Andrew Gavin Marshall: New Eugenics and the Rise of the Global Scientific Dictatorship

We are in the midst of the most explosive development in all of human history. Humanity is experiencing a simultaneously opposing and conflicting geopolitical transition, the likes of which has never before been anticipated or experienced. Historically, the story of humanity has been the struggle between the free-thinking individual and structures of power controlled by elites that seek to dominate land, resources and people. The greatest threat to elites at any time – historically and presently – is an awakened, critically thinking and politically stimulated populace. This threat has manifested itself throughout history, in different places and at different times. Ideas of freedom, democracy, civil and human rights, liberty and equality have emerged in reaction and opposition to power structures and elite systems of control.

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A Damning New Report on George W. Bush

George W. Bush is among the five least accomplished U.S. presidents, according to a new survey by the U.S.’s top 238 leading presidential scholars. They have been polled by the Siena College Research Institute’s (SRI) annually for the last 28 years.

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Paul Krugman: Punishing the Jobless

Today, American workers face the worst job market since the Great Depression, with five job seekers for every job opening, with the average spell of unemployment now at 35 weeks. Yet the Senate went home for the holiday weekend without extending benefits. How was that possible?

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Deep-Sea Mining Adds to Fears of Marine Pollution

Concerns about large-scale marine pollution, fuelled by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, are set to be heightened by a new development in exploitation of the oceans: deep-sea mining.

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Depression, Abuse, Suicide: Fishermen's Wives Face Post-Spill Trauma

"My husband's talking about finding BP CEOs and hurting them..."

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Treating Depression With Omega-3: Encouraging Results from Largest Clinical Study

The use of Omega-3 supplements is effective among patients with major depression who do not have anxiety disorders, according to a study directed by Dr. François Lespérance of the Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier at the Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), head of CHUM's Department of Psychiatry and a professor at the Université de Montréal.

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'Balanced' Ecosystems Seen in Organic Agriculture Better at Controlling Pests, Research Finds

There really is a balance of nature, but as accepted as that thought is, it has rarely been studied. Now Washington State University researchers writing in the journal Nature have found that more balanced animal and plant communities typical of organic farms work better at fighting pests and growing a better plant.

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Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death

Americans increasingly are treated to death, spending more time in hospitals in their final days, trying last-ditch treatments that often buy only weeks of time, and racking up bills that have made medical care a leading cause of bankruptcies.

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U.S. Experiencing Worst Episode of Prolonged Unemployment Since Great Depression

As the nation contends with a long and sustained labor market recession, a new study from the Center for Economic and Policy Research demonstrates that the current unemployment rate is higher than the conventional measure shows.

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Matt Taibbi: Lara Logan, You Suck

Anyone who wants to know why network television news hasn't mattered since the seventies just needs to check out this appearance by Logan.

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