The Venus Project: A New Socio-Economic System
The new documentary for 2012. Genius Jacque Fresco introduces a new socio-economic system where money is obsolete and the world is operated by resource. In this engineered world, crime is almost non-existent. Please check out this amazing documentary, and follow up by visiting their website for a more detailed analysis of the microeconomics of The Venus Project. Visit their site: http://www.thevenusproject.com/ This video presentation advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of Social Engineer, Futurist,...
Read MoreRational Sustainability
By HYDER OWAINATI Published July 19, 2012 Environmentalism as a platform to innovation Stalwart supporters of the contemporary environmental movement are not driven solely by apprehensions of impending disasters or apocalyptic fears. Rather, many are cognizant of the fact that the implementations of sustainable and ecologically conscious measures will not only help to edify our society but also drive innovation that reap tangible fiscal and technological benefits. Much like how World War II, the Cold War and the Space Race helped facilitate for unprecedented technological advancements...
Read MoreNo Shame In Shell’s Game
By CHRISTINE EBADI Published May 30, 2012 Despite recent efforts to stop the oil tycoon Shell from pursuing their drilling plans in the Alaskan Arctic this year, a U.S. appeals court ruled the go-ahead. With over a million signatures delivered to the White House this month by various Environmental groups, pleading Obama to stop Shell’s plans, the oil giant continues to prevail. What will this mean for the Arctic inhabitants? Endangered animals such as polar bears, ice seal species, bowhead whales, eiders, yellow-billed loons, among many more, threatened by global warming, now suffer a...
Read MoreAnti-NATO protest: Veterans Returning War Medals
By CHRISTINE EBADI Published May 24, 2012 Veteran Aaron Hughes was one of the organizers of the anti-NATO protest in Chicago on May 20, 2012. 45 veterans returned their medals, tossing them as they marched together with thousands of anti-war protesters, towards the NATO summit at McCormick Place. In this interview conducted prior to the demonstrations, Hughes explains why he’s returning his war medals and how the system has failed democracy. He continues to discuss all the negative impacts, false hopes, failed policies, and corrupt intentions of the US. Hughes says, “A...
Read MoreHenry A. Giroux: The Occupy Movement and the Politics of Educated Hope
Original article can be read at Truthout By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout “American society has lost its claim on democracy. One indication of such a loss is that the crises produced on a daily basis by crony capitalism operate within a discourse of denial. Rather than address the ever proliferating crises produced by market fundamentalism as an opportunity to understand how the United States has arrived at such a point in order to change direction, the dominating classes now use such crises as an excuse for normalizing a growing punishing and warfare state, while consolidating the...
Read MoreJPMorgan loss is only going to get worse
Original article can be read at CNNMoney By Maureen Farrell @ CNNMoneyInvest “NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — One thing seems clear about JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion loss. It’s no longer $2 billion. It’s likely much higher. The number being bandied about now is closer to a range of $6 billion to $7 billion, according to several people working on trading desks that specialize in the derivatives JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) used to make its trades and from two sources with knowledge of the bank’s positions. JPMorgan Chase declined to comment on its...
Read MoreHow to dispose of household hazardous waste
Original post can be read here “Household hazardous waste (HHW) can cause illness or death to people, plants, and animals. It can contaminate our bodies, homes, and the environment. HHW includes hair colouring, car wax, nail polish remover, rechargeable batteries, and shoe polish. Most household cleaners are also HHW, including abrasive and all-purpose cleaners, aerosol air fresheners, bleach, disinfectants, drain cleaners, fabric softeners, and glass and toilet cleaners. If you have these chemicals in your home, you’ll want to dispose of them correctly. This will...
Read MoreEcological World Views
By HYDER OWAINATI Published May 1, 2012 Exploring an Environmental Mindset In explaining my worldview on the environment I must first explicitly state that the core principle of my perspective involves acknowledging the fact that there is a severe environmental problem currently being faced attributed solely to human activities. We as human beings have exploited and harvested natural resources without restraint. This has led to severe environmental degradation and a disruption of the natural balance of the Earth. Consequently, this involves acknowledging human beings and nature as two...
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