Are we Sending Poultry to China for Processing?
The short answer is no. It has been reported by various media outlets that US corporations are shipping poultry to China. Chinese plants are processing this poultry, then shipping it back to be sold in...
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Hierarchy is Detrimental for Human Cooperation
Originally posted at Nature.com Abstract Studies of animal behavior consistently demonstrate that the social environment impacts cooperation, yet the effect of social dynamics has been largely excluded...
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I’ll meet you on the Field of Mars – A Druid’s view of COP21
Via Gods & Radicals: The 22nd Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Paris over the past few weeks, culminating on the morning of Saturday 12th. From the deliberations of the world’s governments...
View ArticleRide of the Infidel
Tuesday 6:25am: I slept in. In the days between Christmas and New Year’s, who doesn’t? Accordingly, it’s quiet out. REAL quiet. I’m just hoping I make gate today on ‘ol Citizen’s Cab 137. Cresting the...
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The Future of Work: Programming the Economy for People
Doug Rushkoff has a new book, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity, coming out on March 1st. Here’s a taste via Pacific Standard: Digital and robotic technologies...
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Editorial: Murder in My Name
Eight years ago, I heard what sounded like a car backfiring. About a minute later, there was a knock on my door. I was half-asleep, got out of bed without throwing on anything but boxers and ran...
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May The Fares Be With You!
Like many of you, I’m still trying to find my way in 2016. The stock market is running scared. (Thanks, China.) Trump is headed for the GOP nomination. Gun show sales are skyrocketing. North Korea is...
View ArticleA Gonzo toast to David Bowie
I awoke to the news that a comrade’s father had died. Amidst the well wishes and thoughts on mortality my wife informed David Bowie had passed as well. Such a day where death surrounds you calls for a...
View ArticleCDC Investigating New E. Coli Strain at Chipotle
Federal authorities are investigating a new E. Coli strain linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been grappling with an outbreak that has...
View ArticleThe Matter of the Gods
Via Gods & Radicals: This essay by Jonathan Woolley is among the great works published in A Beautiful Resistance—Everything We Already Are, available in print or digital. Roy Cohn: What’s it like?...
View ArticleThe Virtuous Circle of Fantasy
Dan Lemire via h+ It has long been observed that progress depends on the outliers among us. Shaw’s quote sounds a true today as it did in the past: “The reasonable man... The post The Virtuous Circle...
View ArticleWalking into the Darkness
Via Gods & Radicals: “Many fear the fall of empires for the same reason. They look at the erosion of capitalism’s power in the world and fear that chaos will follow. Forgetting... The post...
View ArticleThe Other Gods
Via Gods & Radicals: “Yet if cattle or horses or lions had hands and could draw, And could sculpt like men, then the horses would draw their gods Like horses, and cattle... The post The Other Gods...
View ArticleCitiGroup: The End of Pax Americana, With No Replacement in Sight
Just a few days ago, CitiGroup released a new report that reads like an alarm klaxton sounding the end of the current geopolitical world order, with nothing but chaos to follow. The post CitiGroup: The...
View ArticleBLM Isn’t All Bad, “Quiet Recreation” Boosts Local Economies
In a study by ECONorthwest, data from BLM visits in 12 states was compared with spending in local areas to find how much recreational visits on BLM land has boosted local and regional economies. The...
View ArticleMarxism 101: How Capitalism is Killing Itself with Dr. Richard Wolff
Despite a concerted effort by the U.S. Empire to snuff out the ideology, a 2016 poll found young Americans have a much more favorable view of socialism than capitalism. The post Marxism 101: How...
View ArticlePresident Rafael Correa on Empire, the Environment & Trump vs. Clinton
After touring Chevron’s oil pollution in the Ecuadorean Amazon, Abby Martin sits down for an exclusive interview with Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, about the legal battle against the corporation...
View Articlethe Art of A. FIORILLO – The Odyssey of the Forces of Death .
We know virtually nothing about this artist, A. FIORILLO. Urban legend has it that the artist, who was obviously engaged in art making as a form of social activism, lived in Manhattan in the 1960's...
View ArticleJob Creators: Can They Be Stopped?
The nights grow chill, the shades of autumn peek through the greenery. As November approaches, 'tis the season for dweebs to come out of the woodwork, threatening to create jobs. The post Job Creators:...
View ArticleCapitalism and Happiness: Who’s Having Fun?
Capitalism as we know it in the modern world is based on the assumption that there must be infinite growth, which on a finite planet means total consumption, total exhaustion of all resources that can...
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