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The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
Seeded on Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:10 AM EDT ()
The recent speculative boom and financial crash have forced a rethink about the way we live now. As the bankers line up in front of the Treasury Select Committee, we can ponder our own behaviour.
Anarchist Squatting and Land Use in the West
Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:32 PM EDT (squat.net)
'Squats' are growing as a form of resistance within the anarchist community.
Mind Hacks: Web making us worried, but probably not stupid
Seeded on Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:59 AM EDT (mindhacks.com)
The cover article of this month's Atlantic magazine argues that our increasing reliance on internet technology means we're becoming less able to focus and absorb ourselves in a task because we're so used to mentally 'jumping around'.
The Intersection: Cyclone Sidr: Category 5
Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:04 AM EST (ScienceBlogs)
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center finally gave in and rated the storm at 135 knots--or 155 mile per hour winds. This is the cutoff for Category 5. There may be some weakening by landfall, but what we're expecting is a borderline Cat 4/Cat 5 striking along the path shown above.
Glenn Greenwald - Political Blogs and Opinions - Salon
Seeded on Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:48 PM EST (Salon.com)
In October of 2003, Jack Goldsmith -- a right-wing lawyer with radical views of executive power and long-time friend of John Yoo -- was named by the Bush administration to head the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel, one of the most influential legal positions in the executive branch.
Dept. of Criminology: Dangerous Minds: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 1:43 PM EST (New Yorker)
"One more thing." I closed my eyes because I didn't want to see their reaction. I saw the Bomber: impeccably neat, absolutely proper. A man who would avoid the newer styles of clothing until long custom had made them conservative.
Sadly, No! » Making New Friends
Seeded on Mon Nov 5, 2007 3:38 PM EST (Sadly, No!)
What followed was a coordinated effort to block Andy [Stephenson]'s medical care or his benefit from the medical care we could secure for him.
The Myths of "Libertarian" economics.
Seeded on Mon Nov 5, 2007 5:52 AM EST (spunk.org)
This would be the case under "anarcho" capitalism, with the other obvious result that the market for private "defense" firms would also soon be run by a few large companies, which however no one would be allowed to call a "state" without being fired even though that's what it …
Mutualist Blog: Free Market Anti-Capitalism: Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 6:46 AM EDT (mutualist.blogspot.com)
It's hard to spend any time at all in the allegedly "libertarian" parts of the Web without being deluged by commentary defending corporate globalization, CO2 emissions, Third World landed oligarchies, Nike's sweatshops, Wal-Mart, Big Pharma's profits, CEO salaries, and Microsoft' …
The Libertarian Case for Slavery*
Seeded on Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:33 PM EDT (cog.kent.edu)
The problem of voluntary slavery and its political analogue is the fundamental paradigmatic problem of modern social philosophy.
WendyMcElroy.com: Climbing off the bandwagon
Seeded on Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:43 AM EDT (wendymcelroy.com)
I wrote the following article for The Voluntaryist Volume 1, Number 3 - February 1983.
Corruption Lecture - alpha version (Lessig Blog)
Seeded on Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:08 PM EDT (lessig.org)
"As promised, here's the first lecture on corruption. It is an alpha version. I'm eager for comments and feedback. My first written feedback came from Aaron Swartz, with whom I had conspired last winter about making this move. I'll post his comments and some replies later today.
The Libertarian As Conservative, By Bob Black
Seeded on Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:04 PM EDT (geocities.com)
I agreed to come here today to speak on some such subject as "The Libertarian as Conservative." To me this is so obvious that I am hard put to find something to say to people who still think libertarianism has something to do with liberty.
Group Avatar Competition.
Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:26 PM EDT
Finally getting round to formalising this. As suggested on the chat bar for the Photography group, a competition (to be held monthly, if interest allows) to decide the group avatar.
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AlterNet: Creation
Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:08 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
In the middle of the lobby of the 50,000-square-foot Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., a 20-foot waterfall tumbles.
When troops nearly took over the BBC | Dt Opinion | Opinion | Telegraph
Seeded on Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:08 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Kate Adie told me a remarkable story over breakfast on Sunday. We were discussing the Suez crisis, backdrop for John Osborne's play The Entertainer, magnificently revived at the Old Vic.
Israel recalls 'naked ambassador'
Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:48 AM EDT (BBC News)
Israel is replacing its ambassador in El Salvador after the envoy was found outside the embassy, drunk, wearing only bondage gear, officials said.
Mutualist.Org: Free Market Anti-Capitalism
Seeded on Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:19 AM EST (mutualist.org)
Mutualism, as a variety of anarchism, goes back to P.J. Proudhon in France and Josiah Warren in the U.S. It favors, to the extent possible, an evolutionary approach to creating a new society.
Durango Herald Online
Seeded on Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:07 AM EST (durangoherald.com)
A Pagosa Springs resident is resisting an order by her homeowners' association to remove a peace symbol-shaped wreath from an exterior wall of her home. Bill Trimarco and Lisa Jensen stand next to their peace wreath at their home near Pagosa Springs on Friday.
Table of Contents - John Taylor Gatto
Seeded on Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:51 AM EST (johntaylorgatto.com)
The shocking possibility that dumb people don't exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to you.
AIUK : Guatemala appeal
Seeded on Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:35 AM EST (amnesty.org.uk)
Last year at least 665 women were murdered in Guatemala - many were raped and tortured. Not a single one of their murderers was brought to justice.
Artists Against War
Seeded on Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:47 PM EST (artistsagainstwar.net)
The AAW is born from a feeling of powerlessness and the will to fight it someway.
Remembering moments yet to come...
Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:34 PM EST
Sometimes, in dark of the night When the rain is drumming out rhythms Of sweet loneliness and regret On my windowed pain. I think of you... And the novelty oversize balloon We'll buy together some smile filled day At a funfair not far away From now.
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Boy Scouts get MPAA-approved copyright merit badge
Seeded on Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:05 AM EDT (Ars Technica)
More than 50,000 kids in the Los Angeles area are enrolled in the Boy Scouts, where they earn merit badges in things like First Aid, Personal Management, and Citizenship in the World, and generally learn to "Be Prepared" (the Boy Scout motto).
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