As of Monday February 23, 2009
British police prepare for "summer of rage"
Nouriel Roubini advocates temporary bank nationalization
Ed and Elaine Brown now facing conspiracy, arms counts
Paul Volcker: crisis may be worse than Great Depression
Tom Ridge: U.S. torture is wrong
Hillary Clinton: Chinese human rights secondary to economic survival
Noam Chomsky: Obama gave OK for Gaza invasion
National Guard calls off Iowa invasion
World's economies tumbling like dominoes
China worries about dollar reserves; plan shopping spree for resources and goods
Rival drug gangs terrorize Mexican town
Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush due in court
Police foil bomb attack at Citibank in Athens
Border crossings to Mexico closed by protests
Swift, steep downturn crisscrosses globe
Federal Reserve downgrades projections for economy
Totalitarian Britain: new law effectively bars photographing police and military
Humans activity mimics one-two punch for mass extinctions
Stanford Financial charged with massive fraud
Obama OKs 17,000 new troops for Afghanistan
Congo town mounts own defense against rebels
Pentagon rethinks photo ban on war coffins
Scott Ritter: U.S. provoking another Cold War
Israel engaged in covert war inside Iran
Israel takes control of more West Bank land
Nuclear submarines collide in Atlantic
Senator takes harsh criticism for gun ownership
Insolvency on California's doorstep
Kansas suspends income tax refunds
U.S. military fitting the mold of imperial legionnaries
Paul Craig Roberts: Obama using promise of guns and butter
Military enticing immigrant recruits with promise of citizenship
1 in 9 housing units vacant in U.S.
South Carolina citizens coerced into surrendering firearms
Paul Craig Roberts: Obama deficits cannot be financed
Top trend forecaster see 2009 delivering "Greatest Depression"
White collar homelessness on the horizon
China to tighten management in face of water shortage
Tennessee Valley Authority chief admits coal ash spill was catastrophic
Russia to cut defense budget by 15%
U.S. may be repeating Soviet mistakes in Afghanistan
Economists say stimulus bill will not stimulate; worse than doing nothing
U.S. Marines find Iraq tactics don't work in Afghanistan
Afghan resistance shifting tactics to maintain effectiveness against U.S. forces
Blackwater mercenary outfit makes big public relations move
Latin American leaders say "no" to U.S. War on Drugs; cite 30 years of failure
Droughts illustrate dangerous degradation of global environment
Europe's economic fall greater than expected
Wind turbines in Europe do nothing for emissions-reduction goals
Toxic waste blamed for birth defects
Federal obligations of $65.5 trillion exceed world GDP
Stimulus bill a threat to health and freedom
Olmert: no Gaza truce without Shalit
IMF confirms plan to sell 403 tons of gold
Roubini: U.S. banking system effectively insolvent
12-year-old British father highlights broken Britain
Global warming: study predicts fish moving to higher latitudes and numerous extinctions
Americans ponder their "duty" to spend and consume
U.S. court overturn ban on West Virginia surface mining; rape of land to continue
Congress sends $787 billion stimulus package to Obama
G7 reiterates "commitment to open trade"
Financial cycle started with domination by printing press
Global warming: going to the dogs in Greenland
China offers citizens consumer tickets
The "new" Fallujah: up close and ugly
Doubts cast over Swiss "race attack" claim
Economic doldrums send Hispanics scurrying to secure Mexican citizenship
Rep. Dennis Kucinich calls for debt-free dollars
40+ killed in Iraq suicide attack
Pakistan expresses anger over U.S. drone attacks
Gangs winning war for control of Mexico
West Antarctic Ice Sheet break up could cause disproportionate sea level rise
Apocalyptic climate predictions mislead public
Survey of earth experts finds climate consensus
Peter Schiff: world won't buy unlimited U.S. debt