More Children Hungry in USA

The Associated Press: Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty'
"Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood" 
according an analysis in this months Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 

"A USDA hunger report last week raised similar concerns, finding that more than one in seven American households lacked 'food security' in 2008. ... That suggests almost 15 percent of households nationwide struggled to get enough to eat, versus about 11 percent in 2007."

 

The root of all war

The root of all war: "George Carlin
Nothing is as cloaked in BS as war.

War is business conducted at gun point.

Nothing more, nothing less.

War costs a fortune and the money is only loaned when the people borrowing it have the assets to back up the loans (i.e. the money they hope to make from the war and, if it fails to pay off, the taxpayer/slaves/suckers back home.)

The US income tax, the IRS, and Wall Street for the masses was created to pay for World War I."

Daily Herald | The Philippines Photo Gallery

Part 1: With arms spread like wings, boys leap from a 20-foot-high bridge into the black sewage and trash-filled water below. They swim and sit on make-shift floats looking for discarded consumer products they can sell or barter.
Daily Herald | The Philippines Photo Gallery

The need of the most powerful to turn themselves into victims - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

The need of the most powerful to turn themselves into victims - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com: "Saturday May 2, 2009 13:45 EDT
The need of the most powerful to turn themselves into victims

One of the most common, harmful and downright pitiful dynamics in our political culture is the bottomless need of those who wield the most power to constantly parade around as oppressed, persecuted victims:"

John Rees Speech to Strasbourg NATO Counter-conference

Rich Man's War -- Cover

Aimee Allison on military counter-recruiting