Russia Sinks Ship to Block Ukrainian Navy Entry to Black Sea
The Sydney Morning Herald | 07 March 2014
An anti-submarine ship may have been the first casualty of the Russian incursion into Crimea…
CIA and Senators in Bitter Dispute Over Capitol Hill Spying Claims
The Guardian | 05 March 2014
John Brennan, CIA director, rebukes intelligence committee as tensions over torture findings explode into public sphere…
Bernanke Enjoys ‘Fruits of Free Market’ With First Post-Fed Speech
Reuters | 04 March 2014
Ben Bernanke earned more in 40 minutes on Tuesday than he made all of last year as head of the U.S. Federal Reserve…
Taxi-App War Leads Chinese to Question One-Party Rule
The Washington Post | 03 March 2014
It began with a comment from a taxi driver that went viral…
China To Boost Defense Spending Amid Regional Tensions
NPR | 05 March 2014
China said Wednesday that it plans to increase defense outlays by more than 12 percent…
Great Wall of China to Get Graffiti Zone
Telegraph | 05 March 2014
A section of the Great Wall of China is being set aside for graffiti…
Colorado’s Federal Supermax Prison Is Force-Feeding Inmates on Hunger Strike
The Nation | 27 February 2014
Eight to nine inmates held at a US supermax prison in Colorado are on hunger strike and being forcibly fed…
Boris Johnson: Islamists’ Children Should Be Taken Into Care
Telegraph | 03 March 2014
Muslim children who are radicalised by their parents should be considered abused and taken into care…
Who Are They In 2014?
Charles Savoie | February 2014
Largely absent from the methodology of the broad field of commentators and analysts…
“F*** the EU”
The Animal Spirits Page | 04 March 2014
If you haven’t listened to the conversation of the American ambassador and another apparatchik about regime change in the Ukraine…
Idaho Passes Industry-Backed “Ag-Gag” Bill
Salon | 28 February 2014
The controversial law prohibits whistleblowers from exposing abuses at factory farms…
US Sanctions May Lead Russia to Default on US Debts – Official
Rapsi News | 04 March 2014
As the US considers imposing sanctions against Russia…
Vigilantes With a Badge: The War Against the American People
Information Clearinghouse
“We live in a small rural town. Moved here in 1961…”
Tennessee Bill to Nullify Some Federal Roadside Checkpoints Moves Forward
Tenth Amendment Center | 26 February 2014
A bill which would nullify federal “voluntary” checkpoints in the Volunteer State…
Amazon Workers’ Lawsuit to be Heard by US Supreme Court
CNet | 03 March 2014
Everyday after work, warehouse employees have to wait in long bag-check lines to make sure they’re not toting stolen goods — some workers want to be paid for that time…
India, Iran and Oman Go Under Sea to Build Pipelines, Change Geopolitics
Stratrisks | 03 March 2014
India is contemplating energy pipelines from the Gulf again — this time running under the sea, rather than traversing Pakistan…
Supreme Court Rules Police May Search A Home Without Obtaining A Warrant
Zerohedge | 27 February 2014
US Supreme Court has ruled that police may search a home without obtaining a warrant despite the objection of one occupant if that occupant has been removed from the premises…
Ukraine Crisis: Russia Stands Firm Despite Rebukes, Threats of Sanctions
CNN | 03 March 2014
Russia showed no signs of backing down Monday even as world leaders…
UN Finds No Evidence Iran Seeks Nuclear Arms: Rouhani
Space Daily | 02 March 2014
President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that despite “thousands of hours” of inspection…
Emergency Plan Activated After ‘Massive’ Crack Found in Dam Near Nuclear Site
EneNews | 28 February 2014
Serious problem’: 65-foot crack found in Columbia River dam — A massive crack in a major Columbia River dam…
This City Charges People $120 to Feed the Homeless
Information Clearing House | 22 February 2014
Abby Martin goes over some of the most egregious laws against the homeless and the different ways cities are dealing with the issue…
Bill O’Reilly Grills Dick Cheney On Iraq
YouTube | 29 October 2013
Bill O’Reilly squared off with former Vice President Dick Cheney for the first time on Monday night…