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Featured Stories

• Green America—Taking on the Finance/Food/Energy Challenge
• The Abominable Ways of Biotech
• Only Fashion Can Save Us From Collapse
• What Do You Mean the Third Dimension is Going Away?

All Story Categories

• Financial, Empire & Elites
• Corporations & Globalization
• Media, Internet & Privacy
• Energy, Peak Oil, Sustainability & Resilience
• Nuclear
• Climate Change
• More Environment
• Health
• Food, Nutrition, Organics & GMOs
• Agriculture & Gardening
• Cool & Cosmic
• History & Learning
• Music & Fun

FINANCIAL, EMPIRE & ELITES

Unwelcome Guests

Chris Hedges on War, Fascism, and Political Paralysis — 09 Aug 2013— Chris Hedges discusses the darkening skies of fascistic totalitarianism in the US, as The Powers That Be prepare for the unrest that will inevitably come as they transition the US populace into a new feudal reality. He also discusses war and the countless personal tragedies it engenders—for soldiers, for those who become "collateral damage," and for the few correspondents who get addicted to the adrenaline rush. He also offers insights on the duplicity and corruption of Demopublican politics in the US.
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Dan Carlin - Common Sense

Snow Storm — 07 Aug 2013— Dan Carlin offers an excellent analysis of how the Snowden releases have not only shone a light on illicit activity by the NSA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies, it has made obvious an number of things: many in these agencies think their illegal tactics are perfectly OK; Congressional oversight of intelligence activities is highly flawed; and leadership at all levels, including the president, routinely lies to the American public on these matters, even when challenged directly.
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Keiser Report

US High Cathedral of Fraud — 19 Aug 2013 — Max and Stacy discuss the coming Mom & Pop Bond Apocalypse. Wall Street is doing their best to entice small investors into the bond market just as the top is breaking—that is to say, it's the worst time to invest. But the banksters need their moolah!
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Unwelcome Guests

Capitalism—Accumulation By Dispossession — 03 Aug 2013 — Adam Smith asserted that capitalism emerged as a result of a "grasshopper and ant" situation, where some people were irresponsible and spendthrift while others were more prudent, saving their wealth so they could go on to become owners of big estates and factories. Geoff Bailey counters with the concept of "accumulation by dispossession," which shows the capitalists gaining their advantage by less honorable means. ~~ Then David Graeber summarizes the concepts in his book Debt, The First 5000 Years, including the unnaturalness of economists' beliefs that money evolved from barter or that human beings are basically selfish.
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C-Realm Podcast

Scarcity Engineering — 31 Jul 2013— KMO welcomes Michel Bauwens of the P2P Foundation to talk about strategies for transitioning from an economy dominated by for-profit institutions to a "for-benefit" model. Bauwens thinks the current system fails to properly recognize scarcity of resources and that it imposes an artificial scarcity on knowledge, science, and culture, which are naturally abundant.
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CORPORATIONS & GLOBALIZATION

TUC Radio

Community Rights vs. Corporate Rights — 23 Jul 2013 — Two major decisions that transferred power to corporations are the 2010 Supreme Court ruling allowing unlimited spending on political campaigns and the much older decision conferring personhood on corporations. But Paul Cienfuegos explains that the story is larger and more complicated, and why much of it remains shrouded in secrecy. He reviews the many other decisions that have made corporations so powerful today, and he shows how communities are finding successful ways to take back power on issues like fracking, mining, water rights, and energy issues.
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MEDIA, INTERNET & PRIVACY

On The Media

Creation of the Media — 09 Aug 2013 — It's often been observed that technological innovations are the primary force driving the evolution of the mass media. But Paul Starr refutes many such common assumptions. Among other things, Starr argues that the government has played a much more fundamental role in the growth of the American media than is commonly thought.
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Free Speech Radio News

Press Freedom Advocates Cite Threat to Media after UK Actions on Snowden Leaks — 20 Aug 2013 — Press freedom advocates are raising concerns after law enforcement in the UK forced The Guardian to destroy hard drives containing the files leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. In a separate move, the UK detained David Miranda, the partner of Glenn Greenwald, the Guardianjournalist who revealed the information provided by Snowden.
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(GP comment:  The name of the guy who was detained is named Miranda? Really?? Sometime you have to wonder who's writing this play...)

Red Ice Radio

Good Media—Using the Evidence, Not the Song Sheet — 12 Aug 2013— David Icke discusses his "People's Voice" media project. It will be a 24x7 channel of news, interviews, and programs offering alternative information, free of mainstream media spin. He also discusses the psychosis of preoccupation among the masses and offers ideas for moving forward.
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Democracy Now

Internet Privacy Failing Under Weight of National Security Letters — 13 Aug 2013 — Lavabit, an encrypted email service believed to have been used by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, abruptly shut down rather than comply with FBI demands for encrypted customer information. Lavabit owner Ladar Levison explains the difficult decision and the constraints of the "national security letter" he received, which forbids discussion of the case with anyone, even a lawyer. Then Nicholas Merrill, who took the FBI to court after receiving a national security letter demanding information on his internet service's customers, talks about the general problem of national security letters.
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ENERGY, PEAK OIL, SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE

C-Realm Podcast

Only Fashion Can Save Us From Collapse — 07 Aug 2013— If a collapse is unfolding, it is certainly arriving at different rates in different places. Business is booming in NYC, with a constant influx of international cash, and another real estate bubble spinning up. But in the middle of the country, the collapse is easier to spot. KMO and Albert K. Bates discuss the merits of John Michael Greer's catabolic collapse theory and compare it to the Olduvai Gorge theory, which envisions industrial civilization as a transient pulse that will resolve itself in short order. Bates thinks resilience, ecological regeneration, and a steady-state economy will have to be seen as "cool"—that is, fashionable—before we can turn the corner towards sustainability.
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KunstlerCast

Heinberg on Energy Decline and the Great Shale Snooker — 08 Aug 2013— Richard Heinberg reviews the energy predicament we find ourselves in and explains the evidence that says the US shale gas boom is already fizzling. More generally, James Howard Kunstler and Heinberg agree that the majority of leaders and citizens are waltzing down the road of denial, unwilling to have the adult conversation necessary to begin reforming the various aspects of civilization to ensure a workable future.
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KunstlerCast

David Orr on Local and Sustainable — 01 Aug 2013 — Sustainability/localism guru talks about how to create practical projects that further local sustainability initiatives. He stresses the importance of getting all the right players bought in to your sustainability goals and projects. Tangentially, he warns against the darkening corp-gov axis that is fostering a descent into totalitarian fascism, saying the best solution is to withdraw financial support from that system by shifting your buying habits to local and non-corporate purveyors.
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NPR

Massive Solar Plant a Stepping Stone for Future Projects — 29 Jul 2013 — The largest solar power plant of its kind is about to turn on in California's Mojave Desert and will power about 140,000 homes. The project had its challenges—including conflicts with the needs of endangered species. But California is trying to bring conservationists and energy companies together to create a smooth path for future projects.
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NUCLEAR

Green Power & Wellness

The Deepening Crisis at Fukushima — 12 Aug 2013 — Gordon Edwards of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility reviews the bad news from Fukushima, including ... the melted cores are so hot that no person or machine can get close enough to do a proper assessment; an underground river is flowing past the damaged reactors, picking up massive amounts of radioactivity, then flowing into the Pacific Ocean; the food chain is concentrating the radiation. Why is the Japanese government protecting the nuclear industry but not the people?
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(GP comment:  Got kelp?)

TUC Radio

Helen Caldicott on Nuclear Power, Radiation, and Our Health — 07 Aug 2013— This is the keynote presentation at a public forum in Taipei, Taiwan, in July 2013. The organizer was an antinuclear alliance of mothers called Mom Loves Taiwan. Caldicott 's talk covers the nature of power plants accidents, the different forms of radiation released, and how radiation acts on the human cells and causes cancer.
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CLIMATE CHANGE

The Lifeboat Hour

Guy McPherson on Climate Feedback Loops — 11 Aug 2013 — Guy McPherson explains why the multiple climate feedback loops that are on the verge of starting—or have already begun—mean the planet is headed for a new climate regime that will be very, very bad for humans. Also discussed in the program is the meltdown scenario at Fukushima, where inundation of the fuel rods would spell disaster on a previously unknown scale.
Download/Listen   57:52

Unwelcome Guests

Geoengineering for Fun and Profit — 27 Jul 2013— Clive Hamilton lays out the various climate techno-fixes that have been proposed, from seeding the atmosphere with sulfur particles to putting giant sun-blocking mirrors in the sky. He explains why climate engineering, even if successful in technical terms, would be disastrous without a cut in carbon emissions. He concludes his presentation as follows: "Within the next decade, we will be compelled to take a stance on geoengineering.... Just how confident are we that we can use technology to take control of and regulate the biggest and most complex ecosystem of them all?"
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(GP comment:  Greenhouse gas reduction will not happen because it is not profitable. The same cannot be said for geoengineering, regardless of how ill-advised it is.)

MORE ENVIRONMENT

Sea Change Radio

Green America—Taking on the Finance/Food/Energy Challenge — 09 Jul 2013 — The world's problems—environmental and otherwise—are manifold and seemingly unsolvable. But Alisa Gravitz of Green America explains that if we take action to reform three key sectors—finance, food, and energy—the rest of the problems will solve themselves. She offers concrete steps that will allow people to become part of the solution.
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Making Contact

Scorched Earth—The Legacy of Agent Orange — 07 Aug 2013— This show reviews the multigenerational legacy of Agent Orange, the toxic defoliant used by the US military in the Vietnam War. Not only was the chemical used to reduce the Vietcong's ability to hide under jungle foliage, it was used strategically to destroy crops in North Vietnam. The health of adults on both sides of the conflict was affected, but the impact to Vietnamese newborns and children of that era is most heartbreaking.
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NH Making Waves

Post-Landfill Action Network—The Next Generation of Green Action — 03 Aug 2013— Alex Freid of the Post-Landfill Action Network discusses how his group was able to start a number of successful green initiative at their college, including programs to reduce waste on campus. The nonprofit is now gearing up to go nationwide with its model.
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Living on Earth

Pollutants Implicated in ADHD — 16 Aug 2013 — About one in every ten children in the United States has been diagnosed with ADHD. Now scientists at Laval University in Quebec say environmental lead and mercury pollution increases the incidence of attention problems. Dr. Gina Muckle explains.
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NPR

Once Resilient, Trees in the West Now More Vulnerable to Fires — 29 Jul 2013 — Every few decades, nature cleans house in the forest. It burns the understory and brush—the "ladder fuels" that might carry a fire up into the tree canopy if they accumulate too much. Excessive fuel buildup can lead to the kind of fire that kills forests. But scientists are discovering that some trees in the West that previously would survive and thrive with small fires are now losing their ability to do so.
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HEALTH

One Radio Network

Learning to Listen to Your Body — 15 Aug 2013— So, you've tried all sorts of regimens but your health issues persist? Have you tried talking to your body? Blossom Benedict explains the concept and how to use it to heal yourself and stay well.
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Awakening to Conscious Co-Creation

Bringing Sanity and Compassion to the Death Experience — 10 Jul 2013— Donna Corso discusses the journey of a little boy whose end-of-life choices were dictated by the laws of the state and Western medicine. She follows the struggles of the family as they tried desperately to protect the dignity of their child, who faced terminal bone cancer. The story offers insights into our beliefs about life and death, our long-held fears about dying, and the current level of government intrusiveness. Corso also discusses a variety of happier accounts where people were able to approach their own final days in peace and acceptance.
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FOOD, NUTRITION, ORGANICS & GMOs

Red Pill Tales

The Abominable Ways of Biotech — 10 Aug 2013— This is an excellent collage of GMO-related news, interviews, and music. Also covered are the health effects of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's widely used RoundUp herbicide. This is fun and informative!
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Diet Science

Skipping Breakfast Can Be Hazardous to Your Health — 12 Aug 2013— A new study suggests that eating breakfast is essential to good metabolic health.
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Food Sleuth Radio

Theresa Podoll on the Myth of GMO Co-Existence — 15 Aug 2013— Farmer Theresa Podoll talks about the difficulties of organic farming, with problems ranging from contamination of organic crops with genetically modified pollen and pesticide drift to USDA ignorance and agribusiness machinations. Notably, she explains why genetic contamination is inevitable, making the industry's claim that organic and GMOs can co-exist an insidious myth.
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AGRICULTURE & GARDENING

You Bet Your Garden

Are GMOs Contaminating Your Compost? — 17 Aug 2013 — Gardening guru Mike McGrath discusses what to do about GMO presence in your compost. Other topics include: why you must get rid of diseased clippings, how to conquer squirrels once and for all, tips for getting air and light to your eggplants, how to eliminate kudzu from your landscape, tricks to get the most out of your tomatoes.
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Peak Prosperity

Jere Gettle on Growing Heirloom Plants — 03 Aug 2013 — Preserving heirloom strains and expanding their use among small farmers and backyard gardeners is important for many reasons, including: improving genetic diversity and reducing the impact of large monocrop failures; keeping public access to seed stocks as the "growing rights" to hybrid and GMO seeds are locked up by corporations; getting health benefits from heirloom varieties, which often have more nutrients than other varieties. Heirloom guru Jere Gettle discusses the origins of heirlooms, the importance of seed saving and seed swapping among small farmers, and how the interested backyard gardener can participate.
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You Bet Your Garden

Are You Noticing More Snails and Slugs in Your Garden? — 03 Aug 2013 — Mike McGrath explains how to get rid of poison ivy safely, how to create nitrogen-rich compost, how to grow grass under the shade of your trees, ideas for improving your backyard space, why pink mushrooms will sometimes appear in wood mulch, and what it means for your garden when snails move in.
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COOL & COSMIC

Time Monk Radio Network

Courtney Brown on the Multiple Timelines/Alternate Worlds Theory — 16 Aug 2013 — Courtney Brown discusses the evidence for multiple timelines and alternate worlds, and he explains why the concept is important to understanding why the world as we know it did not end after the first half of 2013, a la the "global coastal event" predictions. He also recounts the information that remote viewers have developed on the prior civilization of Atlantis—its characteristics, what happened to it, and why.
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(GP comment:  The Atlantis information is interesting but has some logical holes. For instance, if the Atlanteans were so advanced, would they not have populated all geographical areas of the planet, as we have? And, if so, would that not mean we would see evidence of their technologies all over the place? )

HISTORY & LEARNING

Corbett Report

Bill Still on the Jekyll Island Conspiracy — 19 Aug 2013 — Anti-Fed crusader Bill Still discusses his latest documentary film about banksters, Jekyll Island, and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. He talks about the political and economic climate that led to the creation of the Fed, and how the banksters have worked to keep the public in the dark about the central issue of their economic well being—money creation and the political power wielded by the private owners of the Federal Reserve.
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Corbett Report

The Lord of the Rings ... and the New World Order — 19 Aug 2013— Andrew Hoffman of Revelations Radio News gives some deep background on J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings trilogy; then he and James Corbett talk about how some of the work's themes apply to the world today, particularly the "one ring" as a metaphor for global power.
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Radio Parallax

How the Tuskegee Experiment Was Finally Exposed — 01 Aug 2013 — The infamous Tuskegee experiment was conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the U.S. Public Health Service. A cohort of rural African American men with syphilis were told they were receiving free health care when in actuality they were not being treated for syphilis but rather were being studied to improve scientific understanding of the disease's symptoms. Investigative reporter Peter `Buxton struggled for years to document and expose the experiment, and tells that tale here.
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Against the Grain

What is "The Good Life"? — 08 Jul 2013— Many philosophers over the years and centuries have urged us to live a good life. But they've often disagreed on what a good life consists of. Thomas Hurka maintains that there are four intrinsic "goods": pleasure, knowledge, achievement, and virtue. He discusses each, bringing in the ideas of Nietzsche, Plato, Marx, and others.
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MUSIC & FUN

The Voice of Middle Earth

Musings on Middle Earth Music — The discussion portion covers the thoughts of David J. Finnamore on creating musical structures to bring to life the Middle Earth music Tolkien might have wanted to go with his written world. Original compositions by Finnamore are also played. ~~ The strong set of proggy folk rock includes ... Gandalf the Grey Wizard - "My Elven Home"; Galadren - "Song of Theodore"; The Strawbs - "Midnight Sun"; and Tamanshud doing a song from the LP Mornings on the Earth.
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