President Obama is continuing the process of reinflating the Pentagon that began in late 1998-fully three years before the 9/11 attacks. The rise in national defense spending since 1998 is as large as the Kennedy-Johnson surge (43 percent) … [Read more...]
The Story of Pedro Zapeta: How the U.S. Government Stole a Happy Home from Guatemala
These are just a few of the commentaries on a story that has swept the internet. "Pedro Zapeta" was one of google's most searched terms over the weekend, and by my last count there have already been over 100 blog posts written about him on … [Read more...]