Egypt: An Autocracy Endorsed By The United States
By Anthony Zeitouni The results of the parliamentary election in Egypt are known even before election day, Sunday, November 28, because the ruling party of President Mubarak is once again manipulating the people of Egypt to win the race and to marginalize all others, from the Muslim Brotherhood group (an Egyptian political-religious party banned by […]
Weed Wars: Is This The Best You Can Do?
It’s been another pathetic week in the war on marijuana, in which the federal government makes a spectacle of itself by redefining the concept of “futile gesture” by — get this — busting 77-year-old music legend Willie Nelson for marijuana, and moving to ban fake pot.
Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Genocide of Native Americans
The sad reality about the United States of America is that in a matter of a few hundreds years it managed to rewrite its own history into a mythological fantasy. The concepts of liberty, freedom and free enterprise in the “land of the free, home of the brave” are a mere spin. The US was […]
The Top Tax Rate is 27% Below US Historical Average
The average top tax rate in the United States since 1917 is 61.4%. Currently the highest rate of income tax the rich have to pay is 34.5%, which is 26.9% below the average.
NATO: The Armed Fist of the Global Police State
The NATO summit is wrapping up in Portugal today; the main topics on the agenda were to decide the fate of Afghanistan, and also to adopt a new “strategic concept” for the alliance. On the side of the summit, NATO also courted former enemy Russia to get it more involved and have it offer substantial […]
