Britain’s royal wedding and its dirty little secret in Bahrain by Finian Cunningham + Footage reveals Bahrain police brutality

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writers Dandelion Salad April 25, 2011 The British royal wedding is turning swiftly into a public relations disaster, with news that Bahrain’s Crown Prince is respectfully turning down his invitation to the event because of the “situation reigning” in the Persian Gulf kingdom. However, the real story behind the headlines is [...]

The Corporate State Wins Again by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig April 25, 2011 When did our democracy die? When did it irrevocably transform itself into a lifeless farce and absurd political theater? When did the press, labor, universities and the Democratic Party—which once made piecemeal and incremental reform possible—wither and atrophy? When did reform through electoral politics become [...]

Webster Tarpley: Austerity Psychosis Grips Washington, D. C.

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ with Webster Tarpley Bonnie Faulkner Guns and Butter April 20, 2011 Obama’s budget speech at George Washington University on April 13th, 2011; the Fiscal 2011 Budget Resolution causes a revolt in Washington, D.C.; the Independent Payment Advisory Board as a death panel; House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s genocidal Budget Resolution for the year [...]

Is Myanmar at a Crossroads? by Brian McAfee

by Brian McAfee Guest Writer Dandelion Salad April 24, 2011 So far 2011 is proving to be an eventful year for Myanmar, formerly known as and still generally called Burma. Despite the slight easing of restraints put on Aung San Suu Kyi, the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Shan State in northeast Burma on March [...]

What You Need To Know To Save Your Ass – Part 2 by Mark A. Goldman

by Mark A. Goldman Guest Writer Dandelion Salad http://www.gpln.com April 24, 2011 In Part I, I talked about how the Fed creates money and why it doesn’t make sense for banks, bank employees and/or their private owners to benefit personally from the interest received on funds that banks are able to create out of nothing, [...]