Why Does The Mainstream Media Ignore The Bilderberg Group? 
I don't know about you, but I don't like the fact that a bunch of elitists are holding secret conferences where they discuss how to build a "more integrated global political and economic structure".
By William K. Black, J.D., Ph.D.
The New Book on Regulation I Just Decided to Write: Blame it on Monaco 
Theoclassical economists have mounted an unholy war to discredit and intimidate regulation and regulators -- and to replace them with anti-regulators -- for over a century. This is the third article in a series of columns devoted to financial regulation prompted by the comments of a Swiss academic at the XIIth Annual CIFA Forum in Monaco.
By Susan Strong
Say "Let's get to climate safety fast!" (Reframing Divestment Now) 
This article suggests that the IPCC report and new moves by fossil fuel companies call for a change in our "divestment" framing. That should include extending the idea of "divesting" to fossil fuel companies and Congressional reps too. The article includes some examples of exactly what to say this point now.
By Ray McGovern
Killing the Putin-Obama "Trust" 
Last year, Russian President Putin and U.S. President Obama became a geopolitical odd couple as they worked to cool off hotspots such as Syria and Iran. But U.S. hawks succeeded in killing that collaboration via the crisis in Ukraine, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern explains.
By Donn Marten
Wag the Finger: John Kerry's Increasing Instability 
Now that the problems created by the actions of fools who have created their own Frankenstein Monster in Kiev is leading to historic woe there will be accountability. When historians haul this disaster onto the autopsy table to find out just where it all went wrong the results can be more than partially attributed to one John Kerry who like Breaking Bad's Walter White's character arc has come full circle to bite him in the ass
Building a Home with a 3-D Printer 
The WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Company not only printed a house in a day, they completed 10 houses in a single day using a massive printer that was 490 feet long, 33 feet wide, and 20 feet deep.
By Tsara Shelton
Living Within My Means, And Loving It 
A while back someone asked me why I'm happy living within my means. I had a blast answering her questions and thought it would be fun to share here at OpEdNews, a community that encourages actively seeking success with intention.
Scientists create circuit board modeled on the human brain -- ScienceDaily 
Scientists have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain -- 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC. This offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and a new way of understanding the brain. For instance, a chip as fast and efficient as the human brain could drive prosthetic limbs with the speed and complexity of our own actions.
By William Martin
The 10 Most Recommended Fiction Reads for Preschool to Adulthood 
"The 10 Most Recommended Fiction Reads for Preschool to Adulthood" is based on William Patrick Martin's new book, "A Lifetime of Fiction: The 500 Most Recommended Reads for Ages 2 to 102" published by Rowman & Littlefield. "Lifetime" is special because expresses the opinion of not just one critic, but the aggregated opinions of an army of critics. The result is a book guide that is uniquely authoritative.
By Dr. Glen T. Martin
The Moral Collapse of U.S. and Global Society- and the Necessary Conditions for Rebirth
The illegitimacy of Neoliberal domination contrasts with the moral legitimacy of democracy. The destruction of democracy within the U.S. is connected with the same phenomenon worldwide -- the two are inseparable. Thinkers have long understood that democratic values are universal, and that, to really establish democracy, it must be a global democracy under the Earth Constitution.
By James Wall
A Tale of Two Tapes 
This "tale of two tapes," in this "best of times, worst of times" scenario, involves a tale which features two Americans, John Kerry, the first U.S. Secretary of State to employ the term "apartheid" while still in office, and Donald Sterling, who has emerged as this week's American poster boy for racial bigotry.
Man Legally Stalks Children's Baseball Game, Scares Kids and Parents 
A man carrying a gun began stalking a children's baseball game in Forsyth County, Ga, this past Tuesday night. It's reported that at least twenty-two 911 calls were made mostly by parents fearing for the safety of their children. The game was halted, but the sheriff said they could do nothing - the man was within his legal limits.
Tornado system that killed 16 heads toward U.S. Southeast 
A ferocious storm system threatened tens of millions of people across the U.S. Southeast on Monday, a day after it spawned a series of tornadoes that killed 16 people, injured more than 100 and tossed cars around like toys in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The National Weather Service said there was a tornado risk for Mississippi, Alabama and western Georgia as the storm system that produced the twisters headed east toward the Mid-Atlantic states.
Pope Francis: 'Inequality Is The Root of Social Evil' 
This followed on his statements last year in which he ripped capitalism as a system promoting inequality, stating, "there was the promise that once the glass had become full it would overflow and the poor would benefit. But what happens is that when it's full to the brim, the glass magically grows, and thus nothing ever comes out for the poor." Francis' rhetoric of redistributionism has warmed the heart of President Obama, who profiled the Pope for Time's list of 100 Most Influential People...
By Consortium News
Obama Urged to Show Restraint on Ukraine 
Across Official Washington and the mainstream U.S. media, there is a rush to restart the Cold War with all its black-and-white propaganda, ignoring Russia's understandable concerns and portraying the "U.S. side" as always right. But some U.S. intelligence veterans urge a more adult response.
Court turns away challenge to anti-terror law
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a law that permits the indefinite detention of people suspected of supporting terrorists. Since the challenge came from journalists who are concerned they'll be locked up for interviewing 'terrorists'...
By Rob Kall
Clippers Owner Donald Sterling is A Symptom of a Problem the Whole World Faces
The situation with Donald Sterling and the Clippers is, in a microcosm, a problem the whole world faces-- bad leaders running companies with innocent employees at risk or worst, put in a moral bind.
By Tom Engelhardt
Anand Gopal, How to Lose a War That Wasn't There
Here's the mind-blowing news in Anand Gopal's new TomDispatch post and in his just-published book No Good Men Among the Living: the U.S. fought its "war on terror" for almost a year in Afghanistan against - quite literally - ghosts. In the process, it resuscitated a Taliban movement that had ceased to exist and brought back the Harqqqani network as well, only to find itself in a conflict it couldn't win.
By Kathy Malloy
Patriots, Fox-Style 
The world will think certain things if you're seen with black people, Don Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, tells his mistress, so you should not be seen with them in public, and under no circumstances should you bring them to Clippers games. He was particularly upset that his girlfriend was posting photos on her Instagram account of her standing with Magic Johnson.
By Jill Jackson
Won't Get Fooled Again? 
It's not too late to keep the 80s, 90s, and 00s from wiping out the last embers of social democracy.
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