The Spectre Haunting Europe: Debt Defaults, Austerity, and Death of the “Social Europe” Model by Prof. Michael Hudson and Prof. Jeffrey Sommers

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Prof. Michael Hudson and Prof. Jeffrey Sommers Global Research January 18, 2011 A spectre is haunting Europe: the illusion that Latvia’s financial and fiscal austerity is a model for other countries to emulate. Bankers and the financial press are asking governments from Greece to Ireland and now Spain as well: “Why can’t you [...]

Gareth Porter: US keeps Americans in the dark about secret wars

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Presstvusdesk | January 20, 2011 Military industries are posing an increasing threat to the United States due to the sector’s mounting pressure for higher military budgets and larger military programs, says investigative journalist and historian Gareth Porter.

Chris Hedges: US wars to continue until its economy busts

with Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad January 20, 2011 www.presstv.ir American wars will continue until the country’s giant corporations, which pay the politicians in Washington’s corridors of power, become financially unsustainable, says senior fellow at the Nation Institute, Chris Hedges. Hedges told Press TV’s U.S. Desk in a Wednesday interview that the economy will [...]

Tony Blair’s Wilful Misrepresentation: Deliberately Manipulated the Facts to Justify the Invasion of Iraq? by Felicity Arbuthnot

by Felicity Arbuthnot Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 20 January, 2011 “And he smiled a kind of sickly smile, and curled up on the floor, And the subsequent proceedings, interested him no more.” (Francis Brett Harte, 1836-1902.) Charles Anthony Lynton Blair, QC., is set to reappear before the Chilcot Inquiry into the assault on Iraq, on [...]

Andrew Gavin Marshall and Michael Hudson: Will China’s Yuan overtake US Dollar?

with Andrew Gavin Marshall Featured Writer Dandelion Salad January 20, 2011 RTAmerica | January 20, 2011 US President Barack Obama is hosting China’s President Hu Jintao to discuss their economic co-dependence, currency and trade. Does this mean the US is losing ground to China’s new found success? RT’s Kristine Frazao is joined by Andrew Gavin [...]