Shot in the Back at Standing Rock
Shot in the Back at Standing Rock by Josh Fox Posted November 21, 2016 Elders kept in cages. Demonstrators shot with rubber bullets. What’s happening at Standing Rock isn’t just a protest, it’s a character test—one America is failing. At its base,...Human Derivatives and Gold – The Oligarchs’ Plan to Monetize Humanity
Human Derivatives and Gold – The Oligarchs’ Plan to Monetize Humanity By Stewart Dougherty Posted November 18, 2016 Derivatives are layered on top of what are known as “underlying” assets, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies,...Through the Gates of Hell: Empire of Chaos
Through the Gates of Hell: Empire of Chaos by Tom Engelhardt Posted November 15, 2016 The one thing you could say about empires is that, at or near their height, they have always represented a principle of order as well as domination. So here’s the confounding...The TPP is Dead: The People Defeat Transnational Corporate Power
The TPP is Dead: The People Defeat Transnational Corporate Power By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Posted November 14, 2016 The Obama administration faced reality on Friday when they recognized the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would not be ratified by this...The battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained
The battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained by Brad Plumer Posted November 7, 2016 For months, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota has been waging a pitched battle against a proposed oil pipeline that would run near their reservation — arguing that...Electronic Frontier Foundation
Quotable Sayings
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
______________________________
You do not become a billionaire through labor. You become a billionaire through inheritance, corruption or economic rents – or, in most cases, some mixture of all three.
Grace Blakeley
______________________________
Mainstream American liberals think they’re clear-eyed because they can see the propaganda strings being pulled by Fox and Donald Trump, and mainstream American conservatives think they’re clear-eyed because they can see the propaganda strings being pulled by MSNBC and the Democrats, but the propaganda strings on both trace back to the same puppet master. And seeing that is just the beginning.
Caitlin Johnstone
______________________________
You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.
Deepak Chopra
_____________________________
It is obvious that the US government is destroying Assange to signal to journalists the consequences of publishing information. It is therefore also obvious that any journalist who fails to use whatever platform they have to speak out against Assange’s persecution has no intention of ever publishing anything that the US government doesn’t want published. Their silence on or support for what is being done to this man can and should be taken as an admission that they are nothing other than state propagandists.
Caitlin Johnstone
_____________________________
It’s quite fitting that the – imperially pre-determined – judicial fate of Julian Assange is being played out in Britain, the home of George Orwell.
Pepe Escobar
_____________________________
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Mark Twain
_____________________________