Forerunners of the Tea Party: A Birch Society Roll Call of Notorious White Supremacists
John Birch Society Origin: The John Birch Society, per the late anti-fascist journalist George Seldes, is a spin-off of the National Association o
Where U.S. Corporations Park their Cash to Avoid Paying Taxes
GE, Pfizer, Microsoft, Apple And Other Major US Corporations Are Parking More Cash Abroad To Avoid Paying Taxes U.S.-based nonfinancial companies a
Poison in the Food Chain: The Health Impacts of Aspartame
The big health news from this past week is the petitioning of the FDA by two very powerful dairy organizations, The International Dairy Foods Associat
Report: Political Influence of Wealthy & Corporate Interests Stack Deck Against Middle Class
New York, NY--(ENEWSPF)--March 1, 2013. Yesterday, in the midst of Washington debates on the sequester and a minimum wage increase, national policy ce
In China, KFC Injected Chickens with Dangerous Hormones
Can Yum Survive its 45-Day Chicken Scandal? Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) – the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants – will report four
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
S. Korean Minister-Nominee Sat on CIA Advisory Committee and In-Q-Tel Board of Directors
" ... Other members of the committee included former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and Bush-era Ir
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, Fe
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 (NASDA
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
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 eng
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 --
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 o
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 a
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
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
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
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 wa
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
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,
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
Tamiflu Causes Psychosis, Delusions and Paranoia, but FDA Says its 'OK' for Newborns?
By Marianne Skolek Salem-News.com, December 31, 2012 Trail of political and monetary influence causes FDA failure in protecting tiny babies from Ta
Quebec’s Foundation of Corruption
Photo: Vincenzo D'Alto The inside story of the man at the centre of the storm By Martin Patriquin Maclean's, December 19, 2012 Lino Z