Daily Mail | Drivers face having their every move tracked by a 'spy in the car' black box. The system will constantly check a vehicle's speed - making cameras redundant - and allow for pay-as-you-go tolls.

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard | The Telegraph | Mar. 31, 2009
Russia has become the first major country to call for a partial restoration of the Gold Standard to uphold discipline in the world financial system.

Reuters | Apr. 1, 2009
Job losses in the U.S. private sector accelerated in March, more than economists' expectations, according to a report by ADP Employer Services on Wednesday.

By Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus | Washington Post | April 1, 2009
Key lawmakers are pushing to dramatically escalate U.S. defenses against cyberattacks, crafting proposals that would empower the government to set and enforce security standards for private industry for the first time.

By Kurt Nimo | Infowars.com | Mar. 31, 2009
In the video here, the former Clintonite Dick Morris, who is now a darling of Fox News, tells Sean Hannity the globalists will put the “American economy under international regulation” and “those people who have been yelling, oh, the UN is going to take over… they’ve been crazy, but now they’re right.”

By Daniel Taylor | OldThinkerNews.com | March 31, 2009
The Council on Foreign Relations, often described as the "real state department", has launched an initiative to promote and implement a system of effective world governance.

Mondoweiss | Mar. 31, 2009
From the JTA report on the Zionist Organization of America's lunch on Capitol Hill last week. Best moments belong to Shelley Berkley.

HuffingtonPost.com | Mar. 31, 2009
Elizabeth Warren, in charge of oversight of the financial industry bailout, told a congressional panel Tuesday that the Treasury Department has not been cooperating with her efforts to oversee the project.

By Ron Paul | House.gov | Mar. 30, 2009
We have recently heard many shocking stories of brutal killings and ruthless violence related to drug cartels warring with Mexican and US officials.  It is approaching the fever pitch of a full blown crisis.  Unfortunately, the administration is not likely to waste this opportunity to further expand government.  Hopefully, we can take a deep breath and look at history for the optimal way to deal with this dangerous situation, which is not unprecedented.

By Timothy V. Gatto | Countercurrents.org | Mar. 30, 2009
Who knew that Obama would end up being a pro-banker President who feels that the status quo in and around Wall Street should be the model for America for the foreseeable future? Well, I hate to bring this up, but I saw it, and so did just about every third party candidate.

By Jeremy Scahill | AlterNet | Mar. 30, 2009
With last week's announced escalation of the war in Afghanistan, including an Iraq-like "surge" replete with 4,000 more U.S. troops and a sizable increase in private contractors, President Barack Obama blew the lid off of any lingering perceptions that he somehow represents a significant change in how the U.S. conducts its foreign policy.