Here’s an interesting article, exploring the native american term ‘Sumac Kawsay’, or ‘Buen Vivir’:
(Portuguese to Spanish Translation by Blanca Diego.
Spanish to English Translation by Christopher Reid (Decolonial Translation Group)
NOTE: The original article “Sumac Kawsay” was published on the Web site of Foro Social Mundial on 6 February 2009. The Spanish translation by Blanca Diego, “Buen [...] Read more »
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They’re all at it: Nicholas Stern, George Monbiot, Mark Lynas, James Hansen, Al Gore…name your environmental campaigner of the day, week or month, and read what they write. No question there is good sense — oh yes, the science is there, and all sorts of backlash and hard words aimed at the powers that be [...] Read more »
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What would you like to see happen to civilization after it is dismantled? Read more »
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Posted in heirarchies, war on Apr 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
By Chris Floyd, on Information ClearingHouse.
Here’s a purely hypothetical scenario. Let’s say you were a dedicated imperial militarist who believed that your country’s security, prestige and financial interests could best be served by war and the ever-present threat of war. Let’s say you had some really hot and juicy operations going on, endless deadly conflicts [...] Read more »
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Yesterday was the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day – the day the Great War ended in 1918. Millions had been killed in the trenches, leaving a great scar on the societies involved. Even now the trauma runs deep, with the annual memorials attracting deep emotions and attention. Yet even when presented with [...] Read more »
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As the post ‘The Fallacy of Democracy’ discussed, the current form of government we call ‘democracy’ is deeply flawed to the point where it barely approaches meeting its own meaning – rule by the people. The Empire will always win, as no candidate proposing real change would ever be able to credibly run for [...] Read more »
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In America, there’s a lot of hoopla going on right now about the upcoming election. American citizens are given several choices for a presidential leader, and must choose the one that they feel represents them the most. Then a new dude gets elected and we’re all happy and get on with the next four years [...] Read more »
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The other day I was innocently consuming a sandwich at the sub chain Jimmy John’s, when I came across this interesting poster:
How Much Is Enough?
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-finned [...] Read more »
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It’s that time already – four years have passed, and once again the eyes of the media have focused on the Olympic Games, this time in Beijing. The usual rhetoric of the nations of the earth coming together in peace to celebrate humanity through sport has been dusted off and wheeled out, and the host [...] Read more »
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Riane Eisler spotlights gender inequalities in the US, on alternet.org
Nothing, for example, has been said about the fact that poverty in this wealthy nation disproportionately affects women, so much so that, according to U.S. Census figures, women over the age of 65 are twice as likely to be poor as men over 65. Nor have [...] Read more »
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