One out of every seven new mothers has post-natal depression; however, according to the Fatherhood Institute, one out of every ten fathers are depressed both before and after their baby is born. Fathers experience post-natal depression because they tend to feel excluded and left out.  The men are miserable because their partners aren’t paying enough [...]

The eastern African nation of Somalia is the site of an unfolding humanitarian nightmare ― a massive famine that has cost tens of thousands of Somali lives in the past few months, the United Nations says. More than 3 million people are affected right now and more than 10 million at risk across the Horn [...]

In total, there are 6.9 million fewer jobs today than there were in December 2007. The unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent for August 2011.. Unemployment to the mass media generally centers on that single point within the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly employment report. There is passing mention of discouraged workers and the [...]

Geographical mobility in America has fallen to the lowest level on record dating back to 1948, according to figures released by the US Census Bureau. There are a number of factors that underlie the sharp decline, including: record levels of poverty, a catastrophic jobs situation affecting most parts of the country, and the collapse of [...]

August 2011, Facebook created some anti-spam algorithms which were intended to ward off suspicious spam, but some environmental activists were targeted as well and unable to post on like-minded Facebook pages for three weeks.  Facebook has sent apology notes out and is changing this automated system.   Facebook’s spokesman Andrew Noyes says that Facebook isn’t in [...]

On US military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan burn pits are being used as a main resource for disposing of garbage, military waste, and human waste. Journalist J. Malcolm Garcia writes that, “The pits incinerate discarded human body parts, plastics, hazardous medical material, lithium batteries, tires, hydraulic fluids, and vehicles. Jet fuel keeps pits burning [...]

In 2009 the pentagon simulated an economic warfare.  This was no traditional battle game, but rather the Pentagon’s first economic war game.  The military are worried about the market. China owns much of the debt, the US’s most powerful rival and threat.  That makes America vulnerable to a new kind of bloodless but ruthless war.  [...]

In Mathew Cardinale’s article “First Federal Reserve Audit Reveals Trillions in Secret Bailouts,” he wrote that the audit of the Federal Reserve “revealed 16 trillion dollars in secret bank bailouts” (8/28/2011). He described how many financial institutions would boast that they had plenty of cash in their reserves while they were actually receiving loans. Sixteen [...]

While many of the rationalizations describe resources, especially oil, as the reasons why we should be Libya, an increasing number of people think these reasons revolve around financial reasons and protecting the value of the American dollar. According to the IMF, Libya’s Central Bank is 100% state owned. It is significant that in the months [...]

Charles and David Koch are owners of a primary funders for the tea party and other extreme conservative groups.  $21.5 billion each make them the 5th richest people in America and controlling stockholders for Koch Industries Inc. They are a private global conglomerate located in over 60 countries, including interests in oil, refining, pipelines, paper [...]