Patriot News Network

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

War on Freedom

USA PATRIOT Act debate reheats as provisions deadline nears!

LAKE WORTH, Florida - April 3, 2011 - Marie Zwicker, a Quaker and a registered nurse, recalls discovering in 2005 that she and friends of hers were covertly infiltrated and listed in a government database as potential terrorists.

They belonged to a group called the Truth Project, which distributes information to high schoolers about the small print on military enlistment agreements "

War on Freedom

Amerikan immaturity: Man beaten for supporting wrong team!

LOS ANGELES, Kalifornia - April 3, 2011 - A 41-year-old Santa Cruz man who traveled to Los Angeles to support the San Francisco Giants in the season opener against their archrivals was on life support Friday after being beaten by two Dodgers fans.

Road to Depression

Wal-Mart CEO expects inflation!

NEW YORK - March 31, 2011 - U.S. consumers face serious inflation in the months ahead for clothing, food and other products, the head of Wal-Mart's U.S. operations warned Wednesday.

The world's largest retailer is working with suppliers to minimize the effect of cost increases and believes its low-cost business model will position it better than its competitors.

Road to Depression

EU crisis deepens on Portugal deficit and Irish banks!

LISBON/DUBLIN - March 31, 2011 - Portugal revealed that its budget deficit had ballooned above target and Ireland said its banks needed 24-billion euros in extra capital, shaking euro zone markets and deepening the bloc’s sovereign debt crisis.

European leaders had hoped a package of new anti-crisis measures agreed at a Brussels summit last week would help draw a line under the woe

Road to Depression

U.S. home prices drop for seventh month in a row!

WASHINGTON - March 29, 2011 - U.S. single family home prices fell for the seventh straight month in January, fresh evidence that the housing market remains in Depression, according to a survey released today.

Road to Depression

Home prices falling in most major U.S. cities!

NEW YORK - March 29, 2011 - Home prices are falling in most major U.S. cities, and the average prices in four of them are at their lowest point in 11 years. Analysts expect further prices declines in most cities in the coming months.

The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index released Tuesday shows home prices dropped in 19 cities from December to January. Eleven of them are at their l

Road to Depression

Noted economist says U.S. dollar will be worth less than toilet paper!

NEW YORK - March 28, 2011 - With gas prices at two-year highs and food prices at record levels, the value of a dollar just does not go as far today as it did a decade ago.

“Get used to it,” says Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital. "If people think that gas and food prices are high now, just wait for another couple years," he says. "[Prices] are going to be up in the strato