Considered the “Queen of American Folk Music,” Odetta introduced audiences worldwide to American roots music and especially African American folk, blues and gospel.

Now that Ecuador has a real government, justice may be possible against Texaco for its massive destruction of the environment.

U.S. retailers face a wave of store closings, bankruptcies and takeovers starting next month as holiday sales are shaping up to be the worst in 40 years.

Israeli puppet Barack Obama has made it apparent that he fully supports Israel’s attack on Gaza.

A former KGB analyst and Russian academic predicts a civil war in the United States which will lead to the eventual fall of the country.

A senior Iranian commander has floated the idea that the time has come for Muslims to militarily stop Israel’s offensive on Gaza.

Iran is asking the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for their war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Two environmental activists were detained for merely photographing the site of last weeks ash spill.

How Washington aided and abetted Madoff’s great heist.

Diet sodas contain toxins that cause obesity and a wide range of mental and physical health problems.

One of America’s most courageous heroines has left the building – Eartha Kitt.

Once again, the UN Security Council has been unable to force an end to Israeli attacks against Gaza due to the intervention of the United States, making the US responsible for the bloodshed.

Less cash for consumption means more people doing the right thing by using their local library.

Hear the latest from the Person of High Strangeness with Lilian’s January newsletter.

The UK has gradually become a fascist police state. Its latest weapon against free thought are secret gag orders. Which country is next?

The appeal of the Cuban Five, the anti-terrorist investigators held as political prisoners in the US, is to be brought before the Supreme Court before January 30.

If you are one of the Verizon customers spun-off to Fairpoint you should look for a new ISP.

Mad-dog Israel has stepped up its genocide against Palestinians and killed another 210 civilians in Gaza.

Israeli mind-control puppet Dianne Feinstein has been given control of the Senate Committee on Intelligence.

Sea Shepherd is protecting whales from illegal attempts by the Japanese to kill them.

A plan to build the United States’ first offshore wind has received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering.

Iran is preparing to send an aid ship to the Gaza Strip in defiance of the blockage by Israel.

The head of the BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst), Germany’s equivalent to the CIA, has threatened Wikileaks with “immediate criminal prosecution” if it does not remove all “files or reports related to the BND”.

Conflict in the Balkans has been orchestrated by US and European intelligence agencies and criminal cartels.

Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook says: The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this.

81 year old Donald Rizer recalls his years spent chasing UFOs for the Air Force.

A newspaper claims that India has given Pakistan a deadline of December 26th to crack down on terrorist or face attacks.

The Navy will spend taxpayers money on advanced new submarines.

Flavonoids found in tea, chocolate and wine have been shown to increase cognitive performance, when consumed in moderation.

Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared his country the third in Latin America to be free of illiteracy.

The North American Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) ensures that about 80% of immigrants from Central America are victims of violence before they can pass through Southern Mexico.

The town of Kuzumaki generates all its power from biomass, wind and the sun and sells the excess power to its neighbors.

Electric cars may or may not get a boost from the issuing of a new patent on a capacitor-based storage device. If the battery actually works it could mean greatly improved energy storage for electric cars.

Like the US, UK and Europe, Australia is slowly turning into a totalitarian police-state. Their latest move is to block Internet peer-to-peer file sharing.

A little over two years ago, cops in Galveston, Texas attempted to kidnap a girl in her front yard. The case brings to light a possible child kidnapping ring.

One way small countries are kept under control is to force them to accept huge amounts of debt. Ecuador has stopped servicing some of the debt forced on it so it can spend money on the well-being of its people.

The US has claimed it will expand its illegal war against the people of Afghanistan. Why?

Smart LED lighting could lead to a revolution in the way we illuminate our world and save enormous amounts of energy.

Suppressed trauma tends to leak out in some people and cause a wide range of phsyciatric problems. New research shows how.

More submarine fiber optic cables serving the Middle East and Asia have been cut – likely by the CIA to install intercept devices as was done earlier this year when numerous submarine cables were mysteriously cut.

A new report confirms what scientists have been saying since Bush stole the vote – US Federal agencies interfered with scientific work in order to limit protections for species at risk of becoming extinct.

Scientists at the University of Nevada have made diesel fuel from used coffee grounds using a simple process.

A Chinese company is now selling what buyers and the environment need but other manufacturers have refused to make – an efficient plug-in electric car with gasoline backup.

Archeologists in China are baffled after finding a tiny Swiss watch in a 400-year-old tomb.

Congressman Ron Paul warn that the government bailout (looting) plan for US corporations will “literally destroy the dollar.”

George Bush had a shoe thrown at him at his recent appearance of the signing of the colonization agreement in Iraq.

What few people want to acknowledge is that the central characters in the investment banker frauds currently bringing down the world’s economy are almost all Jewish, including Madoff.

Experts have called the US plan to ensure the safety of nano-technology “woefully inadequate”

The unique Sawfish once swam in bays, lagoons and rivers from New York to the Rio Grande but now only exists in South Florida.

Who needs foreign enemies when we have criminals like Halliburton to prey upon us?

The Federal Reserve has refused to reveal who it gave $2 trillion in tax-payer money to. It is likely that trillions more will be given away secretly.

Former Jersey police investigator Lenny Harper defends his investagation and exposes the coverup of the Haut de la Garenne abuse case.

As women in Africa have discovered, thoughts have power and focused intent by a group has even more power to manifest events.

Japanese scientists claim to have processed and displayed optically received images directly from the human brain

Western countries have used the ‘war on terror’ as a guise to achieve their own political aims while pursuing a double standard policy on the issue.

Obama is proving his loyalty to Israel and will continue America’s unconditional support despite the heavy cost to the US.

The US EPA has posted its ‘most wanted’ list of environmental criminals yet didn’t list itself, one of the worst offenders.

Eating meals high in fat can trigger and worsen memory decline.

Poor countries that wanted loans from the World Bank were forced to destroy their food security programs prior to getting any money.

China National Petroleum Corporation will be developing Cuba’s substantial oil & gas fields instead of US companies.

Canada’s infantile war against Sea Shepherd continues with the Canadian Government’s recent demands that Captain Paul Watson resign from the organization.

Could the drug violence in Mexico be orchestrated by the US & Mexican governments to further militarize both countries in preparation for the North American Union?

As Obama gets closer to inauguration he moves farther away from his campaign promises and the people who elected him.

5 Blackwater thugs have been charged with the murder of 17 Iraqis in 2007.

The Japanese govt. has threatened to kidnap Sea Shepherd crew members if they disrupt its illegal whale slaughter.

Maryland state police spied on activists and labeled many as terrorists for simply being good Americans. Other states and the FBI are doing the same thing.

US aid policy creates many African famines by supplying only US produced food and undermining African farmers.

Homeless people are moving into empty houses. In some cases, local governments help them do it.

Evidence suggests that terrorist activities in Iran are carried out by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the CIA-Israel.

Portuguese European Parliament member Ana Gomes wants those responsible for approving CIA torture flights through EU airspace held accountable.

Individuals can make a big difference in protecting the environment and activists in many Latin American countries are shining beacons of the “right stuff”.

The vegan Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin departed Australia with an international volunteer crew of 48 to try and stop the illegal slaughter of whales by the Japanese.

The lower price of oil is taking the wind out of the socialist sails of Venezuela.

Obama says he’ll make the “single largest new investment” in roads, bridges and public buildings since the 50s. But where will the money come from?

Deep in the Amazon there is a vast stretch of ancient farmland buried under the forest that may hold a key to the future.

What’s good for the soil is good for us and good for the planet.

Obama has done his Israeli and war industry masters proud.

Canada’s tar sands project is the greatest environmental disaster every conceived and must be stopped now.

A Jewish writer’s indepth and eye-opeing account of how powerful Jews helped get Obama elected and why.

Less evil governments around the world started signing an international convention banning the production of cluster bombs. The evil govt.s in US, Israel, China, Russia, India and Pakistan refuse to ban the weapons.

A new study shows that meditation is much more effective than drugs in eliminating depression.

As the recession puts pressure on spending, many companies are turning to open-source software to save money and increase efficiency.

Europol has announced that it will start remotely searching the hard drives of computer users suspected of cyber crime. It isn’t saying how it will gain access to the computers.

After supposedly being given hundreds of billions in cash at 1% or 0% interest to provide liquidity, credit card companies may reduce their customer’s credit, cancel accounts and stop issuing new cards. They have already started raising the already high interest rates charged their customers.

A Brooklyn Rabbi who speaks out on the rampant child molestation in the Orthodox Jewish community has come under continued attacks by Jews.

The military plans to illegally unleash at least 20,000 more soldiers onto US soil to support martial law and the targeting of US citizens.

Russian and Venezuelan naval ships are in joint exercises in the Caribbean to demonstrate that America is not the world’s ruler.