21 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Barrel Bombs" And Bullshit: The Tangled Threads Of Washington Lies About Syria And Russia
"Barrel Bombs" And Bullshit: The Tangled Threads Of Washington Lies About Syria And Russia
Submitted by Robert Parry via ConsortiumNews.com,
One way to view Official Washington is to envision a giant bubble that serves as a hothouse for growing genetically modified “group thinks.” Most inhabitants of the bubble praise these creations as glorious and beyond reproach, but a few dissenters note how strange and dangerous these products are. Those critics, however, are then banished from the bubble, leaving behind an evermore concentrated consensus.
21 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Two Gepolitical Wrongs Do Not Make A Right
Two Gepolitical Wrongs Do Not Make A Right
Global geopolitics (and why it won’t end well) explained in 57 words…
The political left is happy to see people cross borders but would happily restrict the flow of capital and goods.
The political right is happy to see capital and goods cross borders but would happily build a fence to restrict the flow of people.
I’m afraid that the compromise might be to restrict people, capital and goods.
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21 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Is How Far America Has Fallen
This Is How Far America Has Fallen
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
Give me liberty, or give me death!
– Partrick Henry, American Founding Father, 1775
21 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why You Shouldn’t Consolidate Your Student Loans
Why You Shouldn’t Consolidate Your Student Loans
Even if all your friends are doing it.
21 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stagflation Ahead: Goldman Is "Unreservedly Disappointed" With Latin America
Stagflation Ahead: Goldman Is "Unreservedly Disappointed" With Latin America
As regular readers are no doubt aware, we’ve devoted quite a bit of time to covering Brazil’s unfolding economic meltdown. The latest data out this week showed GDP in “free fall mode” (to quote Barclays), inflation hitting double digits for the first time in over a decade, and unemployment soaring to 7.9% in August, up sharply from just 4.3% a year earlier.
21 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Act of Congress Could Cost You Thousands in Social Security Benefits
This Act of Congress Could Cost You Thousands in Social Security Benefits
Social Security is still basically the same — but married and divorced retirees will soon lose a great benefit-maximizing strategy.
21 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US, French Aircraft Carriers Rush Toward Syrian Coast To Find Numerous Russian Warships Already There
US, French Aircraft Carriers Rush Toward Syrian Coast To Find Numerous Russian Warships Already There
Two weeks ago, on November 5, and one week before the Paris terrorist attack, we reported that somewhat unexpectedly, France had dispatched its only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, to “the eastern Mediterranean for operations against Isis in both Syria and Iraq.”