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Time magazine has chosen their 2011 Person of the Year as the Protestor. They explain in the magazine that for a couple of decades protests (and their effectiveness) seemed to disappear. But they are back and serious . As they say It began in Tunisia, " where the dictator's power grabbing ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, War
Naomi Klein spoke at Occupy Wall Street on Thursday. No amplification is allowed ( which is in itself incredible ) ...so the Nation and Occupied Wall Street Journal have both printed the longer version of her speech...the one she would have given if the land of liberty allowed its demonstrations to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Celebrities, Children and Families, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government
Israel’s Dimona Nuclear Research Center, site of the country’s first and only nuclear power plant, came online at some point between 1962 and 1964. The airspace over it is closed to all aircraft, and the area around it is heavily guarded and fenced off. According to Dimona Nuclear ... keep reading
Written by Charles Kennedy in September 2011, about Industry & Business, Nuclear, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government
This is the video highlights of a conference over the weekend in Zurich Switzerland. It's well worth watching especially if you are feeling a bit jaded about the possibility of change, but let's hear it direct from them. The words below are from the OneYoungWorld website "The final ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Events, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a notoriously conservative organization, has stated that Venezuela now has the world’s largest oil reserves, even exceeding those of OPEC’s top producer, Saudi Arabia. Oil production in Venezuela is under the control of the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. company ... keep reading
Written by Joao Peixe in August 2011, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government
Perhaps the biggest foreign-policy story of the past decade, thoroughly overlooked by the American media after 9/11 and its subsequent monomaniacal focus on terrorism, security and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is the fact that Latin America has essentially moved away from Washington's influence. This quiet revolution ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly in August 2011, about Economics, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government
A Secret War in 120 Countries The Pentagon’s New Power Elite By Nick Turse Somewhere on this planet an American commando is carrying out a mission. Now, say that 70 times and you’re done... for the day. Without the knowledge of the American public, a secret force within ... keep reading
Written by Nick Turse in August 2011, about Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, War
In a bid to further break out from its international isolation, Iran is holding its third international exhibition on energy saving and urban electronic management in Tehran from 14 - 16 July. Using nano-materials for fuel consumption decrease, thermal insulations for decreasing energy consumption, nanotechnology application in LED and OLED, and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Climate Change, Finance & Money, Green energy, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Solar
Pakistan’s chronic energy shortages have combined with widespread perceptions that Washington is more interested in pursuing its anti-terror agenda than assisting the country financially, causing many leading figures to question the value of its relationship with the U.S. This ambivalence extends to Islamabad’s relationship with its former ... keep reading
Written by Charles Kennedy in July 2011, about Children and Families, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
Women in Saudi Arabia on Friday were openly driving cars in defiance of the unwritten ban on female drivers. Like many protests in the Arab world this has been organised through social networks with women posting videos of themselves driving and pressing for the "right of Saudi women 2 drive ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in June 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government (1 comment)
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