By Paul Outhwaite, author of One Consciousness – an Analysis of Bill Hicks’ Comedy With American comedian Bill Hicks there was always an awareness of other people, of how our society links together. With this came an idealism and a vision of what the world could be. But first he had to slay all the “fevered egos” polluting the planet. He saw himself as a flame, […]
This Guy Says Plants Can Change People. So What If He Plants A Garden In A Gang-Ridden Neighbourhood? I’ve never met anybody who looks at his sidewalk or his community quite the way Ron Finley does. Watch this video full-screen and take in some surprising moments of beauty from South Central Los Angeles. This film tells the story of a South Los […]
“The destruction of Nagasaki was officially described as having achieved “good results”. These announcements and especially the words used: experiment, success, good results, to describe the unique and horrific carnage of nuclear war, were the first public examples of a new kind of propaganda. By using reassuring, even soothing language – language which allowed both the politicians and us to […]
by Percy Bysshe Shelley London, 1813 pdf version I hold that the depravity of the physical and moral nature of man originated in his unnatural habits of life. The origin of man, like that of the universe of which he is a part, is enveloped in impenetrable mystery. His generations either had a beginning, or they had not. The weight of […]
Recorded 17 October 1998 Michael Parenti is a political writer, historian, and culture critic. In this talk from 1993 he talks about media consolidation and the top-down control of information. Michael Parenti is an internationally known award-winning author and lecturer. He is one of the nation’s leading progressive political analysts. His highly informative and entertaining books and talks have reached […]
Popular Complacency In An Era Of Economic Exploitation And Perpetual War by Phil Rockstroh Throughout the course of human affairs, scheming elitists — let’s call them the Plundering Class — have devoted their days conceiving strategies and executing agendas that serve to enrich the fortunes of a ruthless few (namely themselves) by an exploitation of the harried and hapless multitudes. […]
The truth behind the Federal Reserve What’s the problem with the world economy? It’s debt — too much personal debt — too much corporate debt — and most importantly, too much government debt by Bill Still – http://www.jekyllisland-themovie.com/ “People have a natural tendency to want to spend now and pay later. They will usually take any type of loans offered. It’s […]
by Heliofant Preface I would like to start off by saying that the film came to me in its visual form, much like a painter who sees colors and forms in his mind’s eye. And I tried to be faithful to what I saw visually without necessarily understanding what the symbols were alluding to. Some of the symbols were […]
