David Swanson – Why do War Veterans Commit Suicide or Murder?

In two recent articles in the Los Angeles Times and the academic studies that inspired them, the authors investigate the question of which war veterans are most likely to commit suicide or violent crimes. Remarkably, the subject of war, their role in war, their thoughts about the supposed justifications (or lack thereof) of a war, never come up. The factors …

Chris Hedges – How the Brutalized Become Brutal

Chris Hedges will file a new, original piece Monday evening. Meanwhile, here is one of his classic Truthdig columns, from August of 2014. The horrific pictures of the beheading of American reporter James Foley, the images of executions of alleged collaborators in Gaza and the bullet-ridden bodies left behind in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant …

The Gary Null Show – 08.20.15

James (Jim) Otto is a civil rights attorney practicing in Northridge California and specializing in the protection of American workers and green card holders from illegal civil rights violations. For many years he has investigated the flip side of outsourcing of jobs overseas, and has filed lawsuits on behalf of American workers who have been fired from US employers who want to import immigrants into the US, utilizing the visa-work programs, in order to work for lower salaries. He is currently handling a criminal fraud law suite against Disney Corporation for firing over 700 competent US workers so Disney could import less trained foreign workers to replace them. A similar law suit has been filed against the Screen Actors Guild. Jim was a former Marine Corps officer in the 1970s. From 1996 to 2002, he worked for the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing prosecuting violators of civil rights laws. His website is LawOfficeofJamesAOtto.com

Harvard-trained Beverly Hills Doctor Mom Has 4 Children Kidnapped by LA County DCFS

Dr. Susan Evans graduated from Harvard Medical School with dual medical degrees in dermatology and internal medicine. She established her medical practice specializing in dermatology in the heart of Beverly Hills, CA. Most of her clientele are celebrities we only see on the big screen. Along with the lime-light clientele, Dr. Susan’s expertise has been sought as a medical expert …

Billionaires Hoard $100 Million Homes At Record Pace: “Beats Gold, Because You Can Boast” – Tyler Durden

Nowhere is the new normal more evident than the frenzied hording of so-called “trophy homes” by the world’s 1800 billionaires.As Bloomberg reports, the ultra-luxury housing market is scaling new heights as a record number of properties around the world command prices topping $100 million. Demand is growing among affluent Americans and Europeans; billionaires from unstable economies, such as Russia and Middle …