World-News

By Phillip Faruggio

Big investors have poured more than $10 billion into the single family home rental market in recent years...The biggest, the Blackstone Group, has bought 29,000 homes in 13 markets, 25,000 of them in the past year.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35641.htm



US Middle-class Prosperity is Pure Fantasy

By Les Leopold

New research reveals that the US ranks 27th in the world when it comes to middle-class wealth.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35642.htm



Obama Destroys the Middle-Class

By Mike Whitney

People are finally beginning to realize that Obama has been an unmitigated disaster and that the propaganda about economic recovery is just meaningless hype.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35907.htm



Black people twice as likely to be charged with drugs possession

Black people are not just significantly more likely to be searched by police for drugs than their white peers, but face almost double the chance of being charged if any are found, according to a study of racial disparities in the way drug laws are enforced.

http://is.gd/iWB4Lo


From Information Clearing House



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Ein geleaktes Regierungsdokument über zivile Todesopfer bei Drohnenangriffen widerspricht amerikanischen Beschwichtigungen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/39/39569/1.html



Der Tag, an dem Bünyamin starb

Ein US-Drohnenangriff in Pakistan tötete 2010 einen deutschen Staatsbürger, für die Bundesanwaltschaft 2010 nach den Regeln des Konfliktvölkerrechts gerechtfertigt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/39/39570/1.html



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/no_author/2-thirds-of-americans-will-lose-everything/

The Next Stage of Collapse??
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/brandon-smith/the-next-stage-of-collapse%e2%80%a8/

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Hiding Economic Depression With Spin

By Paul Craig Roberts

Time is running out for the US economy and the American people. The financial press and economic commentators, with few exceptions, do a good job of keeping this fact from the public.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35720.htm

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Private Gain to a Few Trumps Public Good for the Many

Robert Reich, Robert Reich s Blog: As privatization continues to become more prevalent, the idea of the 'Public Good' continues to fade from the social consciousness taking with it any hope of equality.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18382-private-gain-to-a-few-trumps-public-good-for-the-many



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Schon kurz nach Antritt der Obama-Regierung wurde beschlossen, gegen Whistleblower von Geheimdokumenten, die die nationale Sicherheit betreffen, schärfer vorzugehen und ein Exempel zu statuieren.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/39/39557/1.html



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The Obama administration faced a growing Congressional backlash against the National Security Agency s domestic surveillance operations on Wednesday, as lawmakers from both parties called for the vast collection of private data on millions of Americans to be scaled back.

http://is.gd/n4NkPm



How CIA Black Ops Teams Are Hacking Into Computers Worldwide

In a detailed account on Foreign Policy, the Central intelligence Agency, in concert with the National Security Agency, has been demonstrated to conduct what is referred to as ''black bag'' operations, or the manual hacking of a target s computer by uploading spyware onto anything ranging from personal laptops to large-scale servers.

http://is.gd/gCDRcp



German Intelligence Used NSA Spy Program

This is evident in secret documents from the US intelligence service that have been seen by SPIEGEL journalists. The documents show that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution was equipped with a program called XKeyScore intended to ''expand their ability to support NSA as we jointly prosecute CT (counterterrorism) targets.''

http://is.gd/gyPedE



Gen. Hayden s Glass House

By Ray McGovern

His barrage Friday against truth-teller Edward Snowden and London Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald invited a return rain of boulders for Hayden committing the same violations of constitutional protections that he is now excusing.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35615.htm



Wyden on NSA Domestic Surveillances

Video

In his speech Wyden warns that ''if we don't seize this unique moment in history to reform our surveillance laws and practices, we will all live to regret it.''

http://is.gd/oFdkHl



House Tramples Constitution Again to Save NSA Spying Program

By CHQ

Last night the Constitution was, we hope only temporarily defeated by the ''security at any cost'' surveillance state.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35653.htm



Senate Bill Authorizes Sanctions on Russia or any Other Country Offering Snowden Asylum

By Associated Press

The measure introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., demands the State Department coordinate with lawmakers on setting penalties against nations that seek to help Snowden avoid extradition to the United States.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35657.htm



How We are Impoverished, Gentrified and Silenced And What To Do About It

By John Pilger

The Edward Snowden revelations show the infrastructure of a police state emerging in Europe, especially Britain.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35673.htm



Edward Snowden better off in Russia than US, his father says

NSA whistleblower s father says he has lost faith in the US justice department and his son needs a safe haven.

http://is.gd/YfFfMj


From Information Clearing House

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Germany and the NSA: Spying BFFs
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/22-5

As the NSA Follows You, We Follow the Money
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/22-7

Congress: Obama s Willing Executioners of the Fourth Amendment
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/25

Center for Constitutional Rights Seeks Full Court Review of Warrantless NSA Surveillance
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/07/26-5

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Muslim group sues NSA over surveillance

In These Times
by Belen Fernandez

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced on Tuesday that the Muslim civil liberties group had joined 18 other organizations in a lawsuit against the National Security Agency s telephone surveillance program...U.S. Muslims are well aware that warrantless surveillance can hamper one s ability to perform mundane tasks that have nothing to do with public advocacy, much less with breaking the law...

http://tinyurl.com/lyjfqxu


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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The U.S. Is a Failed State: Dissolve It
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/michael-s-rozeff/the-us-is-a-failed-state/

Where s the Outrage?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/robert-higgs/wheres-the-outrage-2/

Edward Snowden s Fear of Flying is Justified
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/geoffrey-robertson/fear-of-flying/

A Nation of Rules
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/william-l-anderson/the-us-justice-system/



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/19-4

'Illegal': Detroit Workers Decry Rightwing Assault on Pensions
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/22-2

ALEC in 2013: Rightwing Legislative Group Fuels Race to the Bottom in Wages and Worker Rights
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/23-2

Detroit and Goldman Sachs: Makers and Takers
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/23-1

'Bailouts For Wall Street, Not People': GOP Demands Detroit Be Denied Federal Aid
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/26-5

Bankrupting Democracy in Detroit
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/02-1

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Who Killed Detroit City and Why?

Detroit Becomes the Largest US City to Declare Bankruptcy

By Dave Hodges

The bankruptcy of Detroit is a portend of what is to come to most American cities.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35601.htm



Detroit, and the Bankruptcy of America s Social Contract

By Robert Reich

The geo-political divide has become so palpable that being wealthy in America today means not having to come across anyone who isn t.

http://is.gd/mTmnOr



Mind Rape and the Christian Right

By Chris Hedges

The trauma, emotional abuse and manipulation Lyons suffered at the hands of Total Freedom Program were familiar to me because of the two years I spent investigating the Christian right for my book ''American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35619.htm



How Goldman Sachs Robbed You Of Five Billion Dollars

Video

Goldman Sachs and other big banks are artificially manipulating the aluminum market and other commodities to make consumers needlessly pay more for everyday items.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35658.htm



The Detroit Bankruptcy and the Drive Toward Dictatorship

By Andre Damon and Barry Grey

The bankruptcy of Detroit is being widely cited in the media as a model for the use of unelected officials and bankruptcy courts to rip up agreements and impose sweeping cuts on the pensions and health benefits of public employees, not only in Detroit, but in cities across the United States.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35736.htm



40 Percent Of U.S. Workers Make Less Than What A Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker Made In 1968

According to the Social Security Administration, 40.28% of all workers make less than $20,000 a year in America today.

http://is.gd/1JVnWN



Low-wage America

Of the lackluster total of 162,000 jobs added last month, a staggering two-thirds were part-time, and most were in low-wage sectors, according to the latest US jobs report, published last Friday by the Labor Department.

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/08/07/pers-a07.html


From Information Clearing House

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Statism is Turning America into Detroit: Ayn Rand s Starnesville Come to Life
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/daniel-hannan/turning-america-into-detroit/

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Detroit: Donald Cohen Warns of Privatization, Calls for Bailout

Candice Bernd, Truthout: As Detroit prepares for a ''fire sale'' of its public assets to private interests in the wake of its $18 billion Chapter 9 bankruptcy, Detroiters are threatened with losing democratic control over public services in a city looking to infuse its budget with much-needed revenue. Donald Cohen speaks with Truthout about the inherent dangers of privatization.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/17785-the-future-of-detroit-donald-cohen-warns-of-the-dangers-of-looming-privatization



Detroit a ''Spectacular Failure'' of System that Redistributes Pay from Bottom to Top

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: Economist Richard Wolff says that taking away pensions from workers in Detroit is equal to theft.

http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/17793-richard-wolff-detroit-a-spectacular-failure-of-system-that-redistributes-pay-from-bottom-to-top



Billionaire Gets New Sports Arena in Bankrupt Detroit

Dave Zirin, The Nation: The very week Michigan Governor Rick Snyder granted a state-appointed emergency manager s request to declare the Motor City bankrupt, the Tea Party governor gave a big thumbs-up to a plan for a new $650 million Detroit Red Wings hockey arena.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17867-billionaire-gets-new-sports-arena-in-bankrupt-detroit



ALEC 2013 Agenda Harkens Back to a Bygone Era

Mary Bottari, PR Watch: Conservative interest group ALEC is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Chicago where lobbyists will gather to promote antiquated legislation that is keeping America in the past.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18095-alec-2013-agenda-harkens-back-to-a-bygone-era



The Rape of Detroit: City Was Forced to Default so Rich Could Profit

Gaius Publius, America Blog: Is your city black and sitting on public treasure? What happened to Detroit will happen to you. Is your city white and sitting on public treasure? The rich have their eye on it, says Gaius Publius.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18193-the-rape-of-detroit-city-as-forced-to-default-so-rich-could-profit



Inside the 'ALEC Universe'

Theresa Riley, Moyers & Company: Wisconsin legislator Chris Taylor is a Democrat who attended the annual ALEC conference in Chicago to discover what was being planned behind closed doors. 'When given the opportunity, they are ready to start creating an ALEC nation,' she says.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18298-inside-the-alec-universe



ALEC "Is a Corporate Lobby Masquerading as a Charity"

Lisa Graves, PR Watch: The Center for Media and Democracy is submitting this testimony to the US Senate Judiciary Committee s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights for the hearing today called "'Stand Your Ground' Laws: Civil Rights and Public Safety Implications of the Expanded Use of Deadly Force."

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19749-alec-is-a-corporate-lobby-masquerading-as-a-charity



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Dass die NSA alle Möglichkeiten nutzt, um grundsätzlich alle Möglichkeiten auszubeuten, führt direkt zu den Möglicheiten, die eine Microsoft Kinect bietet, um Privatestes auszuforschen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/154667



Lauschen und Horchen

Historiker Foschepoth zu Lauschaktionen der USA und Wirtschaftsspionage in Bayern.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/39/39551/1.html



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/daniel-g-j/the-pentagons-new-terminator/



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/18-7

The More Nefarious US Foreign Policy, The More It Relies on Media Complicity
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/06

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Is America a Free Country?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/justin-raimondo/why-the-us-state-is-building-a-totalitarian-system/

U.S. of Totalitarianism
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/08/no_author/totalitarian-american/

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Mass Media Helps Keep Americans in the Dark About US Foreign Policy

Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: If the US media was not shielding important facts about US foreign, military, and so-called 'national security' policy, there would be a lot fewer corpses abroad and returning home.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18010-mass-media-helps-keep-americans-in-the-dark-about-us-foreign-policy

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Unhappy With U.S. Foreign Policy? Pentagon Says You Might Be A 'High Threat'

A security training test created by a Defense Department agency warns federal workers that they should consider the hypothetical Indian-American woman a 'high threat' because she frequently visits family abroad, has money troubles and "speaks openly of unhappiness with U.S. foreign policy.'

http://is.gd/0kcbgX


From Information Clearing House



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A 'Black Day' for Liberty: Chris Hedges

By Peter Z. Scheer

Sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 would allow the military to detain indefinitely persons who are deemed to consort with terrorists or those who commit ''belligerent acts'' against the United.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35576.htm



Why the U.S. Executive Branch Is a Clear and Present Danger to Our Democracy

By Fred Branfman

How an authoritarian U.S. Executive Branch which has focused on war abroad for the last 50 years now devotes increasing resources to surveillance, information management, and population control at home, posing a far greater threat to Americans' liberties than any conceivable foreign foe.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35581.htm



Jimmy Carter Says U.S. ''Has No Functioning Democracy''

By Alberto Riva

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is so concerned about the NSA spying scandal that he thinks it has essentially resulted in a suspension of American democracy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35582.htm



10 Ways That Big Brother Is Tightening On All Of Our Lives

By Michael Snyder

Do you ever feel like virtually everything that you do is being watched, tracked, monitored and recorded? If so, unfortunately it is not just your imagination.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35583.htm



Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden

Video

The NSA admitted their analysis of phone records and online behavior far exceeded what it had previously disclosed.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35590.htm

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Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why US Wants to Silence Edward Snowden

Democracy Now!: ''If you think about whistle-blowing in terms of people who expose things the government is hiding that they shouldn t be, in order to bring about reform, I think what you are seeing is the fruits of classic whistle-blowing,'' says Glenn Greenwald.

http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/17671-glenn-greenwald-growing-backlash-against-nsa-spying-shows-why-us-wants-to-silence-edward-snowden

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American Citizenship is Rapidly Becoming Devalued to Zero
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/paul-huebl/the-value-of-american-citizenship/



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