The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego (tags)
All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation. "When you lose control, you reap the harvest you have sown" (Pink Floyd)
Conflict in South Sudan (tags)
South Sudan
anti-war
Gaddafi: Dead or Alive? (tags)
Gaddafi
Fukushima Meltdown Confirmed (tags)
nuclear disaster
FERNANDO LUGO, SCHOOL OF AMERICAS Y LA FARSA DE BAREIRO SPAINI (tags)
FERNANDO LUGO, SCHOOL OF AMERICAS Y LA FARSA DE BAREIRO SPAINI
Targeting Lawyers - The Case of Paul Bergrin (tags)
police state targeting of lawyers
FERNANDO LUGO, GRAN FRACASO DE LA IZQUIERDA CHANTA (tags)
FERNANDO LUGO, GRAN FRACASO DE LA IZQUIERDA CHANTA
Journalist Snow Offers Alternative View of Africa (tags)
Independent journalist Keith Harmon Snow began his February 5 presentation at San Diego's World Beat Center with a promise to "piss you off" — and he succeeded. He took on innumerable progressive sacred cows, including the United Nations, the Peace Corps, the Nation magazine, Jane Goodall and Ben Affleck, and he presented an alternative view of recent African history focused on the role of Uganda, Rwanda and the U.S. in the continued war and exploitation in the Congo.
Edgar Allan Poe: A Tragic, but Talented, American Original (tags)
Edgar Allan Poe, poet, novelist and literary critic, died in 1849, age 40, under mysterious circumstances, in Baltimore, MD. The British author, Peter Ackroyd, insightfully captures the trials and tribulations of this great man of letters in his latest tome, “Poe: A Life Cut Short.” Poe invented the modern detective story and his poem, “The Raven,” is a classic in the genre. Ackroyd reveals Poe’s battle with the bottle, and adds a wrinkle: his aversion to sex!
How one small-town conservationist launched today’s anti-immigration movement
Paul Wolfowitz’s Heart of Darkness (tags)
Now, War Hawks within the Bush-Cheney Gang are planning a First-Strike against Iran. It may come just before the Nov. midterm elections. The Neocon Paul Wolfowitz concocted the notion of a Pre-emptive War. His target, in 2003, was Iraq. Every time I hear Wolfowitz’s name mentioned, I curse him for all the deaths and suffering that his scheme has caused to the peoples of that unfortunate country, our brave troops and to our dwindling treasury.
small WORLD interview with Charlie, out of the Navy (tags)
Interview with Charlie and his experiences in the Navy.
LETTER TO JUDGE GARZON FROM ZAPATISTA SUPPORTERS IN MADRID (tags)
MADRID´S CIVIL SOCIETY REQUESTS JUDGE GARZON THAT HE HONOURS HIS PROPOSAL OF HAVING A DEBATE WITH SUBCOMMANDER MARCOS