"In a 2011 paper(1), researchers at the Complex Systems Institute unveiled a model that accurately explained why the waves of unrest that swept the world in 2008 and 2011 crashed when they did. The number one determinant was soaring food prices. Their model identified a precise threshold for global food prices that, if breached, would lead to worldwide unrest.(2)" [1] http://arxiv.org/pdf/1108.2455v1.pdf [2] http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/9/10/we-are-now-one-year-and-counting-from-global-riots-complex-systems-theorists-say--2

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking details about U.S. National Security Agency surveillance of email and telephone calls, with the lawsuit raising concerns that the agency has illegally targeted U.S. citizens.

By Chris Hedges, Truthdig - Monday, 10 September 2012 "The ceaseless expansion of economic exploitation, the engine of global capitalism, has come to an end. The futile and myopic effort to resurrect this expansion - a fallacy embraced by most economists - means that we respond to illusion rather than reality. We invest our efforts into bringing back what is gone forever. This strange twilight moment, in which our experts and systems managers squander resources in attempting to re-create an expanding economic system that is moribund, will inevitably lead to systems collapse. ..."

The Journal of 9/11 Studies is sharing a set of 11th anniversary letters from several prominent members of the community, including William Pepper, Michel Chossudovsky, Lee McKenna, Ferdinando Imposimato, Lorie Van Auken, Gregg Fishman, Father Frank Morales, David Johnson and Paul Craig Roberts "We hope you find the content useful and informative in the fight for truth, justice and peace. If you do, we ask that you distribute the letters widely." Kevin Ryan and Graeme MacQueen, co-editors Journal of 9/11 Studies http://www.journalof911studies.com/

Documentary by Mark Howitt, including much footage from mainstream media reporting on the mass shooting at Aurora, James Holmes' neuroscience and military family background, Robert Holmes' work as senior scientist for FICO and the algorithms he created for the banking industry and the fact that he was set to testify in front of Congress about the LIBOR scandal, and, having created the software for the banks, had the means to prove where the money went.

The Caribbean’s coral reefs have collapsed, mostly due to overfishing and climate change, according to a new report released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Sharon Astyk: "End of summer is a really good time to sit down and look at your preparations and your food storage and take inventory. What have you put by? What do you still need more of? What did you use over the last year? What did you have too much of? Whither from here? September is National Emergency Preparedness month, so now is the time to think – am I ready for the next crisis (do you even have to ask whether there will be one?) If you’ve been working on this, but you don’t feel you are ready, here are some questions to ask yourself, and some possible remedies if things aren’t where you want them to be yet. ..."

General Motors, the largest auto manufacturer in the U.S., just reported the best sales month ever for its electric car, the Volt. In August, GM sold 2,800 Volts, beating its previous record of 2,289 vehicles sold in March. Nissan also reported record sales of its all-electric model, the Leaf. In August, the company sold 685 units in the U.S. market — a much smaller number than GM, but a record for Nissan. The EV market is still a very small part of overall auto sales in the U.S. However, the surge in sales marks a significant consumer shift toward purchasing smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

A new report from the National Interagency Fire Center shows that Americas wildfire activity in 2012 has surged beyond the 10-year average for number of acres burned. According to NIFC, 7.7 million acres have burned so far this year, passing the 10-year average of 5.8 million acres.

Portugal has said it is seeking European Union help to to tackle raging forest fires, in one of the worst summers for such blazes in years. Dozens of fires are raging in the centre and north of the country and 1,700 firefighters have been deployed.