Selected Articles: The Fraudulent and Destructive Nature of “Inverted Totalitarianism”, Neoliberalism
Overturning “Inverted Totalitarianism”.The Tightening Grip of Corporations on the U.S. Government
By Michael Hasty, April 08 2016
Perhaps the most important result so far of the Bernie Sanders insurgency is how starkly it has exposed the truly totalitarian nature of the 21st century American state. Of course, this is not totalitarianism of the classic Orwellian variety.
Garda: Canada’s “Blackwater”.The World’s Largest Privately held Security Firm
By Yves Engler, April 08 2016
Last week students at L’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) disrupted a board meeting after learning administrators planned to sign a $50 million, seven-year, contract with security giant GardaWorld.
Lithium-ion Batteries: Tech Boom Fueled By 40,000 Congolese Child Miners
By Mnar Muhawesh, April 08 2016
A recent Amnesty International report sounded the alarm on a “blood mineral” mined by Congolese children as young as seven and used in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries found in laptops, smartphones and even electric cars.
U.S. Government Accounting Is Fraudulent
By Washington’s Blog, April 08 2016
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the non-partisan auditor and investigator for Congress. The GAO says that the U.S. government’s records are so poorly kept that it can’t really audit them.
“Narco-State Afghanistan” Leads to Heroin Addiction in the USA
By Dr. Meryl Nass, April 08 2016
On March 29, 2016 the White House issued a press release on its new heroin initiative. The Washington Post described how much Obama proposed to do.
