehicle. Nine people were taken into custody in Oakland, California, after hundreds of people took to the streets. Police reportedly used Taser against at least one of them. Officers ordered protesters out of the street after firing the tear gas and “flash-bang” grenades. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Get ready to look up at the sky and see drones hovering above. As of now the unmanned aircraft can only be used in the air by the military and certain law enforcement agencies. But this week Congress passed a bill that would allow for commercial and private use of drones. And these aircraft typically carry surveillance equipment and even weapons sometimes. Alex Jones, a radiohost explains what does that mean for your privacy and safety. Read the rest of this entry »
(IntelHub) – According to reports from the Daily Kos and Russia Today, a company specializing in night raid equipment was awarded a 23 million dollar contract from the Department of Defense and subsequently went on to lobby for the NDAA which has given the government the power to indefinitely detain American citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Korean media is reporting that Kim Jong-il died earlier today, although there has been speculation that he has in fact been dead for some time. Whatever the case, this change in dictator/figureheads represents a moment of unease in East Asia as no one knows exactly how this nuclear-armed state will react. James Corbett joins RT to discuss the situation Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Felipe Messina of Media Roots spoke with RT about the Occupy Movement and what it’s trying to achieve with the West Coast Port Shutdowns and ILWU rank-and-file solidarity, and peaceful direct action as well as the East Coast Goldman Sachs Shutdowns, on Monday, December 12, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
See Also: (MediaRoots) – Video: Media Roots TV – Greg Palast & Vultures’ Picnic – View Here
(MediaRoots) – On Thursday, November 17, 2011, Abby Martin of Media Roots spoke with Russia Today TV about the violent mass arrests by militarised platoons of local police, as they wage a coordinated national campaign to crush the Occupy Movement. Abby reminds viewers that the banks are costing the City of Oakland far more than the justified civil disobedience of the Occupy Oakland Movement. Indeed, civil disobedience is the only way to go for the Occupy Movement nationwide and around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The Occupy Wall Street movement has been under fire in the past week. Police in riot gear have raided camps from coast to coast.
And again videos and photos have surfaced of the police brutality that has been taking place towards the non-violent protester. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The American jobs sector continues to look bleak, as new figures show zero new jobs were created last month. Overall, the US unemployment rate remains at about nine per cent. There’s also ongoing volatility on the stock markets, as financial confidence slumps. Gerald Celente from the Trends Research Institute says ordinary Americans are facing cuts, while the banks are given a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Read the rest of this entry »
(RealityReport) – RT America, is set to launch a new program, “Adam vs The Man,” April 11 at 7PM EST. The next generation political program will be hosted by activist, former Republican congressional candidate, and United States Marine veteran Adam Kokesh. International Emmy-nominated news channel, RT America is an English-language news channel based in Moscow and Washington, DC. With bold, original programming, RT is making inroads into what used to be mainstream media-dominated television markets. Said Margarita Simonyan, RT editor-in-chief, “As an alternative media source often interacting with independent journalists and controversial opinion makers, RT has become a major player in the battle for information in recent years.” “Adam Kokesh brings such a diverse background to any issue,” said former campaign manager, Tina Richards. Read the rest of this entry »
State budgets are broke, the federal government is mired in conflict and partisan divide and people all over the country are taking to the streets. Is the system itself collapsing? Alex Jones says the US Empire must go down or we all go down with it, we don’t have a choice, choose sides, it is either us or them we’re at historic crossroads right now. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – February 15th, 2011 – Addressing the on-going crisis in the Middle East. The geopolitical mechanisms behind this are addressed in Salbuchi’s E-book “The Coming World Government: Tragedy & Hope?” Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Ron Paul, the greatest critic of the fed is about to take control of House panel that oversees the Fed. What changes, if any, will he be able to bring about? Will the Fed finally get the oversight it so badly needs? Radio host Adam Kokesh believes this is just the beginning for Ron Paul and that he will make a run for President in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The military industrial complex continues to rev its engine even as the US economy continues to struggle. Pro-defense Republicans are already shouting to use their party’s newfound legislative power to boost the Pentagon budget. Paul Craig Roberts points out that the government only cares about the military industrial complex and lacks compassion for its people. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Propaganda is something you might expect from a dictatorship government but what about the United States? In the early 1980’s, the US State Department launched a covert propaganda war against its own people. Founder and President of the Institute for Public Accuracy Norman Solomon says that US government propaganda continues today through mainstream media as an extension of the government. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Former Reagan Administration official Paul Craig Roberts writes, “now that a few Democrats and the remnants of the AFL-CIO are waking up to the destructive impact of jobs off shoring on the US economy and millions of American lives”. China’s economic dominance has the US looking to retaliate to gain back some of its global economic supremacy. Does this mean that the new boogieman for US job growth is China? Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Financial institutions on Wall Street are preparing to pay a shocking record $144 billion dollars in compensation & benefits according to the WSJ. This amid a spiraling foreclosures and economic crisis that has devastated Americans and left many out on the street. Why are banks not being held more accountable? Peter Schiff President of Euro Pacific Capital believes that because of government subsidies the banks will continue to benefit. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – ‘Anger is growing in Europe about new Washington data sharing demands, in what they call a move to stop potential terrorists from entering the U.S. The requirements include fingerprints, DNA samples and cross border payments – data considered by many as private and sensitive. Travellers from countries refusing to share the information will have to apply for a visa to enter the U.S. However some EU states – like Austria and Germany – have already agreed to hand over the personal data of its citizens.’ Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Soldiers in Ecuador have rescued President Rafael Correa from a police hospital where he was being held by force. The troops opened fire on dissident law enforcement officers. A state of emergency has been declared in the country following police protests against new government austerity measures, which would cut their benefits. Eva Golinger, an expert on Latin America, says the uprising may not have been spontaneous. She claims the revolt is strongly backed by business and political elements both inside and outside Ecuador. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Hillary Clinton has been very vocal in her criticism of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s foreign policies. Kissinger, who served under President Richard Nixon, was introduced yesterday by Clinton at a conference on Indo-China hosted by the State Department. Will Secretary Clinton learn from the mistakes made by Kissinger from the Vietnam War? Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Spain has been gripped by a 24-hour general strike against the government’s plans to slash its budget. Thousands of passengers were left stranded in Madrid with two thirds of flights grounded due the actions by transport workers. A wave of anti-austerity demonstrations is expected all over Europe with tens of thousands marching on Brussels. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Recent FBI raids against homes of antiwar activists in several states and stories about Feds trying to make internet spying easier should raise the question, where are our civil liberties? Feds raided activists in Minneapolis, Chicago, Michigan North Carolina looking for evidence relating to activities concerning the material support of terrorism. Alex Jones says that every citizen in America is at risk to be monitored by Homeland Security for being an antiwar activist or material support of terrorism. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The FBI raided the homes of a number of anti-war activists in Chicago and Minneapolis. The Activists are planning demonstrations against the FBI. Is this a sign of a growing American police state? Former Reagan official Paul Craig Roberts argued that the US government is establishing in the mind of the public that anyone who criticizes the War on Terror is aligned with terrorists. He further argued that under the rubric of terror the government has stripped American’s of their civil liberties. Read the rest of this entry »
(RedactedNews) – Thousands take to the streets to protest as scientist convicted of attempting to kill US soldiers gets 86 years Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The week-long 2010 United Nations General Assembly conference is set to begin Sept. 23 and will continue until Sept. 30 at the UN headquarters in New York. Many believe that the UNGA is nothing more than theatrics and that nothing substantial will be accomplished there. Including Paul Craig Roberts who says that the UN is a showcase for US propaganda and allows the US to attempt to extend its influence and reach. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – “The Tea Party is a media spectacle to make working people believe they have power,” Joe Bageant said during an interview on RT, a global television network based in Moscow, Russia.
More than 43 million people are living below the poverty line, but who are these people? For some reason, in this country, there’s always been an assumption that the poor, or the underclass, are the non-white people that live in this country, and the fact that there has always been a white underclass has become taboo. Author Joe Bageant known for his book Deer Hunting With Jesus and his recent book Rainbow Pie: A Redneck Memoir, explains that the working class are being faithfully mislead. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The United Nations General Assembly kicks off with a summit on the millennium development goals with the aim to cut world poverty in half by 2015. The three day summit on the millennium development goals begins with the sobering fact that the organization is $20 billion dollars short on the 2010 commitment. Webster Tarpley says he agrees with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who says in order to make some progress the obvious solution is tax the banks, the people who caused the economic failure. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The United Nations General Assembly has kicked off and many are wondering, do we really need the UN or other international organizations? A growing number of Americans are increasingly frustrated with international groups like the UN, IMF and World Bank. Many people are calling for the dismantling of all three organizations, including Alex Jones. He says that the United Nations is purely an evil, corrupt and wicked organization. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – Speaking on the UN summit sidelines, Iran’s leader says the biggest trouble facing the world is domination by the United States. In an exclusive interview with RT, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad explains how he wants to change the existing world order. Read the rest of this entry »
(IPS) – Money for Prisons, Not for Social Services – Read More Here
(NewDeal2.0) – 300 Economists Warn Obama: Grave Danger Ahead – Read More Here
(OrlandoSentinel) – Florida jobless rate climbs to 11.7 percent – Read More Here
(LATimes) – California unemployment rate rises to 12.4% – Read More Here
(WSWS) – The Failure of American Capitalism: Forty-four million Living in Poverty in the US – Read More Here
(SW) – Bought and paid for
They call it the “world’s greatest democracy,” but the Washington political system runs on huge sums of corporate cash, reports Elizabeth Schulte. Read More Here
(CTNow) – Health Insurers Seeking Rate Hikes Of More Than 20 Percent In Connecticut – Read More Here
(WND) – Obama goes on incredible $192 million splurge-fest – Americans urged to send in actual photos of stimulus signs – Read More Here
(SMH) – Gold hits new high in Asian trade – Read More Here
(Rense) – Bailouts Of Freddie And Fannie Will Bury Us Under Unpayable Debt – Devvy – Read More Here
Climategate
(CNSNews) – Europeans Push Global Tax to Fund Poverty-Reduction, Climate Change Causes – Read More Here
The state of Texas today sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a federal appeals court in Washington DC, claiming four new regulations imposed by the EPA are based on the thoroughly discredited findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and are ‘factually flawed,’ 1200 WOAI news reports.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says the rules are illegal and if imposed, will cost Texans in higher energy costs and tens of thousands of lost jobs. Read More Here
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(RussiaToday) – Video: Tent City – The Face Of Poverty
The poor return to the forest and build tent cities.
RT’s Anastasia Churkina re-visits Tent City – a homeless camp tucked away in the woods of New Jersey, where over 40 people have been forced to live, with nowhere else to go. Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – This time, Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at emails from viewers on their “Peak America” moments and then check out the scandals of the Irish choice of being “good Europeans” or “bad Europeans”, as a result of bankers offering only “bad banks”; while Iceland refuses to settle at any price. In the second half of the show, Max goes Down Under to talk to economist Steve Keen about the global debt collapse. Read the rest of this entry »
The export of democracy is impossible in principle, believes former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, who shared his insights with RT’s sister channel “Rusiya Al-Yaum”. “You cannot export democracy. It has got to be homegrown, it has got to be indigenous,” he said. “It is critically important that the people must have the space to determine their future. It does not matter how poor they are and how small they are. The idea that you have some super-powerful country which knows everything about everything … is obviously wrong and obviously would never work.” Read the rest of this entry »
(RussiaToday) – The victims of 9/11 are being remembered in many places around the world, Russia among them. Dozens have come to lay flowers at the US Embassy in the Russian capital. Read the rest of this entry »
