1. Shutting Off The Faucet
(News/Defending the Empire)

...avasu City for most of a year. More than half the wells identified are in Arizona. The federal crackdown comes at a time when the bureau and the seven Colorado Riverstates are trying to stretch water ...

2. Mexico, Women, and A Failing State
(News/Defending the Empire)

Reality in Mexico, especially for women, is as harsh it comes. And that reality proves the utter corruption of the Mexican state. Crook and cop, cartel and government: sometimes it’s hard to tel

3. Energy Facts - We Have Nothing to Fear But The Numbers
(News/Defending the Empire)

... you’re dealing with America’s energy needs, you’re dealing in big numbers, and this becomes interesting in evaluating the effort, and the energy, required to supplant oil in the U.S...

4. McCain and Obama on Immigration: Not Much Ado About Not Much
(News/Border)

..., though one thing he evidently does mean for both men is to build that border fence. However, when push comes to shove, each does whatever he can to avoid the subject. The reasons for this mu...

5. Dog’s Best Friend
(Sheriff/News)

... who knows anything about Sheriff Joe knows of his love for animals. Dogs, in particular. So when a case comes up that involves cruelty to dogs, the sheriff acts.Dog’s Best Friend Anybody who k...

6. Racial Profiling: The Scary Slogan of the Day
(Sheriff/News)

...ntinue patrolling the town today. The irony being, of course, that Fountain Hills is as white as it comes around here, which is pretty damn white, fails to qualifies a hotbed of illegal activity,...

7. Media Matters
(News/Defending the Empire)

... and maintaining their precise marching orders as they met the guerrillas of the American Revolution. It comes down to this: Instead of recognizing that a lone terrorist with a suitcase bomb is more d...