The NSA’s leaked Windows hack caused more damage than just WannaCry
[Community] The NSA’s leaked Windows hack caused more damage than just WannaCry by Russell Brandom Posted May 19, 2017 mWhen the ShadowBrokers first published the code for EternalBlue — an NSA exploit targeting Windows’ file-sharing protocol — researchers knew it was...Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria
[Community] Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria by James Somers Posted May 1, 2017 You were going to get one-click access to the full text of nearly every book that’s ever been published. Books still in print you’d have to pay for, but everything else—a...A Bank Even a Socialist Could Love
[Community] A Bank Even a Socialist Could Love By David Dayen Posted April 21, 2017 Wall Street banks have used shady financial instruments to extract billions from unsuspecting localities, helping devastate places like Jefferson County, Ala. Making the wrong bet with...We Are the Parasite
[Community] We Are the Parasite By James Hunter Posted April 20, 2017 The human race has become a parasite that is killing its host. The host is Gaia. This is the central political fact of our times. Two important political ramifications derive from the above fact....What a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey
[Community] What a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey by Ellen Brown Posted April 15, 2017 Consider the possibilities, for example, for funding infrastructure. Like most states today, New Jersey suffers from serious budget problems, limiting its ability to make...Quotable Sayings
We experience the world through stories. Whoever tells the stories of a culture defines the terms, the agenda, and the common issues we face. It used to be the parent, the school, the church, the community.
Now it’s a handful of global conglomerates that have nothing to tell, but a great deal to sell.
George Gerbner