Zero Hedge: Gold Counterfeiters Winning Fake Bullion War — Buyer Beware!

The Arms Race Between Gold Counterfeiters and Bullion Testers Is Heating Up Fake gold bars are usually made of gold-plated tungsten because the density of tungsten, which is 19.25 times that of water, is very similar to gold’s density of 19.30. This makes tungsten the most suitable metal to create counterfeit gold bars whose dimensions …

Lisi Krall: This Historical Moment Demands Transformation of Our Institutions. The Green New Deal Won’t Do That

This Historical Moment Demands Transformation of Our Institutions. The Green New Deal Won’t Do That The GND’s problem, as I understand it, is that it wants to deal with the first contradiction of capital (job creation and new outlets for capital investment) and the second contradiction (biophysical limits) by assuming that we can transition to …

Stephen E. Arnold: Is Google a Colonizing Force and Palantir Worried About a Demand by KT4 for Electronic Records?

Google: Just Like a Colonizing Force? Can a company cross over into the monetization methods of a country? I read “Google’s Sidewalk Labs Plans Massive Expansion to Waterfront Vision” and formulated this company-country question. If accurate the Star’s report seems to outline a way for a commercial enterprise, based in the US, to monetize or …

Event: Transition Town Consciousness Festival, Media, PA 20-23 April 2019

Climate, Consciousness and Community A Kosmos Summit Join us! | April 20-23, 2019 We invite you to join us for four days of deep learning, healing, and sharing, in Media, Philadelphia for the Kosmos Climate, Consciousness, and Community Summit. Engage in intimate dialogue and reflection as we confront truths and feelings about the converging crises we …