The Federal Observer

Re-examining 'Truth' in America

Baldwin: Is America Becoming A Police State?

The Publisher | March 1, 2010

There is a classic story about how no one had been able to capture a herd of wild hogs that was rooting up crops from numerous farms. It got so bad that rewards had been posted for anyone clever enough to corral the critters. But even this resulted in only limited success.
One day a stranger [...]

Challenging History: Why the Oppressed Must Tell Their Own Story

The Publisher | March 1, 2010

When American historian Howard Zinn passed away recently, he left behind a legacy that redefined our relationship to history altogether.
Professor Zinn dared to challenge the way history was told and written. In fact he went as far as to defy the conventional construction of historical discourses through the pen of victor or of elites who [...]

González: Employee-screening system often thwarted by stolen IDs

The Publisher | March 1, 2010

Arizona Republic - Two years after Arizona began requiring all employers to use a federal online program to ensure a legal workforce, a new study indicates that illegal workers are slipping through the system more than half of the time by using stolen identities.
Fifty-four percent of the illegal workers whose names were run through the [...]

Caruba: Applying Alinsky: Why Obamacare Makes No Sense

The Publisher | March 1, 2010

After seven and a half hours of the Republicans trying to introduce some rationality into the discussion of Obamacare, the “reform” of Medicare that actually takes trillions out of the present system and adds millions of people into it, the ordinary American can be excused for being confused, frustrated, and angry.
That’s exactly where President Obama, [...]

DeWeese: All the Details Needed to Sound the Alarm Against Sustainable Development

The Publisher | March 1, 2010

After more than15 years of trying to warn Americans about the dangers of Sustainable Development, finally, many in the freedom movement are beginning to understand that it is the root of most of the issues we are fighting today. But it is a vast, complicated issue that is difficult to comprehend – even for those [...]