Dismantle Civilisation

Endgame 4, by Charles Hugh Smith, at his Of Two Minds blog.
The endgame isn’t limited to the global financial meltdown or the complete repudiation of existing debt, policies and financial structures; it includes the production of abundant food with cheap abundant energy and the resulting fertilizers and pesticides.
Knowledgeable reader Bart D. from Australia recently [...] Read more »

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by Michael Parenti, at zmag.
After the overthrow of communist governments in Eastern Europe, capitalism was paraded as the indomitable system that brings prosperity and democracy, the system that would prevail unto the end of history.
The present economic crisis, however, has convinced even some prominent free-marketeers that something is gravely amiss. Truth be told, capitalism has [...] Read more »

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Peakmoment video.

In his book, The Long Descent, John Michael Greer observes that our culture has two primary stories: “Infinite Progress” or “Catastrophe”. On the contrary, he sees history as cyclic: civilizations rise and fall. Like others, ours is exhausting its resource base. Cheap energy is over. Decline is here, but the descent will be a [...] Read more »

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A Club Orlov post, by Dmitry Orlov.
Congratulations, everyone, we have a new president: a fresh new face, a capable, optimistic, inspiring figure, ushering in a new era of responsibility, ready to confront the many serious challenges that face the nation; in short, we have us a Gorbachev. I don’t know about you, but I find [...] Read more »

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The hopes for Barack Obama’s presidency are sky-high.
Original article at revcom.us
That’s hardly surprising. In a country where not so long ago mobs of angry whites gathered in the North to burn out any Black family that tried to move into their neighborhood, or joined in packs in the South to carry out horrific lynching murders [...] Read more »

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“King spoke Truth to Power, while Obama spoke Lies to get in Power.
One might say that other than that, and other than the fact that King stood up to end Black people’s suffering while Obama stood silent in the face of it, they’re just alike.”
An interview with Juan Santos, who is a member of the [...] Read more »

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Original article at IslamOnline.

As their army is continuing its deadly blitz in the bombed-out Gaza Strip, Israeli farmers are reporting a wide-scale boycott of their produce by Arab and European countries over the Israeli onslaught in Gaza.
“We export persimmons, and because of the fighting a number of countries and distributors are canceling orders,” Giora [...] Read more »

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In the Name of God; the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Reprinted from Palestinian Chronicle.
Since the letter was sent, Venezuela has broken off diplomatic ties with Israel, as has Bolivia.
President Hugo Chavez,
Your Excellency, President Hugo Chavez,
We, the people of Palestine, commend your courage to speak and act upon your conscience regardless of your detractors’ criticism or [...] Read more »

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Greenpeace have bought a lot of land in the middle of the proposed Heathrow expansion, and are asking people to sign up to become joint owners, further complicating the UK government’s compulsory purchase and runway building plans.

Further info about Airplot.
It started like most good ideas around here, with a conversation down at the pub. And [...] Read more »

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