NEWSWIRE: Fire destroy’s a Bangladesh garment factory supplying key Western brands, touched off by angry workers

By Serajul Quadir DHAKA, Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:33am EST                                         Group garment factory in Gazipur November 29, 2013. There were no reports of casualties in the fire. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Biraj DHAKA (Reuters) – A huge fire on Friday destroyed a Bangladesh garment factory supplying key Western brands, authorities said, in a blaze touched off by…

REALPOLITIK: Massive expansion’ in US covert operations in Africa

June 14, 2012 By JOSEPH FITSANAKIS | intelNews.org | The United States administration of President Barack Obama is implementing a near-unprecedented expansion of covert operations by American military forces throughout Africa, aimed at a host of armed groups deemed extremist by Washington. A lead article published yesterday in The Washington Post quotes over a dozen…

THEATER OF THE ABSURD: Fox News Banned From Canada – Law Forbids Lying On Broadcast News

Source – readersupportednews.org – As America’s middle class battles for its survival on the Wisconsin barricades – against various Koch Oil surrogates and the corporate toadies at Fox News – fans of enlightenment, democracy and justice can take comfort from a significant victory north of the Wisconsin border. Fox News will not be moving into…

BIG PHARMA: Courts quietly confirm MMR Vaccine causes Autism

Austin. After decades of passionate debate, parents probably missed the repeated admissions by drug companies and governments alike that vaccines do in fact cause autism. For concerned parents seeking the truth, it’s worth remembering that the exact same people who own the world’s drug companies also own America’s news outlets. Finding propaganda-free information has been…

THE MEDIA MONOPOLY: What the Media Isn’t Telling You About Detroit’s Bankruptcy

Truthout – 04 December 2013 16:01   Rick Snyder. (Photo: Detroit Regional Chamber / Flickr)By now you’ve probably heard the news: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is now free to rob Detroit workers of their hard-earned pensions. On Tuesday morning, Judge Steven Rhodes ruled that because federal law trumps state law, Michigan’s constitutional protections for public employee pensions…