Martial Law and the Militarization of Public Health: The Worldwide H1N1 Flu Vaccination Program by Michel Chossudovsky

Dandelion Salad by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, July 26, 2009 “The flu season is upon us. Which type will we worry about this year, and what kind of shots will we be told to take? Remember the swine flu scare of 1976? That was the year the U.S. government told us all that swine flu [...]

Happiness Consultants Won’t Stop a Depression by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig July 27, 2009 Anthony Vasquez, a student at the University of California, Berkeley, worked at FedEx Kinkos for about two years. His store’s slogan was: “Yes We Can.” “It meant that if a customer asked us to do a job for them, no matter what it was, [...]

In the face of unspeakable evil, is it even possible for me to go too far? by Jason Miller

by Jason Miller Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Thomas Paine’s Corner July 27, 2009 Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated, allied, aligned, or connected with the Transformative Studies Institute, the Institute for Critical Animal Studies, Anthony Nocella II, or Richard Kahn. While I am a press officer for the North American Animal Liberation Press Office [...]

Cuba: How the workers and peasants made the revolution by Chris Slee

Dandelion Salad Posted with permission from Green Left Weekly by Chris Slee Green Left 24 July 2009 July 26 also marks the anniversary of the attack on the Moncada military barracks by revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro in 1953, viewed by Cubans as the start of the revolution. Chris Slee looks at how the revolution [...]

Secrets of CIA ‘ghost flights’ to be revealed

Dandelion Salad Jamie Doward, home affairs editor The Observer Sunday 26 July 2009 Guantánamo detainee’s lawyers hail UK air firm’s U-turn that allows rendition case to go to court Confidential documents showing the flight plans of a CIA “ghost plane” allegedly used to transfer a British resident to secret interrogation sites around the world are [...]