Tonight on Political Analysis, Sandy LeonVest opens the show with segments from the anti-NATO demo in Chicago on May 21, airing audio clips from veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, who, after throwing away their medals, reveal how they feel NOW about the wars they served in. Next, Sandy brings on ex-financial …
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A Republic, not an Empire. Guest @Duncantrussell Comedian, Philosopher extraordinaire Podcast: Play in new window | Download (87.5MB) | Embed
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The French Election: What Does It Mean? On May 6, the people of France made a big change: ousting President Nicolas Sarkozy and replacing him with socialist Francois Hollande. One clear statement was a rejection of austerity as imposed by what they called “Merkozy”–Angela Merkel of Germany together with Sarkozy. …
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Suit Against Preventive Detention Moves Forward A federal judge ruled that plaintiffs attempting to overturn preventive detention without trial showed a “likelihood to prevail” in their suit. Former New York Times correspondent Chris Hedges, one of the plaintiffs, said the law would allow “anyone to be swept up” by government …
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A new study finds that a widely used antibiotic, azithromycin, may increase the likelihood of sudden death in adults, especially those who have heart disease or are at high risk for it. The increased odds of death are small, but significant enough that the authors of the study say doctors should consider …
THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION & ACCELERATING SOLAR POWER are center stage at Harvey Wasserman’s Green Power & Wellness Show with RYAN GRIM of Huffington Post and Ken Silverstein of EnergyBiz and Forbes Magazine. Ryan broke the story of the resignation of NRC Chair Gregory Jazcko this week and attended the …
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Austerity doesn’t just lead to unemployment and misery. If it goes on long enough, it will inevitably lead to the emergence of “swamp thing” extremists into positions of power. Take the situation in Greece, a country which until recently was a wealthy Western democracy with a relatively stable political system. …
Here’s how it works. You give your nest egg to a band of Wall Street crooks with a name that starts with initials like “J.P.” or perhaps one with the word “Gold” in it. They play Russian Roulette with your life. Got it? That’s all you need to know about the sleazy side of …
In the first half hour, Jane Turner interviews whistleblower Julia Davis. Ms. Davis was a Customs and Border Protection Officer who was retaliated against for exposing serious shortcomings in the processing of aliens from countries known to harbor terrorists. Jane and Ms. Davis discuss her whistleblower experience portrayed in the recently released …
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In 1999, Scott McNealy, the former head of Sun MicroSystems, reportedly declared, “You have zero privacy anyway….Get over it.” He unintentionally let the proverbial cat out of the bag of the digital age. In 2009, McNealy’s assessment was confirmed by Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt. In an interview with NBC’s Mario …
Well the old adage is when you are in a hole, stop digging. Someone though hasn’t told Joe Bast, the head of the Heartland Institute. Poor old Joe is feeling rather sorry that at his time of need his colleagues are deserting him. In a recent blog he criticizes one saying that …
Something strange and ominous is happening to young people, especially women but also to lesser numbers of men. They are dying of sudden heart attacks (acute myocardial infarction, AMI) without the classic symptoms of heart disease, chest pain or blocked arteries. They die quickly, as though struck by lightning. Every year …
China can now bypass Wall Street when buying U.S. government debt and go straight to the U.S. Treasury, in what is the Treasury’s first-ever direct relationship with a foreign government, according to documents viewed by Reuters. The relationship means the People’s Bank of China buys U.S. debt using a different …
The betrayals come in many forms. Here are a few of the more outrageous, and destructive, examples: Evasion: Corporations suddenly stopped meeting their tax responsibilities While corporate profits have doubled to $1.9 trillion in less than ten years, the corporate income tax rate, which for thirty years hovered around the 20-25% …
A physicians nonprofit wants President Barack Obama to stop chowing down on hot dogs in front of news cameras. In a petition being filed on May 10, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine asks the White House to issue an executive order banning staged photo opportunities that show the president, …