nous les 99%

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin no 1367, by Teressa Rose Ezell, Feb 9, 2017.

A Lakota prophecy tells of a mythic Black Snake that will move underground and bring destruction to the Earth. The “seventh sign” in Hopi prophecy involves the ocean turning black and bringing death to many sea-dwelling creatures. It doesn’t take an over-active imagination to make a connection between these images and oil pipelines and spills. Continuer la lecture de « Black Snakes on the Move: U.S. Pipeline Expansion Out Of Control »

… on women’s marches in Washington DC, San Francisco, worldwide – Published on Dissident Voice.org, by Barbara MacLean, Feb 7, 2017.

… I was struck by one thing. Whiteness. The marchers were predominantly white – even in places like Nairobi. Not only were they white, they looked like they were upper middle class – able to afford the finest warm clothes and designer outfits, down jackets, sporting iPhones to record themselves. Continuer la lecture de « No Pink Wooly Caps for Me »

Published on The Guardian, by George Monbiot, Feb 2, 2017.

It took corporate America a while to warm to Donald Trump. Some of his positions, especially on trade, horrified business leaders. Many of them favoured Ted Cruz or Scott Walker. But once Trump had secured the nomination, the big money began to recognise an unprecedented opportunity … // Continuer la lecture de « How corporate dark money is taking power on both sides of the Atlantic »

… hopefully our minds remain open … open to das Grosse Ganze / the Whole / le Grand Tout – uploaded on YouTube by Kirsten Dirksen:

• Owner-built Atlanta glass “treehouse” floats among hardwoods, 30.46 min, Dec 25, 2016;
• Shared micro living, 12.58 min, Feb 2, 2015 … how 2 couples could live/work in 700 sq ft;
• Access to tools to help craft your self reliance – kirstendirksen, 6.29 min, Jan 18, 2015;
• Thoreauvian simple living … unelectrified, timeless tiny home, 6.45 min, Jan 9, 2012 … seven years ago Diana and Michael Lorence moved to a 12-foot-square home without electricity in the coastal mountains of Northern California;   Continuer la lecture de « living spaces becoming smaller and smaller »