Okay, now what?
by John Stassek A BRIEF EXPLANATION Six years ago I stopped at a Barnes and Noble bookstore to do a little browsing and kill some time. That was one of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made. I picked up a…
Occupying television
Earlier this week I was featured on the Occupy Wall Street show for Press TV. The full program is embedded below, although it includes little new material for regulars here. Also, I'll be feature on Michael C. Ruppert's Lifeboat Hour…
The Cost of Affluence
In a letter to Ernest de Chabrol dated 9 June 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote: "As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only…
are we evil?
by the virgin terry since writing the essay below a few days ago, i've been thinking a lot about the effect it may have on sheople like dr. house, whose beloved father was a christian minister. i don't mind alienating…
Words to give by
I'm fussy about the words I use. Words matter, after all. For example, anarchy is not chaos, though you'd never be able to distinguish the two based on anything presented by the mainstream media. As a further example, I'm averse…
TEDx Talk in Tempe, Arizona
I presented a TEDx talk on the campus of Arizona State University on Wednesday, 25 January 2012. The Barrett Honors College hosted, and Ashley Irvin was the facilitator. I gave an autographed and inscribed copy of Walking Away from Empire…
The myth of sustainability
I'm couchsurfing Michigan and somebody posted one of my 15 presentations (so far) on YouTube. It's an updated version of my September 2011 presentation in Middleville, Michigan and I'm presenting here without further comment. ___________ A few recent interviews associated…