The Koch Brothers’ PAC Rats Reboot
Koch World reboots By Kenneth P. Vogel Politico, February 20, 2013 The Koch brothers’ political network spent hundreds of millions to win the White Hou
Appeal Filed in $93-Million Monsanto Class-Action Agent Orange Settlement
Some class members plan to appeal a $93 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Monsanto By Kate White The Charleston Gazette, February 20,
ManTech Names CIA Vet Brian McHugh VP of Program Development and Risk Management
Also see: "SourceWatch on Mantech" and "Domestic Spying, Inc." Press Release FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT)
Lawsuit Reveals New Details on WaMu’s Weakened Controls
By Sanjay Bhatt The Seattle Times, February 18, 2013 As Washington Mutual ramped up its “high-risk” mortgage efforts in the middle of the last dec
Knight of Malta CEO of Firm that Built Planes for Hitler to Run Vatican Bank
" ... Mr von Freyburg [is] ... a member of the Knights of St John of Malta chivalric order. ... He initially claimed that Blohm+Voss was involved only i
401(k) Investors Sue Fidelity for ‘Fiduciary Self-Dealing’
By Robert Steyer
Bloomberg, February 7, 2013
Participants in three 401(k) plans have sued Fidelity Investments, alleging the record keeper engaged in
Epicenter of Oil & Gas Industry’s Political Influence Lies Deep in the Heart of Fort Worth, Texas
By Dave Levinthal OpenSecretsBlog, August 26, 2010 The epicenter of the oil and gas industry's political campaign prowess -- ZIP code 76102 -- sits amid
Release of ‘Bad Pharma’ in U.S. may Help Spur Clinical-Trial Reforms
"... 'Bad Pharma' details how the pharmaceutical industry uses scientific tricks and shenanigans (and sometimes outright fraud) to push its products on doc
Diet Drinks, Artificial Sweeteners Tied to Greater Risk of Depression
" ... Diet soda drinkers were found to be at the highest risk for depression. The researchers have no explanation for this connection, but the study adds t
Nazi Goebbels’ Descendants are Hidden Billionaires
HARALD QUANDT (center) stands in uniform with Nazi step father Joseph Goebbels (bottom right) Photo: Bloomberg By BLOOMBERG, January 29, 2013 Nazi pro
PepsiCo to Remove Fire Retardant in Gatorade
Gatorade chemical BVO replaced by PepsiCo in wake of teen's petition Reuters, January 25, 2013 PepsiCo Inc is removing a controversial chemical from its
Battle over Bechtel Clean-Up at Hanford Escalating after Police Reports Filed
By Lucas W Hixson Enformable Nuclear News, January 9, 2013 More outrage is building over prominent employees at Hanford blowing the whistle about how Bech
The Bechtel Group Well-Connected Water Privatizers & War Profiteers
" ... The bin Ladens have a ten million dollar stake in the Fremont Group, a San Francisco-based company formerly called Bechtel Investments, which was unt
No, Actually, This Is What Fascism Looks Like
Truthout, 18 January 2013 Speaking with NPR this week, multimillionaire Mackey tried to express how much he hates Obamacare. Back in 2009, he hated Ob
Monsanto Versus the People
Many farmers have decided to forego growing corn and soybeans due to the "inevitable contamination that will result". By Charlotte Silver Aljazeera, Januar
Ford Motor Co. Attempts to Erase Nazi Stain Left by its Founder
Henry Ford's "The International Jew" sold 11 million copies in Nazi Germany. His anti-Semitic tract was a best-seller ... and the Ford Motoc Co. is still
Assange Sen. Joe Lieberman & Rep. Peter King are Primary Movers Behind the Banking Blockade of WikiLeaks
‘US right-wing censoring world media’ - WikiLeaks In a statement released by WikiLeaks Julian Assange said: “There is no sovereignty without econom
All Defendants Sentenced in More Than $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Led by Former Dallas Cowboy Eugene Lockhart
U.S. Attorney’s Office December 14, 2012 Northern District of Texas (214) 659-8600 DALLAS—Eugene Lockhart, Jr. was sentenced this week by U.S. Distric
US Financier & Media Magnate Tied to Pinochet Money Laundering Dies
A branch of the Riggs National Bank on Pennsylania Avenue in Washington, DC, is pictured on April 20, 2004. Texas financier and media magnate Joe Allbritto
Kids may Risk Cancer from Toxins in Food UC Davis Study
By Dorsey Griffith Futurity, November 16, 2012 Preschool-age children had higher exposure to more than half the toxic compounds being measured. Even rel