Crisis of Capitalism

June 29, 2010 by DJ Lanphier
Jules Marshall posted a must watch animation from RSA Comment: …radical sociologist David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism, towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that could be responsible, just and humane. Very much worth watching. My comments are below the video. The [...]

bill and bill: moyers and maher on real time

September 6, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
If you haven’t watched Bill Moyers on Real Time with Bil Maher, it’s worth watching. The point that conservatives are simply employing a scorched earth campaign to insure that Obama fails is important, and has to be confronted. And, he covers corporatism as well. Part 2 Part 3

hate, health care and money

September 1, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
A few links worth reading: Five Symptoms of Republican Schizophrenia – Lots of illogical minds out there… that’s what happens when hate dominates…. Revealing Hate: Inside White Supremacist World – Much of the current political atmosphere in the USA can be traced to the increase in hate based thought…. It’s more common than you think…. [...]

webuzz: ted hope, yoko ono…

September 1, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
A few links worth sharing…. Truly Free Film: Plea To The New Generation: Embrace Transmedia Storytelling! – Ted Hope links to a great article on the future of film making. The world is changing, the mediascape is changing to be sure, but there are opportunities. It makes me smile knowing kindred spirits are out there! [...]

the death of middle america

August 31, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
From Glenn Greenwald – It’s time to embrace American royalty: …all of the above-listed people are examples of America’s Great Meritocracy, having achieved what they have solely on the basis of their talent, skill and hard work — The American Way. By contrast, Sonia Sotomayor — who grew up in a Puerto Rican family in [...]

crisis as opportunity

June 5, 2009 by DJ Lanphier
Douglas Rushkoff on how to take back our world by seeing the current economic crisis as a great opportunity. Life Inc. Dispatch 01: Crisis as Opportunity from Douglas Rushkoff on Vimeo.

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