Corruption
IRS targeted conservative college interns
Patrick Howley DailyCaller.com 05/20/2013 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanded information about conservative groups’ college-aged interns, prompting outrage from one of the country’s top conservative activist organizations and leading one former intern to wonder whether his family’s pizza parlor would be endangered. The IRS requested, in an audit, the names of the conservative Leadership... »
TOP IRS OFFICIAL TO TAKE THE FIFTH
By Richard Simon and Joseph Tanfani LATimes.com May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON — A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the 5th Amendment and refuse to answer questions before a House committee investigating the agency’s improper screening of conservative nonprofit groups. Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations... »
Systemic Breakdown? Financial Bubbles Creating Conditions for New Crash
By Nick Beams Global Research May 21, 2013 It is a sure sign of the systemic breakdown of the global capitalist system that the very measures put in place to try to prevent a crisis are creating the conditions for a financial meltdown beyond even the scale of 2008. For almost five years the... »
Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction Are Back
Jeff Cox, NetNet BusinessInsider.com May 21, 2013 What Warren Buffett once called “financial weapons of mass destruction” are firing again, with securitization and shadow banking at post-financial crisis highs. The twin powers of bank funding that helped propel the nation into turmoil have regained ground swiftly, and analysts say it’s both a challenge for... »
Breaking Headlines May 21, 2013
by Dave Hodges TheCommonsenseshow.com May 21, 2013 The Common Sense Show is currently investigating the following breaking news. 1. UN troops are being brought into the country in great numbers. This parallels what was reported here in December with regard to the Russians prepositioning assets to takeover Alaska. 2. Alaskan Residents are intimidated. I... »
Most Americans Believe Obama Covering Up IRS Scandal
Senator accuses former IRS head of engaging in “lie of omission” Steve Watson Prisonplanet.com May 21, 2013 A majority of Americans have clearly indicated that they believe the IRS intentionally targeted Tea Party groups. In a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday, 56 percent said they believe increased IRS scrutiny on conservative groups was... »
THERE IS NOW A 100% CHANCE OF A MARKET COLLAPSE
Investmentwatchblog.com May 21st, 2013 Porter Stansberry: There is now a 100% chance of a market collapse …Historically, looking at the two commodities, the average multiple of gas to oil was about 10x. That is, a barrel of oil was, on average, 10 times more expensive than one thousand cubic feet of gas. By last... »
No Act of Violence Is Too Big for the US-Gerald Celente is on fire in this latest Trends Journal update
LewRockwell.com May 21, 2013 Gerald Celente, trend expert and visionary is trusted worldwide as the foremost authority on forecasting, analyzing and tracking trends. A frequent contributor and podcast guest on LRC, Gerald does not mince any words. In this Trends Journal update video he covers recent major events in the US and the world... »
Rand Paul Calls for Independent Investigation of IRS Scandal
Kurt Nimmo Prison Planet.com May 21, 2013 Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has called for an independent investigation into the IRS and its politically motivated harassment of Tea Party and patriot groups. During a fundraiser in New Hampshire, Paul characterized the IRS targeting as “un-American” and said the Inspector General’s report “makes it sound as... »
Guest Post: Centralization And Sociopathology
by Charles Hugh-Smith ZeroHedge.com 05/21/2013 Concentrated power and wealth are intrinsically sociopathological by their very nature. We have long spoken of the dangers inherent to centralization of power and the extreme concentrations of wealth centralization inevitably creates. There is another danger of centralization: sociopaths/psychopaths excel in organizations that centralize power, and their ability to... »