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Science as Social Control: Political Paralysis and the Genetics Agenda
Only a tiny proportion of research in biology gets done outside of straightjackets imposed by funding agencies.
The Boycott of Israel Eight Years In
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement directed toward Israel is eight years old. It was started back in 2005, when a coalition of Palestine-based social and economic organizations …
Police Violence Did Not Cause Turkeys Uprising
Contrary to what many might believe, the extreme use of force by police on the peaceful protestors was not what caused the massive uprising which started in Turkey in …
New Monetary Systems for a Sustainable Democracy and “The Great Turning“
Our money system is ill-equipped to help us solve the socio-economic and ecological challenges we face.
Monsanto Soybeans May Sprout From Human Ears
While there's no imminent or specific threat of soybeans sprouting from our ears due to Monsanto chemicals and its genetic modification of food, the real risks are far worse.The …
Creating the New World
A simplified explanation of the strategy to transform our society from a greedy plutocracy to a cooperative democracy, from our destructive path to a sustainable future, is that there …
Never Again Enough: Field Notes from a Drying West
The crucial question for Phoenix, for the Colorado, and for the greater part of the American West is this: How long will the water hold out?
A National Debate about Government Spying?
On 8 July 2013 the New York Times (NYT) published an editorial on the issue of National Security Agency (NSA) spying on Americans. The editorial described the issue as …
Laboratories for Nonviolent Defense
As the rest of the world gears up to battle with the 1%, George Lakey asks the vital question:
Education and Architecture In Black: Two Sides of the Same Coin
In order to fix education in America, we must realize that the institution of education is not synonymous with learning.