Review (Guest): Global Catastrophes and Trends – The Next Fifty Years

Vaclav Smil Very balanced and insightful thinking on the topic, September 3, 2010 Gaetan Lion Contrary to what the title suggests, this is not about over-hyping any apocalyptic scenarios. To the contrary, Smil thinks through issues in an insightful and detached way. From the book, you develop critical thinking skills to vaccinate your mind against …

Review (Guest) The Crash of 2016 – The Plot to Destroy America – And What We Can Do to Stop It

Thom Hartmann Provocative and Troubling Look at an Impending Economic Implosion, November 16, 2013 Book Shark “The Crash of 2016” is a provocative and troubling look at an economic implosion that will occur unless we take drastic measures to stop it. “A story of how America was dragged into the Crash of 2016.” Well-known progressive …

Mini-Me: Pakistan closes Afghan border ahead of drones protest — Updated with photos and maps

Huh? Pakistan closes Afghan border ahead of drones protest Islamabad, Nov 23: Pakistan on Saturday closed its border with Afghanistan ahead of protests against US drone attacks, official sources said. Thousands of people will begin a protest sit-in on the main NATO supply route in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, later on Saturday. …

Owl: “Assassination Market” Website: Are the “Bad Guys” Actually the “Good Guys,” and Vice-Versa?

“Assassination Market” Website: Are the “Bad Guys” Actually the “Good Guys,” and Vice-Versa? Some have said Bitcoin is at the center of a revolution in the world economy. The jury is still out on such claims, but using Bitcoin to enable killing unpopular public figures and politicians seems, at the very least, to be sending …

NIGHTWATCH: Turkey Joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)?

Turkey: Prime Minister Erdogan called on Russian President Putin to let Turkey join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during a joint press conference the two leaders held in St. Petersburg. “Include us in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and relieve us from this pain,” Erdogan told Putin in a reference to Turkey’s long European Union membership …

Theophillis Goodyear: Boris Artzybasheff – A Visionary Who Perhaps Saw Reality More Clearly Than We Do

Boris Artzybasheff’s anthropomorphic illustrations are surreal and often bordering on the grotesque. But as I look at them I can’t help but think that they’re more accurate representations of contemporary reality than what most of us perceive as reality. Modern citizens have become so alienated that we aren’t even aware of the degree to which we’ve become alienated. Many of Artzybasheff’s illustrations are weapons …