Budget Cut Protesters Slightly “Off Target” by Philip A. Farruggio

by Philip A. Farruggio Featured Writer Dandelion Salad April 19, 2011 The Tuesday April 19th Money Section of USA Today newspaper has the lead headline: Could U.S. default on its debt? It goes on to say how the S&P simply warned that a downgrade in our nation’s credit rating is possible if ‘the USA doesn’t get [...]

BP’s Secret Deepwater Blowout by Greg Palast

by Greg Palast Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.gregpalast.com Crossposted at Truthout/Buzzflash April 19, 2011 Only 17 months before BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig suffered a deadly blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, another BP deepwater oil platform also blew out. You’ve heard and seen much about the Gulf disaster that killed 11 BP workers. If you have [...]

The Ten Commandments (1956) (repost)

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U.S. Foreign Policy Should be Consistent and Honest by Dennis Kucinich

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich Apr 18, 2011 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following response to near back-to-back reports that the United States has played a much larger role in the so-called Arab Spring revolutions in the Middle East, including direct support for the opposition in Syria, than previously known. “The United [...]

Andrew Gavin Marshall: The IMF and World Bank Creating Crises

with Andrew Gavin Marshall Featured Writer Dandelion Salad April 18, 2011 RTAmerica on Apr 18, 2011 The IMF and World Bank were created over 60 years ago to realign the global economic landscape. Andrew Gavin Marshall from the Centre for Research on Globalization, however, says that the actions of these international economic giants did little [...]