The New American

U.S., British Govts Keep Pressure on WikiLeaks

U.S. and British government officials have begun a global crackdown against pro-WikiLeaks "hacktivists" who briefly shut down Mastercard, Visa, Paypal and Amazon.com December...

Thomas R. Eddlem January 29, 2011

Red China Bans Anti-Communist Rabbit Cartoon

Christian Gomez January 28, 2011

With the Year of the Rabbit set to commence on February 3, 2011 — Chinese New Year — the ruling Chinese Communist Party...

House Republicans Consider Privatizing Medicare

Raven Clabough January 28, 2011

House Republican leaders are currently reconsidering an earlier GOP proposal to privatize the Medicare program. House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is currently testing...

Obama Planning Gun-control Legislation

James Heiser January 28, 2011

In a development that ought to surprise no one, the Obama administration is planning to release its plan for new gun-control legislation within...

Senators Vitter and Paul Seek Closing of Anchor Baby “Loophole”

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 28, 2011

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ken., are co-authoring a resolution to deny citizenship to anyone born in the United States...

Search for “Blasphemers” Continues in Pakistan

James Heiser January 28, 2011

In the three weeks that have passed since the governor of Punjab was assassinated, it has become clear that Islamic extremists are gaining...

Communists Plant Bomb at World Economic Forum

Christian Gomez January 28, 2011

Self-identified communist activists have claimed responsibility for a bomb explosion at 9:00 a.m. Thursday which caused only minor damage at the four-star Morosani...

Social Security Demise Predicted for 2037

Raven Clabough January 28, 2011

Experts are now predicting that the future of Social Security is even more bleak than originally stated. Congressional budget experts now assert that...

Will Utah be First to Designate a State Gun?

Kelly Holt January 28, 2011

Utah may be the first state to select a state gun. Lawmakers are considering a bill to designate the Browning M1911 the official...

Violent Protests in Egypt Prompt Harsh Gov’t Response

Raven Clabough January 28, 2011

Violent anti-government outbursts in Egypt have prompted the Egyptian government to take drastic actions, including implementing a curfew and cutting cellphone service. ...