Saturday, September 25, 2010

Higher Consciousness Won't Save Us

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by Norman Solomon from Counterpunch .  This article is important for several reasons. The focus on Charles Reich illustrates the evolution...

Voters: The Horror Movie

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by Russ Baker from Who What Why .  He is very perplexed and, I guess, a bit horrified to see voters taking such contradictory positions on...

Cooperation Law for a Sharing Economy

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by Janelle Orsi from Yes! website.  The author is a lot more optimistic about the growth of legal support for cooperative enterprises tha...

Worker Coops, Worker Banks, Worker Skills -- Day 4 Mondragon

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by Carl Davidson from his blog .  Join Carl on his fourth day of the tour of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation to hear about how credi...

Gibson Girls: The Perfect Antidote to Fashion Week Futurism

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by Jamie Johnson from Vanity Fair .  Working people (including those jobless) often dream about the rich and what it is like to be fabulou...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Recession Ends; Nobody Notices

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from The Economic Populist . You no doubt heard that according to the government (of the ruling class) that the recession is over, but th...

5 Surprising Facts About Spying In America

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from Washington's Blog . The author provides a good summary of the police state character of the US that lies just below surface of th...

It's Obama vs infinite war

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by Pepe Escobar from Asia Times . The author, as always, sees the deeper scenario behind the public display of politics in the US.  What...

FDA will Ban Food Makers from Telling the Truth about Non-GMO Foods

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by Tony Isaacs from Natural Foods . This piece on the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and its rulings on GMO foods serves as an example...

Tools for Shaping the Organizations of the Future -- Day 3 Mondragon

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by Carl Davidson from his blog . On the third day of the tour he visits... Otalora ...[a]worker-owned credit union of the Mondragon Coope...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Ethical Reflections on the 9/11 Controversy: The Responsibility of the Media to To Tell the Truth

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by Elizabeth Woodworth from Global Research .  The author slams the media's resistance to examine the evidence behind the widespread 9...

Will resource production networks warn us before failing?

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by "aeldric" from The Oil Drum: Australia & New Zealand .  The author deals very effectively with the reassuring statements ...

What Do Empires Do?

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by Michael Parenti from Information Clearing House . As one of the first who referred to US domination of the world as an "empire"...

Knowledge and the Path to Workers Power -- Day 2 Mondragon

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by Carl Davidson from his blog .  This bright and sunny morning in the Basque Country mountain air again begins with our bus slowly winding...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Mondragon Diaries, Day 1: Learning About Bridges to 21st Century Socialism

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by Carl Davidson from his blog .  The author went on a five day study tour of the Mondragon Cooperatives in the Basque area of Spain. The ...

The Real 'Merchants of Death'

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by Conn Hallinan from Foreign Policy in Focus .  The global arms trade is a $60 billion yearly business. The United States controls  nearly...

Do Not Pity the Democrats

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by Chris Hedges from Truthdig .  Although I often agree with people like the author and Ralph Nader that he often quotes in this article, ...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Bradley Manning: An American Hero

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by Marjorie Cohn from Common Dreams . He is a hero! The anti-war movement and all peace-loving people must do all they can to get him out ...

The Short, Happy Life of Climate Change Enlightenment

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by George Monbiot from the Guardian .  In 2012 the only global deal for limiting greenhouse gas emissions – the Kyoto protocol  – expires. ...
Monday, September 20, 2010

The Petraeus Bait and Switch Maneuver

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by Gareth Porter from Dissident Voice .  This investigative reporter reveals some conflicts between the Obama administration and the milit...