Paul Krugman explains how psychology predisposes people towards mistaken moralistic economics which treats a depression as punishment for previous "excesses".

Keynes's discovery, that governments can end a depression with deficit spending or else perpetuate it, delivers useful advice instead of the morality play that people are looking for. This plays into the hands of those who profit from a crisis.

The Obama regime admits it plans to continue "war" for a decade or more against a vague association of terrorist organizations, many of which are not interested in the US at all.

During that time, some of these organizations will be wiped out, but US killings of civilians will inspire new ones. By ten years from now, freedom in the US will be an irrelevant platitude, and there will be new enemies to justify endless war.

Monsanto wants Congress to ban states from requiring labels on GMOs.

US citizens: call on Congress to resist Monsanto and not ban states from requiring labeling of GMOs in food.

It is ironic that Republicans who used to claim they were for "states' rights" support a measure like this. Really they stand for nothing except the companies that get them elected.

US citizens: call on the EPA to reduce, not increase, allowed levels of roundup in animal feed.