Preservation of Peace & the Knowledge-Power Fallacy The 1987 Shay's Rebellion worried Jefferson and many of is colleagues deeply. The rebellion focused on debt incumbered farmers and their grievances...
I've been meaning to make a list of organization to donate to since the outbreak of the famine in East Africa last year. They crisis is still on going and its never too late to make list. So here it...
Malcolm X This 1972 documentary tribute to the life and work of the assassinated Black Muslim leader Malcolm X was poorly received at the time of its release. However, it has grown in importance...
Noam Chomsky on Intellectual Property That’s a very interesting question. It has an interesting history. TheWorld Trade Organization, the Uruguay round that set up the World TradeOrganization imposed, it’s called a “free trade agreement”. It’s in fact ahighly protectionist agreement. The US is strongly opposed to free trade,just as business leaders are, just as they’re opposed to a market economy.A crucial part of the Uruguay round, WTO, NAFTA, and the rest of them, isvery strong (what are called) intellectual...
Globalization, by way of the “Washington consensus”, is threatening our national prosperity by robbing the citizens of their ability to shape their economy and giving that authority to large corporations. The discourse on economics and politics has confused economic liberalism (open markets) with political liberalism (progressive politics). Hypocrisy in international relations has resulted in socialization of the costs while privatizing the profits. Consistently World Bank and IMF officials persuade developing countries...
This feature documentary reveals how Bank of Montreal chairman William Mulholland dealt with his debt-laden customers Dome Petroleum and the state of Mexico during the global debt crisis of 1982. Interviews with bankers and financial experts demystify the causes of debt crisis, confirm the fragility of the international banking system and outline the problems to be solved if the system is to survive. Interesting and shockingly familiar to our current global banking crisis. This documentary is still relevant to today...
I am going to start with the most obvious; the Kenyan invasion of southern Somalia 4 weeks ago. I'll be the first to admit that I was surprised at Kenyans outright movement of troops across the Somali...
What Do We Have? I been think lately that a major cause to the continuation of the Somali conflict is due to the inactivity of the Somali civil population. There may be several organizations inside...
Music: Afrolicious (twitter) (facebook) (soundcloud) Videos: I can't vouch for the hilarity of any of thes people or videos. So I am not going to a explain who they are. I will just say make...
The sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me"
Look what happens with a love like that, It lights up the whole sky
"The Sun Never Says" Hāfez
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