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Reference: Saving the World–Some Perspectives

The Venus Project, Inc is an organization that promotes Jacque Fresco‘s visions of the future with the goal to improve society by moving towards what they call resource-based economy and the design of sustainable cities, energy efficiency, natural resource management and advanced automation, focusing on the benefits they claim it will bring to society. The …

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Reference: Cultures of Resistance–A Look at Global Militarization

by Cultures of Resistance Fri, Oct 22, 2010 4:32pm EST In 2009, the United States government spent some $650 billion on its military. This is more than the next 46 highest-spending countries combined. Much of this treasure ended up in the hands of profit-driven weapons manufacturers. In the following short film, Cultures of Resistance takes …

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Reference: Citizen Groups Proposed Spending Cuts

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) and National Taxpayers Union (NTU) have joined together to propose a list of 30 specific recommendations to reform our future spending commitments. If enacted in their entirety, these changes would save taxpayers over $600 billion in total by 2015, the target date for the Fiscal Commission to …

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Journal: Third Party Desired by 58% in America + ReCap

Large Majority of Americans Thinks Country Needs Viable Third Party By: Jon Walker Monday September 20, 2010 1:03 pm A large majority of Americans, 58 percent, believe that the country needs a third major party to adequately represent the American people, according to a new Gallup poll. Only 35 percent think the Democratic and Republican …

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