March 2012
“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via nedhepburn)
February 2012
“Anonymous can get the goods for WikiLeaks because, cloaked by anonymity, it is...”
– WikiLeaks 2.0: How Julian Assange’s Partnership with Anonymous Could Change the Landscape of Hacktivism (via pieceinthepuzzlehumanity)
“Capitalism has no built-in moral code other than maximizing profits. Whatever...”
– Doug Harvey (via azspot)
Taking Back the Food System: Three Practical Steps
occupyourfoodsupply:
From displacing indigenous tribes in Indonesia to uprooting family farms in the U.S., the world’s agriculture giants have given us plenty of reasons to be indignant. Of course, it’s easy to talk about how the system is broken. The harder question is, how do we fix it? There’s no simple answer, but here are a few real-life ideas for bringing food back to the grassroots…
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“Insensitivity can cover a range of sins, from the minor (being unhelpful) to the...”
– Why it matters that our politicians are rich - Ideas - The Boston Globe (via sociolab)
Fukushima – Worse Than Chernobyl →
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported weekly deaths by age in 122 cities, which represents about 25 to 35 percent of the population total. Deaths rose 4.46 percent from 2010 to 2011 in the 14 weeks after the arrival of Japanese fallout, compared with a 2.34 percent increase in the prior 14 weeks. The number of infant deaths after Fukushima rose 1.80 percent, compared with a previous...
4000 Years of Medicine
cozmoxandre:
-2000 BC:Here,eat this root. -1000 AD:That root is heathen!Here,say this prayer. -1865 AD:That prayer is superstition!Here,drink this potion. -1935 AD:That potion is snake oil!Here,swallow this pill. -1975 AD:That pill is ineffective!Here take this antibiotic. -2000 AD:That antibiotic is poison!Here,eat this root.
“For the recognition of private property has really harmed Individualism, and...”
– Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism. (via philosophy-of-praxis)
In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality. - Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto
(via lolsheviks)
“Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican...”
– bell hooks, Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism (via nyx2701)
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Resisting Linguistic Imperialism in English...
As an English teacher I can undoubtedly agree that language teaching goes far beyond than the exposure of a couple of grammatical rules and functions. A new language implies a new way of interpreting life, in other words, an ideology that might impose itself unto our conceived notions about the world around us. This becomes doubly true when we deal with such a widespread language as English which...
The Lorax: Blowing Smogulous Smoke →
Fans of The Lorax have raised concerns that the new big-screen version is neglecting the environmental message of the beloved Dr. Seuss book. The movie doesn’t come out until March 2, but the initial trailer and promotional materials ignited a round of complaints on the web.
Now people are having a (rather justified) heart attack about the fact that The Lorax is now being used to...
“Do not discount the author and the artist, for they are the catalysts of...”
– Karl Marx (via storkankles)
Beyond Environment: Falling Back in Love with... →
ourascension:
Change is possible only if there is a recognition that people and planet are ultimately one and the same.
“You carry Mother Earth within you,” says Thay. “She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.
“In that insight of inter-being, it is possible to have real communication with the Earth, which is the highest form of prayer. In that kind of...
“See the really hardcore people will tell you life begins at fertilization....”
– George Carlin (via solitaryforager)
“I’m not a Democrat, I’m not a Republican, and I don’t even consider myself an...”
– Malcolm X, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 (via fuckyeahmarxismleninism)
“Unlike the Earth, we’re intelligent, and we can actually manage things.”
– Rick Santorum, during a campaign stop in Ohio, criticizing liberals and environmentalists that he believes are putting “Earth above man.”
Santorum made similiar comments during a recent campaign stop in Colorado, in early February, where the candidate was quoted as saying, “we were put on this...
“Lower tuition fees helped cities bag a spot in the top ten, as Paris, Vienna,...”
– Berlin named a top world city for students (via sociolab)
“I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority,...”
– Noam Chomsky (via 0versite)
thinkmexican:
Understanding the Root Causes of...
This Is The Right One: A Brief Defense for the Way... →
pieceinthepuzzlehumanity:
“But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is… To tell the truth.”
- Howard Zinn
You are not free.
Specifically, you are not free in the context of our political existence.
To begin to understand that we are not free in the arena of our political existence, we must first come…
“For anarchists who do know something about anthropology, the arguments are all...”
– David Graeber (via slamdanceonyourgrave)
I actually consider David Graeber one of the foremost contemporary anarchist theorists, which is weird because he is primarily and unapologetically an anthropologist. This quotation is from “Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology” (pdf), which is short and...
Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan 'near... →
stay-human:
16th February, 2012
Medical report warns Israeli court Khader Adnan is in immediate danger after 61 days of protest at his ‘administrative detention’
A Palestinian prisoner on his 61st day of hunger strike while shackled to a bed in an Israeli hospital is in immediate danger of death, according to a medical report submitted to the supreme court in an effort to secure his...
Willie Nelson and 300,000 Other Activists Sue... →
occupyonline:
Little did Willie Nelson know when he recorded “Crazy” years ago just how crazy it would become for our cherished family farmers in America. Nelson, President of Farm Aid, has recently called for the national Occupy movement to declare an “Occupy the Food System” action.
Nelson states, “Corporate control of our food system has led to the loss of millions of family farmers,...
