From the burgeoning popularity of farmers’ markets and co-operatives to the revitalisation of community banking, people are organising to reclaim the economy from large profit-driven corporations and ‘too big to fail’ financial institutions. The small-scale and diversity of these local initiatives masks the immense potential they hold for addressing fundamental […]
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Alan Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in graphic novels, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell.[5] [ From ‘From Hell’ ] Frequently described as the best comic writer in history,[6](p10)[7](p7) […]
An Air Force plane prompts concerns about space-based military operations. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports. [ Remember CNN ? They helped to cheerlead you into the war on South West Asia. ] [youtube]b3bZRLgnLjA[/youtube] Is the X-37B the start of war in space? https://www.news.com.au/technology/is-… IT’S one of the most anticipated space launches […]
[ One of the creative minds behind ‘Pulp Fiction’ tackled Brett Easton Ellis’ second novel about life at an elite college – and it made for some interesting filmery ] [youtube]EsgcsPW34VE[/youtube] [youtube]E6EPa9Fw3Lk[/youtube] [youtube]nDkAQ7d1D90[/youtube] [youtube]3GAwi34vHyQ[/youtube] [ Stupid girl … ] [youtube]DRkAewOCHFQ[/youtube]
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For those seeking life on Mars, it is the best of times and the worst of times. Nearly 35 years after NASA’s twin Viking robots eased down onto its ruddy surface, [ … where they quickly found Carl Sagan … ] there is still no incontrovertible evidence that living organisms […]
The Western commercial system exists to extract more from consumers than it supplies in products and services. Its goal is profit and has never been to improve the human condition but to exploit it. When governments institutionalize this system, they place their nations on suicidal paths, because as Jefferson recognized, […]
“We’ll unleash the dogs of hell, we’ll unleash them.They don’t know what’s coming – hell is coming. If they’re civilians in there, they’re in the wrong place at the wrong time”, said Sergeant Sam Mortimer, U.S., Marines.(5) So much for international law, with Tony Blair “shoulder to shoulder”, in crime. […]