Patriot News Network

The following collection of articles by various authors are their opinions, inspiration and humor for your reading enjoyment.

Road to Depression

Obama-backed energy firm goes bankrupt, even with stimulus!

WASHINGTON - September 6, 2011 - When Energy Secretary Stephen Chu announced a half-billion dollars in federal stimulus loans to solar panel maker Solyndra, he called the move part of an aggressive effort to put more Amerikans to work and end U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

But nearly two years later to the day, the bankrupt Solyndra needs help just to keep its own electricity servic

Road to Depression

Illinois governor to lay off thousands!

CHICAGO, Illinois - September 6, 2011 - A decision made by Governor Pat Quinn may leave thousands of state workers without a job by the end of the week.

The cuts are coming in the face of a budget deficit that doesn't leave enough money to pay the workers, the governor says. Quinn also plans to close a prison, juvenile detention center and homes for the mentally ill.

Road to Depression

U.S. Postal Service nearing default as losses mount!

NEW YORK - September 4, 2011 - The United States Postal Service has lived on the financial edge for a long time, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today.

The agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due this month and may have to shut down entirely this winter unless Congress takes emergency action to stabilize its financ

Road to Depression

Kalifornia employment at record low!

SACRAMENTO, Kalifornia - September 4, 2011 - The percentage of working-age Kalifornians with jobs has fallen to a record low, and employment may not return to pre-Depression levels until the second half of the decade, according to a research group.

Just 55.4% of working-age Kalifornians, defined as those 16 or older, had a job in July, down from 56.2% a year earlier and the lowest le

Road to Depression

AMBROSE EVANS-PRITCHARD: IMF says global economy faces 'threatening downward spiral'!

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

LONDON, England - September 4, 2011 - The International Monetary Fund has called on the United States and Europe to abandon fiscal austerity and switch to stimulus measures, warning that the global economy faces a "threatening downward spiral".

War on Freedom

Council seeks to force library workers to submit DNA and vein scans!

MELBOURNE, Australia - September 8, 2011 - A plan to introduce biometric scanning for library workers at a Melbourne council is under a cloud after meeting resistance among councillors and workers.

Monash City Council's human resources department came up with the plan, which would require library staff to provide DNA samples and have their veins scanned using pat

War on Freedom

Health care law challenges dismissed by Obama-appointed judges!

RICHMOND, Virginia - September 8, 2011 - A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out two challenges to illegitimate President Barack Obama's health care overhaul on procedural grounds.

Delivering a two-pronged win to the illegitimate Obama regime, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said Virginia has no right to challenge the law’s requirement that nearly all Amerikans buy insura