America

Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,

As readers know, I have seen some optimism in voters support for Trump and Sanders as neither are members of the corrupt Republican and Democratic political establishments. Members of both political establishments enrich themselves by betraying the American people and serving only the interest of the One Percent. The American people are being driven into the ground purely for the sake of more mega-billions for a handful of super-rich people.

Submitted by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute,

“The qualifications for president seem to be that one is willing to commit mass murder one minute and hand presidential medals of freedom to other war criminals in the next. One need only apply if one has very loose, flexible, or non-existent morality.”—Author and activist Cindy Sheehan

Authored by Justin Raimondo via AntiWar.com (h/t Contra Corner blog),

Americans are rejecting imperialism – on both sides of the political spectrum

This happened in Phoenix:

Newly released 911 tapes reveal tense moments after a baby may or may not have survived an abortion at a Phoenix family planning clinic back in February.

The incident struck a chord with many pro-life advocates, who held a vigil and protested the incident. Others wondered about not only the legality, but the morality of the incident.

In the 911 calls, a clinic worker told the dispatcher a fetus that was removed had vital signs.

Submitted by Clint Siegner of Money Metals Exchange

Northwest Territorial Mint Scandal: Investors Had Fair Warning On This Blowup As Well

The news unfortunately just keeps getting worse for customers and
creditors of Northwest Territorial Mint. The prominent bullion dealer
located near Seattle, Washington filed for bankruptcy court protection
at the end of March. The losses of customers who never received delivery
of orders plus the losses of other creditors could be as high as $50
million, according to news reports.