we need to stop this crap!
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Monday, May 18, 2015
Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization $604.2 billion in discretionary funding
Sunday, May 03, 2015
"Culture in Decline" - some common sense
"Culture in Decline" - by PJ - Zeitgeist:
“Culture in Decline” is a 30 min., Bi-Monthly Web-Series created and hosted by Peter Joseph.
As with all of Peter's video work, it is part of a Free Distribution
Media Project that allows open, non-profit distribution of his film
media across the world. The Series' central viewing medium is YouTube,
via the “Culture in Decline” Official Channel.
“Culture in Decline” is a satirical yet serious expression that
challenges various cultural phenomena existing today which most of
society seem to take for granted. Nothing is considered sacred in this
Series except for a detached benchmark of fundamental logic and reason -
forcing the viewer to step out of the box of “Normality” and to
consider our societal practices without traditional baggage and biases.
Common themes include Politics, Economics, Education, Security,
Religion, Vanity, Governance, Media, Labor, Technology and other issues
centric to our daily lives.
The Pilot Episode of Culture in Decline, "What Democracy?" was met with great praise from various Counter-Culture Icons, such as Comedian Joe Rogan, who stated:
"Peter Joseph is asking the questions and
proposing the possible solutions that we should be demanding from the
elected leaders of this crazy world. His brilliant analysis of this
ridiculous system we're operating under is one of the most important
voices for change in this generation."
-Joe Rogan
Support for "Culture in Decline" is achieved through voluntary
Donation. If you wish to support this ongoing work and hence the free
Torrents and Downloads, please go here.
“Culture in Decline” is a 30 min., Bi-Monthly Web-Series created and hosted by Peter Joseph.
As with all of Peter's video work, it is part of a Free Distribution
Media Project that allows open, non-profit distribution of his film
media across the world. The Series' central viewing medium is YouTube,
via the “Culture in Decline” Official Channel.
“Culture in Decline” is a satirical yet serious expression that
challenges various cultural phenomena existing today which most of
society seem to take for granted. Nothing is considered sacred in this
Series except for a detached benchmark of fundamental logic and reason -
forcing the viewer to step out of the box of “Normality” and to
consider our societal practices without traditional baggage and biases.
Common themes include Politics, Economics, Education, Security,
Religion, Vanity, Governance, Media, Labor, Technology and other issues
centric to our daily lives.
The Pilot Episode of Culture in Decline, "What Democracy?" was met with great praise from various Counter-Culture Icons, such as Comedian Joe Rogan, who stated:
"Peter Joseph is asking the questions and
proposing the possible solutions that we should be demanding from the
elected leaders of this crazy world. His brilliant analysis of this
ridiculous system we're operating under is one of the most important
voices for change in this generation."
-Joe Rogan
Support for "Culture in Decline" is achieved through voluntary
Donation. If you wish to support this ongoing work and hence the free
Torrents and Downloads, please go here.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
YES WE CAN: Booting Corporate Power, Communities Are Taking Back Control
Link: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/04/14/booting-corporate-power-communities-are-taking-back-control-their-water
In the last fifteen years, the researchers note there have been 235 cases of such public take-back spanning 37 countries. A recent notable example happened just last month in Jakarta, Indonesia, where, the researchers write, a citizen lawsuit brought the privatization of the city's water systems to a end, as the private control "was deemed negligent in fulfilling the human right to water for Jakarta's residents."
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In the last fifteen years, the researchers note there have been 235 cases of such public take-back spanning 37 countries. A recent notable example happened just last month in Jakarta, Indonesia, where, the researchers write, a citizen lawsuit brought the privatization of the city's water systems to a end, as the private control "was deemed negligent in fulfilling the human right to water for Jakarta's residents."
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Thursday, April 09, 2015
Gratitude Beats Materialism
How Gratitude Beats Materialism, by Jason Marsh, Dacher Keltner:
This won’t come as a surprise to anyone tracking the science of happiness, which suggests that material things are unlikely to boost our happiness in a sustained or meaningful way. In fact, research suggests that materialistic people are less happy than their peers. They experience fewer positive emotions, are less satisfied with life, and suffer higher levels of anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
This won’t come as a surprise to anyone tracking the science of happiness, which suggests that material things are unlikely to boost our happiness in a sustained or meaningful way. In fact, research suggests that materialistic people are less happy than their peers. They experience fewer positive emotions, are less satisfied with life, and suffer higher levels of anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
Friday, March 27, 2015
The indigenous land rights ruling
The indigenous land rights ruling that could transform Canada - Idle No More:
The unrest is palpable. In First Nations across Canada, word is
spreading of a historic court ruling recognizing Indigenous land rights.
And the murmurs are turning to action: an eviction notice issued to a railway company in British Columbia; a park occupied in Vancouver; lawsuits launched against the Enbridge tar sands pipeline; a government deal reconsidered by Ontario Algonquins; and sovereignty declared by the Atikamekw in Quebec.
These
First Nations have been emboldened by this summer’s Supreme Court of
Canada William decision, which recognized the aboriginal title of the
Tsilhqot’in nation to 1,750 sq km of their land in central British
Columbia – not outright ownership, but the right to use and manage the
land and to reap its economic benefits.
The unrest is palpable. In First Nations across Canada, word is
spreading of a historic court ruling recognizing Indigenous land rights.
And the murmurs are turning to action: an eviction notice issued to a railway company in British Columbia; a park occupied in Vancouver; lawsuits launched against the Enbridge tar sands pipeline; a government deal reconsidered by Ontario Algonquins; and sovereignty declared by the Atikamekw in Quebec.
These
First Nations have been emboldened by this summer’s Supreme Court of
Canada William decision, which recognized the aboriginal title of the
Tsilhqot’in nation to 1,750 sq km of their land in central British
Columbia – not outright ownership, but the right to use and manage the
land and to reap its economic benefits.
Friday, March 20, 2015
It’s time for real toxics reform!
It’s time for real toxics reform!
It’s time for real toxics reform!
Our nation’s toxic chemicals policy has been broken for 39 years. Now, there are two competing bills in the Senate to update it: one that protects you (introduced by Sens. Boxer and Markey), and one that protects the chemical industry (introduced by Sens. Udall and Vitter).
We need to make sure that real chemical reform is passed. It’s time to call on President Obama and the Senate to oppose the bill written by the chemical industry.
Use the form below to send your messages to President Obama and the Senate today!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Zero Waste World | Ensia
Zero Waste World | Ensia
Welcome to the emerging world of the circular economy. Faced with rising prices for energy and raw materials, along with pressures from environmentalists and regulators who have passed “extended producer responsibility laws” in Europe and some U.S. states, forward-thinking companies are finding ways to take back, reuse, refurbish or recycle all kinds of things that would otherwise be thrown away. In contrast to the traditional “take-make-dispose” linear economy, which depletes resources, a circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design. Inspired by nature, a circular economy aspires not merely to limit waste but to eliminate the very idea of waste: Everything, at the end of its life, should be made into something else, just as in the natural world, one species’ waste is another’s food.
Welcome to the emerging world of the circular economy. Faced with rising prices for energy and raw materials, along with pressures from environmentalists and regulators who have passed “extended producer responsibility laws” in Europe and some U.S. states, forward-thinking companies are finding ways to take back, reuse, refurbish or recycle all kinds of things that would otherwise be thrown away. In contrast to the traditional “take-make-dispose” linear economy, which depletes resources, a circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design. Inspired by nature, a circular economy aspires not merely to limit waste but to eliminate the very idea of waste: Everything, at the end of its life, should be made into something else, just as in the natural world, one species’ waste is another’s food.
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