Barack Obama Launches New Ad On Energy
Obama made a big speech in Lansing, Michigan, on our energy dependence and need to move away from foreign oil. Without a doubt, this addiction is one of the most dangerous and urgent threats this nation has ever faced - from the gas prices that are wiping out your paychecks and straining businesses...
Think Again: Drilling Deep to Mislead on Oil Prices
By Eric Alterman, George Zornick | June 26, 2008 As oil prices skyrocket, the issue of expanded drilling in America’s continental shelf and in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge are washing up once again on our shores like an oil slick. What was once a bad idea remains a bad...
The Ultimatum: Benjamin Fulford
Tokyo, Japan February 2008 If you need a bodyguard, it’s too late. You have to make them not want to shoot you. Benjamin Fulford stream (YouTube video) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The son of a Canadian diplomat, Benjamin Fulford rebelled against his upbringing and at the age of 17 made his way by boat...
Staving off Famine
How to solve the global food crisis By Kaushik Basu Professor of economics, Cornell University Even small price rises can hit the poor hard The world economy has many problems but none more pressing than what is happening to food prices. There have been food riots in...
Soaring food prices around the world
Morning Edition, April 11, 2008 · Demand for ethanol and other biofuels is a “significant contributor” to soaring food prices around the world, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says. Droughts, financial market speculators and increased demand for food have also helped create “a...