Krokodil crosses over to U.S. from Russia

Published on 11 Oct 2013 | Krokodil, a cheap heroin knockoff drug known for causing scaly, rotting skin, is gaining popularity in the U.S.

Trapped & Terrified: Workers' misery 'turns World Cup in Qatar into shame'.

Published on Oct 17, 2013 | Trapped and terrified - migrants in Qatar have been speaking about the desperation they're enduring. There are more than 80 million in the country - many of whom are working flat-out to get the prestigious World Cup event ready. Tesa Arcilla was in Qatar and has more on how the World Cup focus is drawing the world's eyes to migrant suffering.

Madhouse Mess

- Trailer for the 50 minute documentary

Published on 16 Oct 2013 | How Washington stopped working

Watch the full film on Journeyman: http://jman.tv/film/5105/madhousemess

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As a potential US default ominously looms over the nation, this timely doc explores the increasingly bitter divide between Republicans and Democrats. The combined forces of Tea Party conservatism, Fox News' ideological "mystification" and the obstinacy of the Norquist tax pledge have all come to define politics on the hill. How did it get to this point? And whatever happened to the Republican Party?

USA madness! Latin American Leaders Denounce US at UN.

Published on 27 Sep 2013 | Brazil's Rousseff outraged over NSA spying revelations, Bolivia's Morales calls for Obama government to be judged in tribunal.

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Cleanup at 505 Toxic Sites Suspended During Government Shutdown

Published on 13 Oct 2013 | The main headlines on Al Jazeera English, featuring the latest news and reports from around the world.

Nuclear Engineer: Japan's PM "Lying to the Japanese People" About Safety of Fukushima

Published on 1 Oct 2013 | Arnie Gundersen: Japan's PM claims Fukushima is safe but the nuclear disaster is underfunded and lacks transparency, causing the public to remain in the dark.

'Dangerous' pollution levels choke Beijing.

Published on Jan 13, 2013 : Beijing and other parts of northeast China are experiencing record levels of air pollution. The conditions are forecast to continue through Tuesday.

Thousands of hidden shark fins filmed on rooftop in Hong Kong

Published on 4 Jan 2013 : Shark fin sellers in Hong Kong have been hiding their delicacy away from prying eyes on rooftops, sparking outrage from environmentalists.

Ukraine (Habitual) Democracy?

Packing a Punch: Fist fights the norm in Ukraine's parliament

Motorway built around home in China

Published on Nov 23, 2012 by itnnews : A couple from China are refusing to leave their half-demolished house, which has since had a motorway built around it.

Syria Video Appears To Show Rebels Killing Unarmed Man

DynCorp Gets $72.8 Million Contract Despite Negative Reviews and History of Child Trafficking.

By JG Vibes & Alex Thomas
theintelhub.com | November 8, 2012

DynCorp is one of the most lucrative and infamous military contractors in the world, perhaps only surpassed by Halliburton. They both have a documented history of gunrunning, drug dealing, and human trafficking.

In addition, the actual work that they do on the record is sub par and their rebuilding efforts have gotten terrible reviews, especially DynCorp.

Despite this history of nefarious behavior and poor work, Dyncorp was just awarded a brand new $72.8 million dollar contract by the US government. Not only that, but they have also been given an advance exoneration from any liability.

That’s right, our wonderful government has just given DynCorp almost $73 million to continue what many believe will be shabby work that may only be used as a front for more sinister operations.

According to AllGov.com:

“DynCorp of West Virginia, one of the largest military contractors in Afghanistan, was awarded a $72.8 million contract to train pilots for the Air Force about one week after the special inspector general for reconstruction called the company’s earlier work at the Kunduz army base “unsatisfactory.”

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) wrote a scathing report in 2010 and a followup this year which found “serious soil stability issues . . . structural failures, improper grading, and new sink holes” that threatened the well-being of troops stationed there.

One sink hole was found near an electrical power transformer, whose failure “would result in a loss of electrical power over a large portion of Camp Pamir, causing significant financial loss and increasing the risk of injury through fire and electrical shock,” the report said.”

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One Billion Vehicles Worldwide by the end of 2012

Published on Oct 25, 2012 by VOAvideo ; The production of passenger vehicles around the world reached an all-time high this year: 80 million new cars and light trucks, according to a study by the Worldwatch Institute in Washington. The new production record is heightening concerns among environmentalists, since petroleum-fueled automobiles are a major source of air pollution and climate-changing carbon emissions.

'Nobel Committee making another mistake'

Tariq Ali on Democracy Now

Published on Oct 13, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews : Although European nations support Israeli atrocities against the Palestinians, the Nobel committee has awarded its Peace Prize to the European Union, an analyst tells Press TV.

The EU has won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize at a time that social unrest and financial problems are shaking the very pillars of the 27-nation bloc.

Announcing the award on Friday, the Nobel Committee President Thorbjoern Jagland acknowledged the EU's current financial woes and social unrest as many analysts also questioned the timing of the event coinciding with a wave of unrest in the bloc.

Seven Deadly American Sins

The list doesn't include our most grievous offenses, those of military and economic warfare against the rest of the world. Sinful enough is our behavior at home.

1. Sin against children

Perhaps "sanctity of life" ends at birth. According to Census Bureaufigures, one out of every five American children lives in poverty. For blacks and Hispanics, it's one out of every three.

2. Sin against the poor

The U.S. poverty rate grew from 11.3% to 15.0%, a 33% jump, in just 11 years. The impact was felt primarily by minorities and women. The median wealth for single black and Hispanic women is shockingly low, at just over $100 (compared to $41,500 for single white women).

3. Sin against students

Students at all levels have been losing their nation's support. States reduced their education budgets by $12.7 billion in 2012, and in 2013 the majority of states will be spending even less.

4. Sin against the middle class

The middle class is shrinking. In 2011, according to a Pew Research analysis, 51% of the nation's households earned from two-thirds to double the national median income. In the 1970s it was 61%.

5. Sin against the common good

A recent Tax Justice Network report placed total hidden offshore assets at somewhere between $21 trillion and $32 trillion. With about 40% of the world's Ultra High Net Worth Individuals in the U.S., up to $12.8 trillion of untaxed revenue sits overseas. Based on a historical 6% rate of return, this is a tax loss of up to $300 billion per year, money that should be paying for the public needs of education and infrastructure.

6. Sin against nature
A number of studies show that investment in renewable energy will create many more jobs than the fossil fuel industry. And the investment will likely pay off. A National Renewable Energy Laboratory analysis determined that "renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today...is more than adequate to supply 80% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2050."

7. Sin against common sense
The deception began, at least in the modern age, with Milton Friedman, who said "The free market system distributes the fruits of economic progress among all people...He moves fastest who moves alone."

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