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A few somber anniversaries are upon us, including 100 days since the tragic Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre and 10 years since the illegal and immoral invasion and destruction of Iraq. Meanwhile, gun and ammo stockpiling continues, as does the Congressional hand-wringing over how "hard" gun control legislation would be to implement despite popular support. Perhaps it's time to wage a new war of distraction against another corner of the axis of evil -- Iran? North Korea? Keep an eye on the rhetoric, and read Michael DeLang's consideration of society's continual acceptance of violence; whether governmental or individual, anonymous or notorious, the ends never justify the means but the perpetrators always feel justified... Perhaps one day war for oil will be a thing of the past and we'll take our environment seriously and follow the likes of Norway, Iceland, or Canada and become dependent on hydroelectric power instead. Glenn Reed's doing his part along side many activists taking on coal trains, tar sands oil, and other continued dirty energy development. As he eloquently points out, change is not coming from the top.
Another source of environmental insult is the meat industry -- Raju Peddada examines the polluting effects of meat-eating on our ecosystem and our bodies. Similarly, Manuel García, Jr. explains how mindful eating of fresh whole foods powers healthy living and prevents economic exploitation by eating disorder. And some food for thought comes from Michael Barker, who ponders Carl Jung's selective consciousness, and Gilles d'Aymery, who muses about the election of a new Pope and the likelihood of Vatican change, a few notable and lesser-known passings, the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, and the laughable circus in France.
On the culture front, Paul Buhle reviews Mel Donalson's Communion, a remarkable work that plunges us into modern Los Angeles where the underclass lives badly in every sense, and Peter Byrne looks at the imaginative British documentary filmmaker Patrick Keiller. Guido Monte poetically describes a recent and sad example of suicide by an unemployed Sicilian man, and we close with a reader's letter taking exception to Michael Barker's critiques of Rudolf Steiner.
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Michael DeLang: Seeking A Moral Calculus
The author considers society's continual acceptance of violence; whether governmental or individual, anonymous or notorious, the ends never justify the means but the perpetrator feels justified. More...
Glenn Reed: The Gestalt Of Coal Trains, Pipelines, Climate Change & Golfing As Usual
Activists fight coal trains, tar sands oil and other continued dirty energy development by those in power. More...
Raju Peddada: Meat: The Taste of Sin - Part II
Part II on the impact of meat-eating on our health and environment. More...
Manuel García, Jr.: Eating And Mindful Metabolic Management
Mindful eating of fresh whole foods powers healthy living and prevents economic exploitation by eating disorder. More...
Michael Barker: Carl Jung's Selective Consciousness - Part I
Part I of a review of Carl Jung's occult intellectual heritage as based upon the work of Richard Noll. More...
Gilles d'Aymery: Blips #133
A few selected issues that landed on the Editor's desk, from the election of a new Pope and the likelihood of Vatican change, a few notable and lesser-known passings, the 10th anniversary of the illegal and unnecessary Iraq War, to the laughable circus in France. More...
Paul Buhle: In The Path Of Walter Mosley
A review of Mel Donalson's Communion, a remarkable work that plunges us into modern Los Angeles where the underclass lives badly in every sense. More...
Peter Byrne: Patrick Keiller's Look-and-Think Films
A look at the imaginative British documentary filmmaker Patrick Keiller. More...
Guido Monte: Suicide in Trapani
Guido Monte describes a recent and sad example of suicide by a Sicilian unemployed man. More...
A reader criticizes "the increasing level of libel regarding Rudolf Steiner to be found in Michael Barker's essays...". More...
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