Inviting Chaos: The Perils of Toying With the Debt Ceiling by Ellen Brown

by Ellen Brown Featured Writer Dandelion Salad webofdebt.com May 28, 2011 [T]hreatening to default should not be a partisan issue. In view of all the hazards it entails, one wonders why any responsible person would even flirt with the idea. — Alan S. Blinder, Princeton professor of economics, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve [...]

Pakistan in Pieces, Part 1: Imperial Eye on Pakistan by Andrew Gavin Marshall

by Andrew Gavin Marshall Featured Writer Dandelion Salad May 28, 2011 Introduction As the purported assassination of Osama bin Laden has placed the focus on Pakistan, it is vital to assess the changing role of Pakistan in broad geostrategic terms, and in particular, of the changing American strategy toward Pakistan. The recently reported assassination was [...]

Chris Hedges: War gives Meaning

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad May 28, 2011 TheStandardRebellion on May 23, 2011 Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Chris Hedges gave a lecture on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at First Unitarian Church of Dallas. Drawing from his experiences as a war correspondent, Hedges explained that war imparts participants and spectators alike a false sense of [...]

Michael Parenti: The Face of Imperialism

by Michael Parenti Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.michaelparenti.org May 28, 2011 “A searing indictment of the ruthless nature of imperial capitalism. Eloquent, deeply researched, and beautifully argued, The Face of Imperialism is a truly wonderful book that is essential for understanding the world we live in. Parenti’s compassionate voice is a much-needed corrective to the [...]

Eli Pariser on “The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You” + Assange: Facebook, Google, Yahoo spying tools for US intelligence

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Democracy Now! May 27, 2011 The internet is increasingly becoming an echo chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. When some users search the word “Egypt,” they may get the latest news about the revolution, others might only see search results about Egyptian vacations. The top [...]