Patriot News Network

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

War on Freedom

Arab world sets sights on brewing revolt in Egypt!

CAIRO, Egypt - January 18, 2011 - In a sign that an electrified Arab world has been inspired by the events in Tunisia to rise up against their governments, opposition leaders in Egypt have called for an open revolt in the country on January 25.

The U.S. branch of the National Association for Change, an umbrella group of activists led by former IAEA chief Mohamed El-Baradei, issued a

War on Freedom

Man faces charges for defying TSA agents!

SEATTLE, Washington - January 17, 2011 - A Seattle man’s trial in Albuquerque on charges of making trouble at an airport security checkpoint is getting attention from civil liberties groups all over the country.

War on Freedom

Eisenhower grim warning on military profit rings true!

January 17, 2011 - The term "military-industrial complex" entered the Amerikan lexicon 50 years ago today, when President Dwight Eisenhower warned of its dangers in an unusually frank farewell speech to the nation.

Road to Depression

Food prices set to rise after U.S. cuts crop stock forecasts!

LONDON, England - January 13, 2011 - Corn surged to an almost 30-month high in morning trading, after the U.S. government cut forecasts for domestic inventories, tightening global food supplies, after adverse weather slashed harvests.

Road to Depression

U.S. foreclosure filings may jump 20 percent in 2011!

NEW YORK - January 13, 2011 - The number of U.S. homes receiving a foreclosure filing will climb about 20% in 2011, reaching a peak for the housing crisis, as unemployment remains high and banks resume seizures after a slowdown, according to RealtyTrac, Inc..

“We will peak in foreclosures and probably bottom out in pricing, and that’s what we need to do in order to begin (a) reco

Road to Depression

Foreclosures filings set record in 2010!

NEW YORK - January 13, 2011 - The pace of foreclosures has slowed since revelations that thousands of foreclosure documents may have been improperly prepared, but for all 2010, almost 2.9 million U.S. properties received foreclosure filings, a record high, and up 2% from 2009.

Road to Depression

Higher energy and food costs lift wholesale prices!

WASHINGTON - January 13, 2011 - A spike in oil and food costs pushed wholesale prices up last month by the biggest amount in nearly a year, a trend that could threaten the still-fragile global economy.

The Producer Price Index, which measures price changes before they reach consumers, rose 1.1% in December, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was up from a 0.8% rise in November