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Elite Domination [Video]

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Boom Bust  May 22 2014

Our lead story: US telecom giant AT&T plans to buy satellite TV operator DirecTV for $48.5 billion, gaining more than 38 million subscribers and increasing the merger mania sweeping the telecom media and technology industries. Edward tells you why this is a bad deal. 

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Then Erin sits down with economist Paul Craig Roberts to talk about elite domination in the US economy and politics. Roberts talks about imbalance of influence of interest groups in American economy, and he gives his take on Tim Geithner’s new book “Stress Test.” Check it out.  Continue reading →

Cell Phone Radiation Varies By Wireless Carrier

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EWG  November 12 2013

Environmental Working Group

Washington, D.C. – In recent years, a series of studies have shown that a consumer’s choice of wireless carrier may be more important than the cell phone itself in determining how much radiation will reach the user, according to a new analysis by researchers at the Environmental Working Group.

These studies indicate that users of similar mobile devices can be exposed to starkly different intensities of radio frequency emissions, depending on which network technology their carriers use to transmit signals.

“For the many people who want to avoid excessive cell phone radiation, the choice of wireless network is key,” said Renee Sharp, director of research for EWG. “Yet they don’t have enough information to make that decision, because neither the Federal Communications Commission nor the wireless industry makes public critical information about wireless systems’ radiation levels in real-world conditions.”

One important industry-funded study, published in 2010 but based on data collected in 2005 and 2006, showed that AT&T and T-Mobile 2G (second generation) networks that used GSM and TDMA technologies exposed cell phone users to 30 to 300 times more radiation than Verizon and Sprint networks with a technology called CDMA.

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Power Takeover: What’s Wrong With “Smart” Meters?

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“Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket”

EnergyOn January 17, 2008, President Obama famously said, “Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” It’s now becoming evident that the new so-called “smart” meter your utility is attempting to force on you, is the culprit technology for the government-sponsored extortion that Obama was referring to. But this is just the beginning of a hornet’s nest of alarming details unveiled in our new documentary, Take Back Your Power (now available at the Infowars shop).

Billions of tax dollars… no benefits?

In a time of economic crisis, the US government allocated $11B of taxpayer funds from the 2009 bailout package to develop a “smart” grid, including “smart” meters for every home’s electricity, gas and water.  And recently, the European Union has announced plans to blow a mind-numbing $700B on building out this centralized control grid. The ostensible reasons for “smart” metering and grid technology:

a) to save energy and thus aid the environment;
b) to increase power reliability; and
c) to give you more control of energy use in your own home.

It is now easily demonstrated that all three of these claims are patently false. ”Smart” meters and grids typically use more energy, they are extremely hackable (making the entire power grid vulnerable), and customers suffer increased utility bills virtually across the board immediately following a “smart” meter installation – a fact even acknowledged now by some utilities.

In the words of Dr. Timothy Schoechle, a leading digital technology engineer and author of “Getting Smarter About The Smart Grid:”

“The smart meter is a canard—a story or a hoax based on specious and grandiose claims about energy benefits ostensibly derived from the promise of “two-way” communication with the customer…  There is essentially no possibility that most smart meters or meter networks will lead to greater sustainability.”

Clear evidence of health damage

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Jonathan Turley ~ The Rise Of The Fourth Branch Of Government

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Jonathan Turley May 26 2013

CongressBelow is [May 26th’s] column in the Washington Post’s Outlook Section on the dangers of America’s growing administrative state. Ask any elementary student and you will hear how the Framers carefully designed a tripartite, or three-branch, system to govern the United States. This separation of powers was meant to protect citizens from tyranny by making every branch dependent on each other to carry out the functions of government. These three branches held together through a type of outward pressure – each holding the other in place through their countervailing forces. Add a fourth branch and the structure begins to collapse. That is precisely what is happening as federal agencies grow beyond the traditional controls and oversight of the legislative and executive branches. The question is how a tripartite system can function as a quadripartite system. The answer, as demonstrated by the last two decades, is not well. The shift from a tripartite to a quadripartite system is not the result of simply the growth in the size of the government. Rather, it is a concern with the degree of independence and autonomy in the fourth branch that led me to write this column.

There were times this past week when it seemed like the 19th-century Know-Nothing Party had returned to Washington. President Obama insisted he knew nothing about major decisions in the State Department, or the Justice Department, or the Internal Revenue Service. The heads of those agencies, in turn, insisted they knew nothing about major decisions by their subordinates. It was as if the government functioned by some hidden hand.

Clearly, there was a degree of willful blindness in these claims. However, the suggestion that someone, even the president, is in control of today’s government may be an illusion.

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Stephen Lendman ~ Communications Giants In Good Hands With Tom Wheeler

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Stephen Lendman May 2 2013

Barack ObamaObama’s expected to pick Tom Wheeler as new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman. More on him below.

In March, former FCC chairman Julius Genachowski stepped down. At the time, Free Press.net president Craig Aaron said the following:

“When Julius Genachowski took office, there were high hopes that he would use his powerful position to promote the public interest.”

“But instead of acting as the people’s champion, he’s catered to corporate interests. His tenure has been marked by wavering and caving rather than the strong leadership so needed at this crucial agency.”

“Though President Obama promised his FCC chairman would not continue the Bush administration’s failed media ownership policies, Genachowski offered the exact same broken ideas that Bush’s two chairmen pushed.”

“He never faced the public and ignored the overwhelming opposition to his plans.”

“Genachowski claimed broadband was his agency’s top priority, but he stood by as prices rose and competition dwindled.”

“He claimed to be a staunch defender of the open Internet, but his Net Neutrality policies are full of loopholes and offer no guarantee that the FCC will be able to protect consumers from corporate abuse in the future.”

“While there were a few bright moments during the Genachowski years – including the agency’s opposition to the AT&T/T-Mobile merger and the push for more online transparency from broadcasters – the chairman squandered many more opportunities at critical junctures.

“We urge President Obama to nominate a successor who will enact policies that foster real competition, protect diversity and amplify local voices.”

On March 27, Free Press.net headlined “Why the New Boss at the FCC Should Be Nothing Like the Old Boss,” saying:

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