Here’s a little taste of the articles i’ve been reading online lately. Firstly, i’ve been curious about what obama is gonna do as the new emperor of the world. I think it’s a good bet that the character of his appointees will indicate his direction. Along those lines, check out what Paul [...]
First, because i think the market is such a joke, i thought i’d post this: John Bird and John Fortune doing a comedy skit about markets. But on the serious side, here’s an article about “Counterparty risk”, which seems to be the reason that the US government is so willing to bail out [...]
While the news here seems to be about russia invading, there seems to be less attention on the US training and military partnership with the free-market-loving georgian government. Their military expenditures have increased drastically lately, and the region is of strategic importance for oil pipelines. Here are two articles that i read today, [...]
Apparently San Francisco city hall just set up a 10000 sq-ft Victory Garden. When will Vancouver city hall do the same? In 2006 i lived really close to New Westminster city hall, about 15km southeast of vancouver, and every time i walked past their huuuuuge expanse of front lawn, all i could think [...]
Someone just sent me a link to a really interesting analysis of the politics of the latest batman movie. I thought it was quite insightful. The author writes about the joker as commentary on terrorists, supposedly just insane with no plan, hating our freedoms. Batman is shown to be a white male [...]
Just in case you’ve never heard about all the shady things that the political police do, check out this article about the FBI using paid informants to infiltrate vegan potlucks. Yes, that’s right, if you don’t want to eat animals, then the government basically views you as a terrorist. Relatedly, there’s also [...]
So everyone has moved into the new house, and we’ve sorta sorted things out now. 6 of us total, and everyone seems quite interested in the garden project. I’m thankful we haven’t put anything in the ground yet though, since it just snowed last night. For those who don’t know the climate [...]
I just found an interesting article on current events in India, called “From Champaram To Rajghat : A Pilgrimage To Save Seeds, The Land And Our Farmers“, by Vandana Shiva. In it, she compares the current corporate practice of patenting seeds and forcing farmers to buy new seeds every year instead of saving them, [...]
I’m currently reading “Energy and Equity” by Ivan Illich. In it, he’s discussing the idea that people who use more than a certain amount of per capita energy tend to be enslaved by the social relations that result from all the of infrastructure and centralized political power that delivers the ability to consume that [...]
Many thanks to christine for pointing out that the wonderful Saltspring Seeds has a Zero Mile Diet seed kit. I like the write-up so much, i’m just gonna repost it here:
This kit is for gardeners or groups of gardeners eager to become more self-reliant in food. The 12 seed packets contained in it are [...]