Prison Planet News

• Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen
  The dollar fell to a 15-year low against the yen Tuesday, plunging at one point to 83.52, as the Japanese unit took advantage of its status as a refuge currency amid global economic uncertainty. […]
• Non-stick cookware chemical PFOA linked to high cholesterol in children
  Another day, another headline about the dangers of a synthetic chemical in our food... This time it's PFOA, or perfluoroalkyl acid -- the non-stick chemical used on cookware surfaces. […]
• Rosenberg: Here Are 13 Signs That We’re Actually In A Depression Right Now
  This is what a depression is all about — an economy that 33 months after a recession begins, with zero policy rates, a stuffed central bank sheet, and a 10% deficit-to-GDP ratio, is still in need of government help for its sustenance. […]
• Austerity Strikes Hit France, Britain
  In France, unions called for a day of mass strike action shutting down trains, planes, buses, subways, post offices and schools in protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pensions reform bill. […]