Over The Rainbow By Stephen Lendman (Ellen Brown)

Dandelion Salad By Stephen Lendman May 22, 2009 “ICH” order here This writer just completed a six-part series on Ellen Brown’s remarkable 2007 book titled “Web of Debt.” This article follows from it by picking up on the theme she struck, using L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” as a combination parable, monetary [...]

Capitalism Produces Rich Bankers, but Socialism Produces Happiness By Phillip Bannowsky

Dandelion Salad By Phillip Bannowsky ICH May 25, 2009 “News Journal“ Socialism is better than capitalism. So say 20 percent of Americans, and another 27 percent say they can’t say which is better, according to an April 9 Rasmussen poll. There’s hope. When you consider that virtually no newspaper, broadcaster, well-funded think tank, teacher, or [...]

Hundreds ‘tortured’ in Iraqi prisons

Dandelion Salad PressTV Mon, 25 May 2009 05:35:12 GMT Iraq’s Ministry of Human Rights has declared in a report that hundreds of people were tortured in Iraqi prisons last year. According to the report published in Baghdad’s al-Sabbah newspaper Sunday, of the 306 cases of torture and abuse in Iraqi prisons, 107 took place in [...]

‘Clean’ Energy and Poisoned Water by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig May 25, 2009 In the musical “Urinetown,” a severe drought leaves the dwindling supplies of clean water in the hands of a corporation called Urine Good Company. Urine Good Company makes a fortune selling the precious commodity and running public toilets. It pays off politicians to ward [...]

James Handley: Cap and trade won’t cut it

Dandelion Salad Updated: May 27, 2009 added Pt 2 TheRealNews More at http://therealnews.com/t/in… James Handley: Obama admin’s plan offers too much to Big Coal and Wall St to meaningfully cut emissions more about “James Handley: Cap and trade won’t cu…“, posted with vodpod *** Updated Pt. 2 Payal Parekh: Thanks largely to carbon offsets, new [...]