Buried Headlines: July 2, 2012

Economic indicators have been running "near recession" since the official "end" of the Great Recession three years ago. I've been saying we've been in recession all along (see this and this), but today's manufacturing report is one of the first official indicators registering recession this year.

We're In Recession, People: US Factory Output At Three-Year Low

In other news:

Too Big To Exist: Are Banks Just "Planning Their Own Demise"?

As US Closes June With $15,856,367,214,324.44 In Federal Debt, Debt/GDP Hits Post WWII High Of 101.5%

ECOMINOES FLASHBACK: Deadbeat Uncle Sam: Bringing Down The Whole Family

Totalitarian America: Secret Service Shuts Down Eric Holder Protest

Totalitarian America 2: Twitter Ordered To Cough Up Occupy User Data

ECOMINOES FLASHBACK: Obama The Dictator: A Timeline

I Feel *So* Much Better: Drone Industry Releases "Ethics Code"

Uber-Expensive "Green Fleet" Sails, Meets Stiff Headwinds In Congress

The "Green" Premium: 620%

D.C. Blackout "Mild Taste of What Electromagnetic Pulse Attack Would Do"?

Maybe It's Because The Network Sucks? It’s Blame-Game Time At CNN

Microsoft Takes $6.2 Billion Write-Down, Slows Internet Hopes