what’s killing our civilization

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

There are at least four basic things which kill our civilization second by second, they are related to wealth, property, money and economic exchange. The most urgent actions allowing our civilization (the so-called “western” civilization) to avoid suicide (self-genocide) are: 1. Universally limiting the personal total wealth to the resources needed for a human lifetime. [...]

on democracy, property and freedom

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Have you ever watched a “free market” clone on TV telling you that democracy builds on property, the rule of law etc.? Let’s take a look into what that means. A recent study shows how the wealth is distributed in the U.S.A.: in 2007, 80% of the population owns 15% of what’s to be owned, [...]

the big picture

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

John Perkins really manages to round it up in this interview at Democracy Now: our history has become the history of corporations and that has to be fixed. If you feel something’s still missing from the big picture, check these out: Loose Change (Final Cut), The one percent. Before you decide to choose a school, [...]