Radioactive Medical Devices Could be Used to Make Dirty Bombs Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer January 15 - The radioactive devices used in medical centers across the country could pose an attractive target for terrorists seeking to make dirty bombs, according to a report by a panel of the U.S. National Research council. In a report commissioned by Congress, the council...

Review: Golden Lion Mint is Trusted, Private Source for Gold and Silver Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor December 23 - As the rapid devaluation of the American dollar rapidly approaches, more and more people are looking for a safe place to store their savings. In previous articles, I've talked about the importance of putting some percentage of your savings in gold and silver coins (that...

Financial Debt Causes Real Physical Health Problems, Concludes Survey Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer November 30 - The stress caused by debt is a major health risk linked to a variety of health problems, according to a recent survey conducted by Associated Press-AOL Health. Scientists have known for a long time that stress can be hard on the body, due to the effects of stress...

Bush Administration Committed War Crimes Against Prisoners, Reveals Physicians for Human Rights Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer November 4 - The Bush administration has committed war crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay in its practice of torturing prisoners, according to the conclusions of a medical examination conducted by the organization Physicians for Human Rights. "After years of disclosures...

U.S. Army Personnel Largely Medicated with Psych Drugs Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer October 24 - The U.S. Army is attempting to avoid hiring and training new soldiers by instead medicating increasingly stressed and traumatized deployed soldiers with antidepressants and sleeping pills, according to an article published in TIME magazine. According to Army statistics...

Homeschooling Banned in California as State Turns Parents Into Criminals for Teaching Their Own Children Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer September 23 - This article has been retracted. It was published after the events it documented had already been resolved. NaturalNews regrets the error in the late publication date of the original story.

Runaway Health Care Spending to Further Deepen U.S. National Debt Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer August 24 - Health care spending in the United States is expected to double by 2017 to an unprecedented $4.3 trillion, according to a report written by economists from the U.S. government Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and published in the journal Health Affairs...

Black Americans Ten Times More Likely to be Incarcerated For Drug Use Than Whites Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer July 13 - Black people are 10 times more likely to be imprisoned for drug offenses than white people in the United States, according to a study conducted by the Justice Policy Institute. Blacks and whites use illegal drugs at approximately the same rates, yet both arrest and...

Call for Brain Scans of Presidential Candidates to Detect Mental Health Problems Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer July 6 - A neuropsychiatrist who runs a chain of private brain-scanning clinics has issued a call to scan the brains of presidential candidates in an opinion piece published in the Los Angeles Times. Dr. Daniel G. Amen is the chief executive officer of the Amen Clinics, which...

U.S. Government Plunging Further Into Debt at $1 Million a Minute Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer June 29 - The U.S. government's national debt is growing by almost $1 million per minute, or $1.4 billion per day. Merely paying the interest on what this debt has become is anticipated to place an increasing strain on public programs. The debt has grown from $5.7 trillion...

Creating the Next Society: Your Revolutionary Ideas Needed Now Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor June 27 - It's fairly obvious to anyone paying attention that the American Empire, as currently configured and operated, is simply not sustainable. Financial collapse is inevitable (and accelerating, it seems), and even mainstream America can no longer deny the obvious signs that...

Massachusetts Governor to Criminalize Internet Gambling Even While Pushing for Casinos in Boston Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer June 22 - As part of a law intended to bring three new casinos to Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick has included a provision to criminalize all Internet gambling, drawing accusations that he is attempting to create a gambling monopoly in the state. Under the legislation...

U.S. Military Demands Bonus Money Back from Soldiers with Arms, Legs Blown Off Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer June 22 - In some cases, the U.S. military has been denying wounded soldiers the full amount of their enlistment bonuses, under the rationale that the soldiers are unable to fulfill the full term of their service contract. The policy came to light after Jordan Fox, who was...

U.K. to Begin Microchipping Prisoners Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer June 21 - The British government is developing a plan to track current and former prisoners by means of microchips implanted under the skin, drawing intense criticism from probation officers and civil rights groups. As a way to reduce prison crowding, many British prisoners...

U.S. School District to Begin Microchipping Students Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer June 16 - A Rhode Island school district has announced a pilot program to monitor student movements by means of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips implanted in their schoolbags. The Middletown School District, in partnership with MAP Information Technology Corp., has...

California Home Foreclosures Skyrocket by Over 400 Percent Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer June 11 - The number of California homes foreclosed on in the fourth quarter of 2007 was more than 400 percent higher than in the same quarter of 2006, according to DataQuick Information systems. A total of 31,676 California homes were foreclosed in the last quarter of 2007...

U.S. Government Sought Customer Book Purchasing Records from Amazon.com Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer June 7 - Recently unsealed court records shed more light on the federal government's attempts to secure the online book purchase records of 24,000 Amazon.com customers. In 2006, federal prosecutors investigating Robert D'Angelo, a Madison, WI official accused of fraud and...

Police Taser Man Suffering Diabetic Seizure, Charge Him with DUI Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer May 29 - Police in Ozark, Alabama, Tasered and arrested an unconscious, sober man who was having a diabetic seizure on November 6, then charged him with drunk driving and resisting arrest. James Bludsworth, 54, was pulling a trailer in his black Nissan truck when he began...

Illegal Immigrants Create Far Lower Health Care Cost Burden than Previously Assumed Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer May 23 - Latinos residing in the United States illegally are 50 percent less likely to use emergency room facilities than Latinos with legal migration or citizenship status, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)...

Depleted Uranium Shells Used by U.S. Military Worse Than Nuclear Weapons Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer May 20 - The use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions by the U.S. military may lead to a death toll far higher than that from the nuclear bombs dropped at the end of World War II. DU is a waste product of uranium enrichment, containing approximately one-third the radioactive...

Mortgage Holders Cry Victim, Sue Lenders for Loaning Them Money Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer April 20 - A bill has been introduced into the House of Representatives that would ban companies from giving out loans that the borrower never has a reasonable chance of repaying, and to allow such borrowers to sue for better deals. Representative Barney Frank, chair of the...

Meltdown of U.S. Dollar Underway as China Dumps the Currency Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer April 13 - Comments by China that it intends to move away from its reliance on the dollar triggered a sharp drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and heightened worldwide fears about the U.S. currency's stability. Chinese Central Bank Vice Director Xiu Jian said that his country...

The Forbidden Financial Topic: U.S. National Debt Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor April 2 - As we wind our way towards an election between the numerous professional liars who have been put forward as candidates for U.S. President, it seems to be a great time to remind us all about the financial issue being routinely ignored by virtually everyone (except Ron...

Pentagon Stiffs Soldiers out of Education Benefits After 729-Day Deployment in Iraq Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer March 7 - Members of the Minnesota National Guard returning from the longest tour of any ground combat unit in Iraq were surprised to learn that they were not eligible for the education benefits that they expected to receive under the G.I. Bill. The Minnesota National Guard's...

City Mandates Installation of "Big Brother" Video Monitors in All New Buildings Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer March 3 - The city government of Aberdeen, Maryland, has passed a measure requiring all new developments to install centrally monitored police cameras upon request. Under the new law, which becomes effective immediately, the Police Department, the Department of Planning and...

Soon U.S. Citizens Must Ask for Government Permission to Fly or Travel Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer February 28 - The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving forward to institute a rule that would require all passengers to go through a government review process before boarding any airplane that takes off or lands anywhere with in...

The Coming Financial Collapse of America (and Why Today's Market Bloodbath is Only a Small Taste of Things to Come...) Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor January 22 - Americans have always been fond of the idea of getting rich without effort by putting their money in things that produce no profits and then magically being able to ride those investments, milking them for spending cash that supports a drunken spending lifestyle. From...

Join the Ron Paul Revolution to Restore Health Freedom to America Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor December 27 - It wasn't long ago that I thought Ron Paul was a long shot candidate for president. But now, thanks to a groundswell of support from intelligent people all across the nation, Ron Paul is suddenly in the running. While the mainstream media continues to attack Paul and...

Health Freedom Candidate Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in Record-Setting Online Boston Tea Party Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor December 17 - Rep. Ron Paul, the only 2008 presidential candidate who supports honest health freedom reforms and the ending of Big Pharma's monopoly over medical free speech, raised more than $6 million in yesterday's record-breaking online "Boston Tea Party" event. Nearly 25,000 of...

Maryland Health Officials Who Coerce Vaccinations Qualify as "Terrorists" Under New Senate Legislation Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor November 30 - As we reported yesterday, the U.S. Senate is about to vote on a bill that would criminalize the "planned use of force" to promote a political, religious or social belief. While we strongly disagree with the passage of the law, one curious effect is that it would clearly qualify Maryland's...

Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor November 28 - The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against...

Scientist claims ownership over synthetic life forms Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer November 20 - Craig Venter, the scientist who unsuccessfully attempted to map the human genome for profit, has applied for the first ever patent on a human-made life form. Venter has submitted his application at more than 100 national patent offices. In fact, the J. Craig Venter...

Is Bush Administration Planning Martial Law? Congressman DeFazio Denied Access to Government Documents Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer October 27 - The Bush Administration shocked lawmakers and analysts two months ago when it denied a member of the House Homeland Security Committee permission to examine classified plans for maintaining the functioning of the government in the event of a major natural disaster or...

Airport security is a joke; backpacks carried right in with zero scrutiny Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer October 16 - An investigative report by ABC 15 in Phoenix, Arizona has revealed that for 4.5 hours every day, anyone with an employee badge was being allowed into supposedly secure areas of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport without a search. In response, Phoenix Mayor Phil...

Air traveler choked to death in police custody at Phoenix airport after being handcuffed, detained Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor October 2 - Arguing with airport security officials is now apparently risky to your life. Carol Anne Gotbaum, a 45-year-old mother who was arrested at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after becoming irate over a missed flight, was later found dead in a law enforcement...

Newspapers continue shift towards Internet as print business fades Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer September 26 - U.S. newspaper publishers are shifting their focus away from print subscribers and toward the Internet as print advertising revenue continues to fall, according to presentations made at the annual Mid-Year Media Review, hosted by the Newspaper Association of America. ...

Oil industry admits world faces difficult future of scarce energy, high prices Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer September 25 - Recently the National Petroleum Council released a 476-page study, "Facing Hard Truths About Energy," which outlined the council's predictions for the future of the energy industry. The report, which includes recommendations on government and industry policy, was compiled...

Book review: The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler reveals a bleak future after peak oil Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor July 20 - "The Long Emergency," by James Howard Kunstler, is a fascinating and timely book that explores the ramifications of the dwindling supply of fossil fuels on our planet. The book begins with a discussion of the concept of "peak oil" -- a term that indicates we've nearly reached the...

How to better prepare yourself and your family against climate change, natural disasters and the post-oil economy (opinion) Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor July 20 - I've been a proponent of personal preparedness for many years. "Preparedness" simply means having some backup supplies on hand to help you get through unexpected events or hard times, and over the last decade, we've seen numerous examples of why preparedness is so important: Hurricane...

Corporate greed, corruption, and the coming collapse of America as we know it Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor June 22 - The U.S. government, once crafted as a system that would serve the interests of the people, has devolved into a system of plutocracy where corporations control both the government and the people. Virtually every government regulatory department, for example, is now run by the corporations...

Bush Administration announces effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through "wishful thinking" (satire) Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor June 1 - (NaturalNews Satire) In a significant nod toward pro-environment politics, the Bush Administration yesterday announced a major initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging everybody to engage in "Wishful Thinking" to cut emissions without harming the economy. "Wishing...

The new rules of imperialism: Economic warfare, consumer products and disease exports Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor May 29 - History tells us that imperialist nations quite predictably invade weaker nations on a regular basis... especially when those weaker nations happen to be standing on valuable natural resources like oil or uranium. Thanks to this desire for strategic control over territories, the twentieth...

Whole Foods, funny math and the five dollar avocado (satire) Share Tweet By Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor April 27 - I love Whole Foods grocery stores. I can't seem to leave the place without spending at least two hundred dollars on health food. Interestingly, that's only about one bag full of groceries from a typical Whole Foods store. The last time I visited, I ended up buying a hundred dollars...

Home prices continue downward slide in 40 U.S. states Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer March 12 - The housing market continued to take a beating in the last quarter of 2006, as home sales fell in 40 states and the national median price fell by another 2.7 percent compared with the year before. Large numbers of unsold homes make it likely that the depression in price...

Astronauts urge U.N. to protect Earth from doomsday asteroids Share Tweet By David Gutierrez, staff writer March 8 - A group of former astronauts and cosmonauts is urging the United Nations to adopt procedures designed to protect the Earth from asteroid collisions. The Association of Space Explorers is currently most concerned about an asteroid named Apophis, which has a 1 in 45,000...

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Irish Voters Reject Lisbon Treaty in a Victory for Democracy in Europe By Gabriel Donohoe August 2 - On June 12th, 2008, Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty by a large majority of 53.4% to 46.6%. This result is all the more incredible when one considers that all the main political parties, business groups, trade unions, and a national farming association... Share Tweet

Thinking For Yourself Is Now A Crime By Paul Craig Roberts January 7 - What was the greatest failure of 2007? President Bush's "surge" in Iraq? The decline in the value of the US dollar? Subprime mortgages? No. The greatest failure of 2007 was the newly sworn in Democratic Congress. The American people's attempt in November 2006 to rein... Share Tweet

Ron Paul, the Mahatma By Gary North July 7 - I was watching Gandhi recently, as I do every year or two. It is inspirational to me. It tells the story of a man who could not possibly win the battles he chose to fight, but did anyway. There is no doubt that it is a propaganda film, funded in part by the Indian government... Share Tweet

Real ID Act hopes to microchip Americans' ID cards, privacy advocates oppose By Christian Evans March 27 - By the year 2013, nearly every American will be outfitted with a new digital ID card, according to a recent Bush administration announcement. Opponents of this legislation have been advising states to publicly oppose a system that is insufficient in protecting privacy and... Share Tweet

Mortgage meltdown kicks in as sub-prime lenders collapse under weight of bad loans By Christian Evans March 20 - Federal regulators are currently investigating the policies of a large number of major U.S. Lenders - including New Century Financial Corporation and Fremont General Corporation - to determine whether impropriety was used in their business practices. National home loan policies... Share Tweet

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