Category Archives: Nobel Prize for Chutzpah
Russians name Brezhnev best 20th-century leader, Gorbachev worst
How Russians View Gorbachev “Gorbachev’s rule ended up with the dissolution of the USSR, which is still considered by Russians as the 20th-century catastrophe,” said Aleksey Grazhdankin, deputy head of the Levada Center. Attitudes towards Yeltsin worsened following his 1992 … Continue reading
Why There Is No Massive Anti-War Movement in America
Why There Is No Massive Anti-War Movement in America Posted on Feb 3, 2015 By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_ there_is_no_massive_antiwar_movement_in_america_20150203 Photo by Beverly & Pack (CC BY 2.0) This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Well, it’s one, two, three, look at that … Continue reading
American Fanatic Idiot Census: Half of Americans Say God Plays A Role In Super Bowl Winner: Survey
Half Of Americans Say God Plays A Role In Super Bowl Winner: Survey The Huffington Post | By Jaweed Kaleem Posted: 01/16/2014 7:02 am EST Updated: 01/25/2014 4:01 pm EST http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/super-bowl-prayer_n_4605665.html If you pray and wear your underwear inside out, … Continue reading
Power Cults and Networks of the Imperium
Decomposing the top decile US income share into 3 groups, 1913-2013
Decomposing the top decile US income share into 3 groups, 1913-2013 January 30, 2015David F. Ruccio from David Ruccio The share of total income captured by the top 1 percent actually shrunk in 2013, falling from 21.22 percent to 18.98. But, … Continue reading
Glorification of Terrorism: A Teenager Prosecuted in France Because of a Cartoon on Facebook
Glorification of Terrorism: A Teenager Prosecuted in France Because of a Cartoon on Facebook Post Categories: Canada Numerama | Monday, January 26, 2015, 9:41 Beijing A 16 year-old teenager in France was indicted for glorifying terrorism after he published a … Continue reading
Russia in the Cross Hairs: Neocons’ Attack on Russia Insane
Russia in the Cross Hairs: Neocons’ Attack on Russia Insane Post Categories: Canada Paul Craig Roberts | Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 22:40 Beijing Washington’s attack on Russia has moved beyond the boundary of the absurd into the realm of insanity. … Continue reading