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Commons

Networks of Grace

Andrew Harvey

From my study of terrorist and fundamentalist organizations, I had learned that they rely on small cells of people who sustain and inspire each other. I envisioned a network of individual cells of people praying, meditating, and acting together for positive change on local or international issues. Now there are a dozen "Networks of Grace" cells around the country. (more)

11-5-09

Life

Glory in the Highest (Part Three)

Rob Brezsny

But wait a minute. What about all the people who don't have enough to eat and a comfortable place to sleep? How about the victims of war and epidemics, and the oppressed who live under the rule of tyrants, and the innocents whose lives are distorted by bigotry? Where's their glory in the highest? Why should they feel grateful? Part Three of a three-part series. (more)

11-3-09

Eco

International Day of Climate Action

Zachary Koval

On Saturday, October 24th people across the world will take a stand for climate action by empasizing the importance of the number 350.

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10-20-09

Tech

New Sonic Weapons Used Against G-20 Protesters

Kovvy

Machines called "long-range acoustic devices," or LRADs, were used to break-up protests at the G-20 without leaving the kind of visual evidence caused by pepper spray, rubber bullets, or aerosol hand grenades. (more)

10-12-09

Commons

World Peace March

Kyle Davis

On October 2nd, the first ever planetary march for peace began.

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10-9-09

New York Hemp Festival

Sue Dougherty

New Yorkers vow to end the war on Cannabis! The 15th Annual Harvest Festival & Freedom Fair will be held at Camp Minglewood on October 9 through 12. (more)
10-8-09

Commons

Surrender of the "Prince of Pot"

Greg Sullivan

After a farewell speech in front of the B. C. Supreme Court building in Vancouver, long-time cannabis activist Marc Emery turned himself in to authorities late last week. (more)

10-8-09

Tech

Social Networking Sites Used in G20 Protests Under Attack from FBI

Charles Shaw

A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh to participate in the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at his home—all for using Twitter. The FBI's actions drew chilling comparisons to those of the security forces in Iran during the most recent election protests. (more)

10-8-09

Commons

Twitter User Arrested for G20 Updates

Trish Nguyen

NY anarchist Elliot Madison may be the first person in America to be charged with a criminal offense for his use of Twitter during the G-20 protests.

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10-7-09

Commons

March for Equality

Zachary Koval

On October 11th, tens of thousands will take to the streets in DC with one simple demand: equal protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states (more)

10-1-09

Commons

The Yes Men Launch "Balls Across America"

Remi Gurak

Last week The Yes Men took to the streets and the water in New York City to raise awareness about the climate issues facing our world. (more)

9-30-09

Life

The Cleanser

Margaret L. Wade

In some African villages, widows are expected to have sex with a man they call "the cleanser," to make them fit for society again by driving away evil spirits. Now some women are becoming empowered to resist the tradition. (more)

9-30-09

Commons

Billionaires for Wealthcare

Bill Machon

Prankster protesters 'Billionaires For Wealthcare' have been stirring up attention across the country with their blend of outrageous humor and scathing satire.

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9-29-09

Commons

Samasource: Giving Work

Mariana Martinez

Is it really possible to run a successful business enterprise that also helps people in need? Moreover one that transcends borders, bypasses governments, and circumvents the rules set by economists in order to create sustainable growth for those who need it most? Founder and CEO of Samasource, 26-year-old Leila Chirayath Janah, certainly thinks so.  (more)

9-28-09

Commons

A Story of Sacred Activism

Andrew Harvey

Unconditional love and forgiveness of others is not only for saints and Buddhas. It is essential to the success of all the major activist adventures in our world. (more)

9-24-09

Tech

"Z" versus AT&T

Lauren Weinstein

Z was a phone service that played funny homemade recordings to callers. It became internationally famous and was busy day and night. This is the story of how "a young punk kid" fought AT&T's attempt to shut it down. (more)

9-14-09

Psyche

Crop Circles: An Invitation

Amely Greeven

While the rest of the world watched Michael Jackson's funeral, a quiet stream of modern pilgrims arrived at my mother's village. A quick walk has me in the middle of an intricate solar system stenciled into the grain at a prehistoric ritual site. All mysteries lend themselves to detective work, and this year's crop formations, seventy in this area alone, presents a cryptic metaphysical riddle. (more)

8-21-09

Psyche

A Magical Experiment in Economic Activism

Taylor Ellwood

We decided to create a networker spiritual entity. While the stereotypical image of a networker is a person holding a business card in one hand and a drink in the other, a networker is really someone who fosters quality relationships between people, finding out what each person needs, and matching him/her up with someone who can meet that need. (more)

8-18-09

Commons

Who You Going to Call?: People and Possibilities in the Coming Collapse

somantics

Regardless of the drag of the day-to-day chains of obligation typical of the western lifestyle, we're capable of making ready for the fast approaching day when those chains break irrevocably, clearing the decks on our own terms, and acting rather than merely reacting. But it can only happen if we work together. (more)

8-12-09

Arts

Fierce Light: Spirtual Activism on Film

Elena Johnson

What do the American Civil Rights movement, an exiled monk's return to Vietnam, and a community trying to save an urban farm in L.A. have in common? According to Canadian documentary film-maker Velcrow Ripper, they are all examples of spiritual activism, and they are just a few of the inspiring stories featured in his latest film, Fierce Light. (more)

8-11-09

Living in the Material World

Steven Taylor

Being an intellectual is no longer just for "academics" and the nerd minority; all who are capable of learning deeply and broadly have to do it in one way or another. As they used to say in my parents' day, "don't you know there's a war on?" (more)

7-23-09

Arts

The Impossibility of Postmodern Innocence

Fiore Grey

Postmodernism is not a philosophy with which we may agree or not; it is our condition. We cyborgs, produced through militarism and patriarchal capitalism, are without innocence because we don't deny this; we appropriate these identities in order to take pleasure in the confusion of boundaries. (more)

6-3-09

Arts

Revolutionary Rhymes: A Talk with Immortal Technique

Propaganda Anonymous

New York Hip-Hop veteran Immortal Technique is a voice that needs to be listened to: fully indepedent, innovative, and revolutionary. In this interview, Tech gets open about 9-11 Truth, gentrification, and shamanism.

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5-22-09

Commons

A Gathering of the Tribe

Charles Eisenstein

As the multiple crises of money, health, energy, ecology, and more converge upon us, the world is going to collapse for millions of people. We must stand ready to welcome them into the tribe. We must stand ready to welcome them back home. (more)

5-18-09

Commons

Notes on the Economic Unconscious

Andrew Boyd

In 2004 Billionaires for Bush took to the streets with slogans like "Blood for Oil," "Free the Enron 7," and "Corporations are People, Too." Intentionally or not, we tapped into what you might call the economic unconscious, or the mythic dimension of money. (more)

5-6-09

Commons

The Capital is Personal

Anya Kamenetz

The state, like the market, is nothing more than a human creation. And as human creations, they ought to be within our collective power to transform them. The bursting of the debt bubble has provided a once-in-a-lifetime opening to begin right now. (more)

4-24-09

Arts

Fug Everything, Let's Dance

Steven Taylor

If you are a socially-conscious independent artist operating today, and you are not due for senior citizenship any time soon, then the Fugs are your daddy whether you know it or not. (more)

4-21-09

Commons

Kettling: Another "Special Relationship" Between the US and UK

Charles Shaw

Britons are not alone in facing the kind of ‘kettling' practices deployed during the G-20 Summit. Here in the States it's also been in use for some time. (more)

4-20-09

Commons

Fred Astaire in the White House

Michael Brownstein

Remember Obama's campaign slogan? "Yes we can." Yes we can what? Stand the robot of monoculture up on its wheels again? Our challenge goes beyond universal health care, economy, and environment. It is no less than pulling the plug on 8000 years of Empire. (more)

4-13-09

Commons

Cracked Heads on Threadneedle Street

somantics

London has reclaimed April 1st as Financial Fool's Day. A firsthand account of the G-20 summit protests, the political response they inspired, and the cracked heads on Threadneedle Street. (more)

4-2-09
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