Review: The Empathetic Civilization–the Race to Global Consciousness in a World of Crisis

HUGE Book, Deep Look From One Perspective January 14, 2010 Jeremy Rifkin This is a society-changing piece of work. This is a magnum opus from a very specific point of view that overlooks both major consciousness figures and major biosphere figures. Herman Daly gets one note, Tom Atlee, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Steve McIntosh are not …

Review: Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution

Superbly Crafted Primer on “The Next Step” October 19, 2007 Steve McIntosh My first note is: “the next step.” The two Appendices are, in my view, a better starting place for the book as a whole. The author synthesizes natural sciences, developmental psychology, political thought, philosophy, and spiritual traditions. I have a note later in …

Caitlyn Johnstone: After Russiagate, Why WOULDN’T People Be Skeptical About Covid?

After Russiagate, Why WOULDN’T People Be Skeptical About Covid? You hardly ever hear about Russiagate anymore. The last time it made a blip in the radar was when disgraced Collusion author Luke Harding published a very thinly-sourced story in The Guardian claiming to have proof that Donald Trump was a Kremlin asset, but other mass …

Caitlin Johnstone: Silicon Valley Algorithm Manipulation Is The Only Thing Keeping Mainstream Media Alive

Silicon Valley Algorithm Manipulation Is The Only Thing Keeping Mainstream Media Alive The emergence of the internet was met with hope and enthusiasm by people who understood that the plutocrat-controlled mainstream media were manipulating public opinion to manufacture consent for the status quo. The democratization of information-sharing was going to give rise to a public …