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Dangers of the US Security State

June 16, 2013 Comments Off on Dangers of the US Security State

There are those, in response to the recent revelations of the US government vacuum cleaning our lives through the NSA and other secret programs, who take the line that the innocent have nothing to fear —>> read more –>>

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The Two Faces of Mortgage Debt – “Return to Creditor”

January 25, 2010 Comments Off on The Two Faces of Mortgage Debt – “Return to Creditor”

Return to Creditor There is an interesting headline in today’s (1/25/10) New York Times, “Huge Housing Complex in N.Y. Returned to Creditors”. [1]photo by Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times – The Peter Cooper Village and —>> read more –>>

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