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Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Adam July 14, 2007 July 14, 2007Life and Everything Else politics 0

From Dave on Fire‘s new blog of videos, Throw Away Your Telescreen, I came across this great address John Perkins gave to the Veterans for Peace convention. Perkins is a self-described “Economic Hitman”, an ‘independent’ consultant recruited by the NSA who’s job for three decades was to provide the ‘carrot’…

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Our Health Care Crisis

Adam July 13, 2007 December 12, 2010Life and Everything Else health care, politics 0

If you are an American and haven’t seen Sicko yet, it is something that you absolutely must do. You have no idea how royally you are being screwed. In case you need a little extra prodding, if you see Sicko and aren’t moved to tears and anger, I promise to…

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Money As Debt

Adam May 30, 2007 May 30, 2007Life and Everything Else politics 2

On his great geopolitical blog, Complex System of Pipes, “Dave on Fire” points out the great animated video [watch below] by Paul Grignon that describes how our monetary system works and where our money comes from — hint, its not the mint or even government fiat. The video is 47…

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Finally a way to prevent identity theft

Adam May 10, 2007 May 10, 2007Life and Everything Else linked articles, news, opinions, politics 1

3As identity theft has grown to staggering proportions in the United States over the past 10 years or more I have been horrified at the willful corporate negligence that allows this to happen at all. Why does identity theft exist? One simple reason: Lenders are willing to grant a line…

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Nevada Voting

Adam November 4, 2004 December 12, 2010Life and Everything Else politics, voting 0

By Margaret Aleks – Law student, UC Hastings; Poll monitor, Election Protection November 3, 2004 San Francisco California Tell me we’re back in the fifties, the sixties, some other time; but 2004? Please, tell me the country hasn’t gone this far. Earlier last week, my constitutional law professor begged students…

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How Neoconservatives Conquered Washington and Launched a War

Adam August 30, 2004 December 12, 2010Life and Everything Else linked articles, politics 0

http://www.antiwar.com/orig/lind1.html

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The Misunderestimated Man: How Bush chose stupidity.

Adam May 7, 2004 December 12, 2010Life and Everything Else linked articles, politics 0

http://slate.msn.com/id/2100064/

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Time Magazine in 1984 [no, today]

Adam November 16, 2003 December 12, 2010Life and Everything Else linked articles, politics 0

In lovely news this week, the Memory Hole has noticed that Time magazine has pulled an article by Bush, Sr. on why it was a bad idea to try and overthrow Saddam: http://www.thememoryhole.org/mil/bushsr-iraq.htm I just love how things like this “happen to dissapear” soon after they start to be referenced….

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