After only one miraculous mysterious month, the Occupy movement, its thrust pulsing and global, begins to translate our inchoate, intensely alive, pissed, and joyful revolutionary energy into terms and forms that others, not yet fully awakened, can hopefully recognize and understand. Not without internal dispute, however, as is to be expected. Democracy, real democracy, is […]
Read MoreNoam Chomsky uses the occasion of the Palestinian prisoner exchange with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to speak about America’s history of dividing the world into people and unpeople, starting with Native Americans. Only people count; unpeople don’t matter. “These are all unpeople, so, naturally, nobody cares. . . the racism . . so profound that […]
Read MoreOctober 29th: #Robin Hood Global March from: http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/robinhood.html This is a proposal for the general assemblies of the Occupy movement. Eight years ago, on February 15, 2003, upwards of 15 million people in sixty countries marched together to stop President Bush from invading Iraq … a huge chunk of humanity lived for one day without […]
Read MoreIf you haven’t signed the petition yet, do. See below. Notice that it’s almost got the required 500,000 signatures already. Are we surprised? Here’s an excerpt from Suze Orman, writing in Huffpost, on October 11: “Occupy Wall Street” — Approved!: “And in my opinion there is no greater example of Washington politicians and K Street […]
Read More“The opposite of one great truth is another great truth.” — Niels Bohr Thanks to businessinsider.com.
Read MoreExtraordinary 20-minute TED talk by Roy Bunker, an upper caste Brahmin who, after graduating from an elite college in India forty-five years ago, decided to live in a poor village and start a college “only for poor people,” teaching skills and knowledge poor people think are important. Ph.D’s need not apply. After many astonishing stories […]
Read More“There are billions of dollars per year to be made in keeping the drug trade going, and it has long been established that Wall Street and the major American banks rely on drug money as a ready source of liquid capital.” Are we surprised? Thanks to beforeitsnews.com. The CIA and the Drug Trade James Corbett […]
Read MoreI got to talking with my houseguest Jim, the permaculture student (and also student of Latin America) this morning about a woman who squatted in her own home after it was foreclosed (see article below). He told me about www.takebacktheland.org (operating operating in the U.S. since the ’70s!), and said “it’s related to the MST.” […]
Read MoreHedges: “Once movements like this start, and articulate a fundamental truth about the society that they live in, and expose the repression, the mendacity, the corruption, the decay of the structures in power, they have a kind of centrifugal force, you never know where they’re going.” “The foot soldiers of the elite, the blue uniformed […]
Read MoreTo think that only a few short months ago, brave, committed, creative young activists like Tim DeChristopher were unusual! As a ’60s activist myself, scarred from battles won and lost long ago, as a mother of two middle-aged men and grandmother of two prescient young children, I hail these beautiful, brave, loving, dedicated young men […]
Read MoreLeaders There are four types of leaders: The best leader is indistinguishable from the will of those who selected her. The next best leader enjoys the love and praise of the people. The poor leader rules through coercion and fear. And the worst leader is a tyrant despised by the multitudes who are the victims […]
Read MoreTo every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction: Newton’s third law of motion, which, remember, operates, and is limited to, this third dimension. As Einstein said, you can’t solve a problem at the same level within which it originated. Instead, place the problem in a larger context, where it dissolves. To do this we […]
Read MoreAbout two years ago, I moved my bank account from Regions (regional) to Monroe (centered here in Monroe county). About four months ago Monroe Bank was swallowed up by Old National (statewide). I then noticed that it was charging new fees. That annoyed me. Ten days ago, I started the process of moving my money […]
Read MoreNaomi Klein exhorts the 99% to seize the moment . . . [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BaEeeLOB5IA] The 99%: Okay. Let’s do it! The is the text of the declaration: https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/ This is the plan of action: https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/home/the-steps-to-non-violent-revolution And this is the resolution: https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/home/resolution-to-elect-an-executive-committee
Read MoreTara, the dog, and Bella, the elephant. THIS is trust, the large with the small. Bella pets Tara’s little belly with her enormous foot . . . Thanks to Keith. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtFTF2ii7U]
Read MoreWay way beyond “green burial.” Infinity Project as a subset of “decompiculture.” Taking responsibility for remediating the concentrated environmental toxins in our dead bodies. Thanks to Paul! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7rS_d1fiUc]
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Read MoreI’m stopping myself from posting anything today. However . . . This poster says it all.
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