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Article Archive for May 2009

Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent
May 30, 2009 – 1:53 pm | No Comment
Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent

This Canadian documentary Manufacturing Consent based on the Noam Chomsky/Edward Herman book by the same name explores the the propaganda model of the media.  In other words, mass media is not meant to inform or …

The Corporation – The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
May 28, 2009 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
The Corporation – The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

The Corporation is a very well done documentary based on the book, The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (ISBN 0-74324-744-2).
The Corporation is today’s dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm. …

Michael Pollan – a Letter to the President
May 26, 2009 – 11:34 pm | No Comment
Michael Pollan – a Letter to the President

Michael Pollan does a great job breaking down the problems with how we do food in America and provides a very good plan for how we can move to a healthier way of approaching food.
His …

Who Killed the Electric Car?
May 26, 2009 – 7:26 pm | No Comment
Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film that explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the …

History of the Financial Warfare Model
May 24, 2009 – 12:10 am | No Comment
History of the Financial Warfare Model

THE MONEY MASTERS is a 3 1/2 hour non-fiction, historical documentary that traces the origins of the political power structure. The modern political power structure has its roots in the hidden manipulation and …

Modern Slavery
May 22, 2009 – 5:21 pm | No Comment
Modern Slavery

Maxed Out – a very good documentary showing how credit cards impose modern slavery on people. The official story is that we took care of slavery years ago in this country. This is …

Keeping Your Business Afloat in Hyperinflation
May 21, 2009 – 11:51 am | No Comment
Keeping Your Business Afloat in Hyperinflation

Published in 1989 to educate US businessmen on how to cope with hyperinflation, Gerald Swanson’s book “The Hyperinflation Survival Guide: Strategies for American Businesses” contains a wealth of lessons for non-business folks as well. If …

Why All the Guns?
May 16, 2009 – 11:50 pm | 2 Comments
Why All the Guns?

Apparently, US citizens bought enough guns in 3 months to outfit the entire Chinese and Indian army’s combined. Law abiding US citizens bought on average 3,177,256 guns every 3 months in 2008.  That’s …

Mortgage Fraud – Insiders Speaking Out
May 16, 2009 – 11:30 pm | No Comment
Mortgage Fraud – Insiders Speaking Out

Criminal fraud may be the most under reported aspect of our current financial crisis. In this “Road to Ruin” report, former subprime lenders from Ameriquest, once the country’s largest lender, describe a system rife with …

Escape from Christendom
May 12, 2009 – 11:37 pm | No Comment
Escape from Christendom

I found this story helpful and I trust you will as well.
Escape from Christendom
Robert Burnell
The Journey
In my dream I see the lone figure of a man following a road. As the sun sets beneath the …