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Michael Collins
DC area writer and researcher
Michael Collins is a DC area based writer and researcher. His work focuses on the abuse of power through the influence of big money. His series, The Money Party, illustrates this ubiquitous theme. Collins has a strong track record publicizing and exposing high impact forms of election fraud. His "Scoop" special, Election 2004: The Urban Legend and the three part series on Republican primary election fraud were very special scoops.
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Can We Trust these Companies with Our Health?
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 10:16 am | Michael Collins
Some major health insurers and other health interests are behind some of the highly emotional and disruptive scenes at town hall meetings around the country. What does this say about their level of desperation concerning the health care debate? More >>
The Forgotten Question in the Health Care Debate
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 1:09 pm | Michael Collins
Scenario 1: You've just been diagnosed with a cancer of the lymphatic system. You're told that it requires a procedure within the next two weeks. Unfortunately, you were laid off from your corporate job 11 months, 30 days ago. You are on your last day ... More >>
Michael Collins: Give It Back Goldman!
Thursday, 16 July 2009, 10:55 pm | Michael Collins
There are a number of stories out there about Goldman Sachs gaining unfair advantage in the financial markets. One concerns a former employee who allegedly swiped a special program to maximize automated stock trades. Questions were raised about the propriety ... More >>
A prediction - Mexico's July 5, 2009 Elections
Monday, 6 July 2009, 10:13 pm | Michael Collins
A prediction - Mexico's July 5, 2009 Elections Without any doubt, the winning party will be … Michael Collins More >>
A Nation on the Brink - Mexico's July 5 Elections
Sunday, 5 July 2009, 3:48 pm | Michael Collins
As Mexico approaches the July 5th mid-term elections, the nation confronts two critical problems. An expanding an increasingly violent "war on drugs" threatens to convert Mexico into a narcostate. This will lead to the inevitable compromise of the members ... More >>
A Matter of Trust: Mexico's Legislative Elections
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 1:06 pm | Michael Collins
In the wake of Felipe Calderon’s surprising electoral win over Andrés Manual Lopez-Obrador in 2006 Presidential Elections, demonstrators protesting alleged election fraud occupied the center of Mexico City from July through December. On three occasions, crowds ... More >>
Iranian People Demand Democracy
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:46 pm | Michael Collins
"Give Me Liberty ..." Iranian People Demand Democracy Click to enlarge Iranian citizens charge police with courage, their bodies, and a few rocks to secure their rights to self determination and clean elections. Image More >>
Iranian Election Fraud: Who was the Real Target?
Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 11:49 am | Michael Collins
There most certainly was election fraud in Iran in this election and every previous election under the current electoral system. The question is not, did fraud take place in this most recent election? Of course it did. You just need to study the ... More >>
Michael Collins: The End of Both Parties
Sunday, 7 June 2009, 12:44 pm | Michael Collins
(Wash., DC) The results of eight years of Bush-Cheney at the helm make the demise of the Republican Party an easy call. Our financial system is on life support. The major banks are insolvent, according to banking and legal authority William K. Black. More >>
Michael Collins: Ship Of State Or Ship Of Fools
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 3:44 pm | Michael Collins
Who are the officers guiding our ship of state, steering us through the troubled waters of a failed economy and two tragic and costly wars? More >>
Michael Collins: The Big Pakistan "Con"
Monday, 11 May 2009, 11:41 am | Michael Collins
The Big "Con" Taliban About to Defeat Pakistan, Take Control of Nukes, and It's Another 9/11 Michael Collins More >>
Senate Millionaires Kill Citizen Mortgage Relief
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 6:11 pm | Michael Collins
The United States Senate took a swipe at the spirit of May Day in a spectacular show of callous indifference when it voted down a bill to provide limited assistance to citizens at risk for losing their homes. More >>
Michael Collins: Thank You Arlen Specter!
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 9:21 pm | Michael Collins
We're just about there, the magic 60 figure in the United States Senate. It's being called a filibuster proof majority for the Democratic Party. All we need is a belated recognition of the United States Constitution and the rules of the Senate in the ... More >>
Collins: Enabling Acts - For An Era Of Greed
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 10:50 pm | Michael Collins
Huge majorities in both houses of Congress voted for legislation to allow the biggest bank heist of all time. But this time, it was the banks pulling the heist. More >>
Murder Trumps Torture Says Bugliosi
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 11:50 am | Michael Collins
(April 6, Wash. DC) The legendary Los Angeles County prosecutor and top selling true crime author, Vincent Bugliosi, continues to make the case that he argued in detail in his New York Times best seller, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder . ... More >>
Hardball In Ohio & The Lost Ballots
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 11:09 pm | Michael Collins
Ohio election politics now rival the political hardball of Texas, Illinois, and Florida at their best. As a result, the state's Democratic Party may once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the 2010 election cycle. Through a bid for the open United ... More >>
Susan Lindauer: Secret Charges and The Patriot Act
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 5:12 pm | Michael Collins
In March, 2004 Susan Lindauer was arrested for allegedly acting as an "unregistered agent" for prewar Iraq. She challenged the government's assertion and sought the right to prove at Trial that she'd been a United States intelligence asset covering ... More >>
Susan Lindauer Reveals Facts about 9/11 Warning
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 10:28 am | Michael Collins
I first wrote about Susan Lindauer's struggle against the Bush-Cheney regime in October 2007, " American Cassandra: Susan Lindauer's Story ." This was initially published in "Scoop" Independent Media ( complete series ) and carried by a wide variety of ... More >>
The Money Party: Enough of Everything but Dollars
Monday, 2 March 2009, 9:25 am | Michael Collins
The government bailout of failed financial institutions locks you into years of debt payments in behalf of the large private banks, debts that you did not create. More >>
Michael Collins: Too Little Too Late?
Friday, 20 February 2009, 10:02 am | Michael Collins
Wash. DC, Feb. 19 -- President Obama announced a $75 billion assistance package to address home foreclosures yesterday. He also promised a $200 billion infusion into Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the nation's underlying lenders. That's exactly $275 ... More >>
