"Ron Paul: "Perpetual War Is Expensive!"

"What the tax bill means for billionaires & you"

Big Banksters win again.

"Hollywood And The War Machine: Empire examines the symbiotic relationship between the movie industry and the military-industrial complex."

War is a racket as 2 time Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Major General Smedley Butler said.

"In Archive, New Light on Evolution of Eisenhower Speech"

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex,” Eisenhower warned. “The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

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“It’s probably the most important farewell address of the modern era,” said Karl Weissenbach, director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kan. “And now we get to see its evolution, which started in May 1959 and didn’t end until it was delivered. We also learn the important role of Milton Eisenhower, who was instrumental in making sure that his brother’s thoughts would be correctly portrayed.”

On An Issue Of Far More Import Than Most Americans Imagine, "Undermining China's Monopoly on Rare Earth Elements"

A short excerpt for analysis and reader commentary: "China currently has a lock on the market for rare earth materials: in 2009 it provided 95 percent of the world's supply, or 120,000 tons. This concentration of supply has become a major issue in recent months, particularly after China temporarily blocked exports of these materials to Japan in September. A Critical Materials Strategy document issued by the U.S. Department of Energy last week points to the "risk of supply disruption" in the short term. Worldwide demand for rare earth elements was 125,000 tons in 2010 and is expected to rise to 225,000 tons by 2015."