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August 2013

No Recovery: Walmart’s Sales Plunge

No Recovery: Walmart’s Sales Plunge

There is no economic recovery for lower income Americans. At least that’s the word from an organization that should know: Walmart. The retail giant reported that its sales have been falling for several months despite the media claims of economic ...

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10 Tactical Pens For Just In Case Situations

10 Tactical Pens For Just In Case Situations

“The pen is mightier than the sword” takes on a whole new meaning when the pen is made by a well respected and tactics driven manufacturer with a history of making life-altering weapons. An overview of some of the best ...

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Organic Farmers Win With New Ban On GMO Canola In Oregon

Organic Farmers Win With New Ban On GMO Canola In Oregon

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed into law a Canola production ban designed to protect the area’s seed and organic vegetable farms from the mostly GMO crop. The law will halt the commercial production of rapeseed (Canola) until 2019 inside ...

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Rim Fire Threatens San Francisco’s Power, Water Supplies

Rim Fire Threatens San Francisco’s Power, Water Supplies

The California wildfire that has burned 134,000 acres also has threatened San Francisco’s power and water supply, demonstrating once again the vulnerability of the nation’s power grid. The wildfire is about 150 miles to the east of San Francisco – ...

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Protect Yourself From SWAT Team Raids And Government Confiscation

Protect Yourself From SWAT Team Raids And Government Confiscation

Here’s a really troubling story from Texas. A SWAT team was used to end a woman’s experiment in sustainable agriculture. Armored police with automatic weapons stormed onto Shellie Smith’s Garden of Eden farm in Arlington (a Dallas suburb) and searched ...

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Study Shows Welfare Pays More Than Minimum Wage

Study Shows Welfare Pays More Than Minimum Wage

It is financially more lucrative to remain on welfare than work an entry level job in 35 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new CATO Institute study. Entry-level or minimum wage jobs once were the positions which ...

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Opinion: Militarized Police On The Rise In America

Opinion: Militarized Police On The Rise In America

“America’s toughest sheriff” has taken the next logical step in the militarization of our nation’s police forces. Joe Arpaio is having his deputies patrol neighborhoods with AR-15 assault rifles. The AR-15 is the civilian version of the M-16 automatic rifle ...

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