Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis

NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman Officially called a “Free Associated State or Commonwealth,” Puerto Rico has been exploited as a US colony since 1898. Its elected governor is powerless – little more than a potted plant […]

$1.5 Quadrillion Time Bomb

NOVANEWS   by Stephen Lendman When investing becomes gambling, bad endings follow. The next credit crunch could make 2008-09 look mild by comparison. Bank of International Settlements(BIS) data show around $700 trillion in global derivatives. […]

With New Spy Bill, France OKs Mass Surveillance

NOVANEWS By Nadia Prupis France’s highest constitutional authority on Thursday approved a sweeping, controversial new surveillance law that greatly expands the government’s spying powers, despite widespread human rights concerns. Making only minor changes to the legislation, which […]