CNS News – by Craig Bannister

On the eve of next week’s expected announcement regarding President Obama’s proposed national energy tax, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) says the administration has set out to kill coal energy and its 800,000 jobs, as well as that of the Keystone pipeline.

“The Administration has set out to kill coal and its 800,000 jobs. If it succeeds in death by regulation, we’ll all be paying a lot more money for electricity – if we can get it. Our pocketbook will be lighter, but our country will be darker,” Sen. Enzi said.   Continue reading “Senator: ‘Death by Regulation’ Means ‘We’ll All Be Paying a Lot More for Electricity’”

GoldBroker.com – by Philippe Herlin

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) just published a statistical study on the amount of derivatives worldwide at the end of 2013, and they reach the astronomical amount of $710 Trillions ($710,000,000,000,000). For comparison purposes, the United States GDP in 2013 amounts to $16 Trillion, or 44 times less. And this mass of derivatives beats by 20% the preceding record, dating just before the 2008 crisis… We hear a lot about bubbles these days, in the stock market, the bond market or in the commodities market, but this one is without a doubt the greatest one.   Continue reading “Amount of Derivatives in the World: 710 Trillions of dollars”

RINF – by Bill Van Auken

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation mandating sanctions against Venezuela as officials there presented evidence of US involvement in a plot to bring down the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

The bill, passed in a voice vote by the House with only 14 members in opposition, demands that the Obama administration draw up a list of Venezuelan officials allegedly responsible for repression during violent protests that have been organized across the South American country since last February. They would be sanctioned with the freezing of any assets in the US and the denial or revocation of visas.   Continue reading “US moves towards sanctions as Venezuela charges coup plot”

Independent – by KASHMIRA GANDER

From 6 July it will no longer be possible to hop on a London bus and pay with cash, the capital’s transport body has confirmed.

Transport for London (TfL) cited a “considerable drop” in the number of people who pay for their bus fare using cash as the reason for making London’s buses cashless.

In 2000 around 25 per cent of journeys were paid for with a cash fare, today that figure stands at around one per cent, it said. Continue reading “London buses will go cashless on 6 July”

Before It’s News – by Lisa Haven

A troubling Defense Department policy has been uncovered by The Washington Times.  It outlines President Obama’s authority to use military force, arms, and drones in military operations against American Citizens and civil unrest.

 ”“This appears to be the latest step in the administration’s decision to use force within the United States against its citizens,” said a defense official opposed to the directive.”

These are bold words coming from the defense official, who clearly states their attack is against US citizens. The Directive No. 3025.18, which was issued in December 2010,  has been named, Defense Support of Civil Authorities  and states that U.S. commanders “are provided emergency authority under this directive.”   Continue reading “Govt Kill Switch NOW Enacted: A LEGAL Directive that Can Kill Americans Literally”

Salvador LemusHuffington Post – by Michael McLaughlin

A Mexican-born U.S. citizen living in rural Pennsylvania for two decades was arrested and accused of smuggling $60 million of cocaine into the U.S. over the last 20 years.

Salvador Lemus lived openly in Chester County as the owner of a landscaping company, but authorities contend it was a ruse to cover his illicit ties to the notorious La Familia cartel in Mexico, according to CBS Philly.   Continue reading “Drug Kingpin Busted After Living Openly In Rural Pennsylvania For Decades”

Marchers protest thousands of water shut-offs May 23 outside Water Board Building in downtown DetroitVoice of Detroit – by Diane Bukowski

DETROIT —  The State of Michigan’s fascist iron glove is pounding on Detroiters, using mass water shut-offs without notice, and mass concentration camp imprisonment at the Mound Road state facility. There, hundreds are locked into filthy holding rooms without sanitation, proper food, water and medical care, guarded by Michigan Department of Corrections personnel.

That is the horrendous story Charity Hicks told VOD, after her arrest during mass water shut-offs in her east-side neighborhood near Osborn High School. On May 23, members of the People’s Water Board, Moratorium NOW! and others protested the shut-offs outside the Detroit Water Board building as part of a series of weekly “Freedom Fridays.”   Continue reading “Mass Water Shut-Offs, Mass Incarceration At Mound Road Prison For Protesters”