22nd October 2015 By Paul Lenda Guest Writer for Wake Up World In recent history it has been commonly thought that human beings are hardwired to be instinctively selfish. This perception of reality made for way for the Western “every man for himself” concept and idea that we are individualistic at the core of our nature. However, many studies … Continue reading ARE HUMANS EVOLVING TO BECOME MORE COMPASSIONATE?
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WHAT BERNE SANDERS SHOULD HAVE SAID ABOUT DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
What One Historian Wishes Bernie Sanders Said About Being a Socialist October 14, 2015 | Updated October 15, 2015 by Bernard Weisberger This post first appeared on BillMoyers.com. http://billmoyers.com/2015/10/14/what-one-historian-wishes-bernie-sanders-said-about-being-a-socialist/ Last night's first gotcha question from Anderson Cooper about whether the American people would ever elect a socialist to office was one that Bernie Sanders was … Continue reading WHAT BERNE SANDERS SHOULD HAVE SAID ABOUT DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC Response from President Barack Obama The White House, Washington Dear Kenneth: Thank you for writing. The Arctic is a unique and fragile environment where the ocean sustains both people and wildlife, and I have acted to protect some of its most important areas. I have made Alaska’s Bristol Bay off-limits to … Continue reading DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
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IS OWNING AN ARSENAL RIGHT FOR YOU?
http://www.coloradoindependent.com/154623/gun-shops-the-cure-for-mental-illness About the Author MIKE KEEFE Longtime Denver Post staffer and winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. His work has appeared in many of the nation's top news publications. mkeefe@intoon.com | www.intoon.com
OUT OF CONTROL POLICE VIOLENCE
LOOK UP "VIDEOS OF COPS BEATING PEOPLE" ON GOOGLE OR FACEBOOK. You will find thousands of videos of those paid to be our protectors and public servants beating women, blacks, whites, people in wheelchairs, kicking women, beating people senseless in jails. You will also find people saying that cops have a hard, unrewarding job and should … Continue reading OUT OF CONTROL POLICE VIOLENCE
BILL TO “RESPECT STATE MARIJUANA LAWS” COMES BEFORE U.S. CONGRESS
http://theantimedia.org/this-bill-will-finally-end-cannabis-prohibition/ Claire Bernish July 24, 2015 (ANTIMEDIA) Washington, D.C. — A bill with bipartisan support introduced in Congress this week is finally tolling the death knell for cannabis prohibition. By removing a notorious legal contradiction, the legislation would give precedence to state marijuana laws—making federal enforcement a thing of the past in states where medical and recreational weed … Continue reading BILL TO “RESPECT STATE MARIJUANA LAWS” COMES BEFORE U.S. CONGRESS
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WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?
http://permacultureprinciples.com IS IT SUBVERSIVE TO POOL THE KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE ABOUT CARING FOR OURSELVES Permaculture is a creative design process based on whole-systems thinking that uses ethics and design principles. It guides us to mimic the patterns and relationships we can find in nature and can be applied to all aspects of human habitation, from … Continue reading WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?
LOVE AND MARRIAGE, THEN AND NOW
Early nomads in the middle east, where modern civilization arose, allowed a wife to have a tent of her own which she kept completely independent of her husband. The early Israelites kept this custom as well, as shown in the last book of Proverbs. http://kennethharperfinton.me/2015/06/30/love-and-marriage-then-and-now/ CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR ENTIRE ATICLE Love is seen everywhere … Continue reading LOVE AND MARRIAGE, THEN AND NOW
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