Politics

As the corporate media has rushed to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Panama Papers leak, nobody has yet reported on the fact that the organisation behind the leak –  the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) – is funded by George Soros’ Open Society Foundation.  According to CNN, “ICIJ [International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] and an international coalition of media outlets investigated the trove of papers, which allegedly reveal a clandestine network involving associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and business ties betwe

Hillary Clinton has lashed out against pro-lifers saying that not only do unborn children have zero “constitutional rights” – even babies just hours away from being born do not deserve to be treated humanely.  On ABC’s “This View” program on Tuesday, Clinton said a child about to be born has zero constitutional rights because “that is the way we structure it”.

The U.S. government have announced plans to make it illegal for anybody to own a mobile home, or tiny house, without a special license – in a bid to eradicate offgrid living in America. Following on from local governments around the country criminalizing private rainwater collection, the federal government now want home owners to obtain a special license from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) authority to verifiy that their home conforms to the same standards that recreational vehicles (RV’s) are required to have.

In early January, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned that a Dutch advisory referendum, which took place today, on the bloc's association agreement with Ukraine could lead to a "continental crisis" if voters reject the treaty.

Recently, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the following: "One of the key legacy achievements of this presidency will be the important reforms of Wall Street. Those reforms have led to a financial system that is more stable and ensures that taxpayers are not on the hook for bailing out financial institutions that make risky bets."

Evidently the Obama administration has a different definition of “risky bets”, and “taxpayers not on the hook” than most people, because as the Washington Post reports: