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Month: February 2019

DEAR EDITOR – DO YOU KNOW HOW WE’RE GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD?

On: February 13, 2019

There’s a growing number of raised voices decrying the way the world is going – polemics and climate disaster and immortal corporate greed – but the voices are atomised while the entrenched interests act en masse. Is it possible for the individuals to push back against the mob?

WEAPONIZED HERITAGE GONE TOXIC IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR FUTURE

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By: merfyu

On: February 11, 2019

It’s 2019 and, like it or not, the stories that’ve been the heritage of human culture are breaking down. The disintegration has been spasmodic. slow enough to go unnoticed (if one tries hard enough). But the corrosion is an organic inertia that won’t stop unless we stop it. Why does this matter? Read on to find out…Read More

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Three New Reads: February

28 February 2021 - Kit Knightly

Philip Roddis This month brings that rarest of occurrences. I’m recommending a Guardian piece: a tour of the mind of Jeff Bezos. You wouldn’t want to live there but I promise a rewarding trip. Also, and for your instant erudition, we have Pepe Escobar on why DC is so antsy about whose gas Germany cooks …

Discuss: The US Bombs Syria. Again.

26 February 2021 - Kit Knightly

America committed a war crime last night. Another one. We’re so used to it happening that we’ve installed a special filter – one reaction for when America bombs someone, and a completely different reaction whenever someone else does the same. But the US is not exceptional, and its bombs are not special or justified or …

Coronavirus Fact-Check #10: Why “new cases” are plummeting.

26 February 2021 - Kit Knightly

The scary red numbers are all going down. Check any newspaper or covid tracking website you want. Cases. Deaths. Hospitalisations. They’re all going down, sharply, and have been for weeks, especially in the US and UK. So, why would that be? Pundits across the media world have made suggestions – from vaccines to lockdowns – …

WATCH: Really Simple Syndication – #SolutionsWatch

25 February 2021 - Editor

#SolutionsWatch isn’t just about the Big Ideas. It’s also about the simple tricks, tips and techniques that we can use to regain power over our lives and help create the world we want. Today, James explores one very simple and tragically under-appreciated tool: Really Simple Syndication. We have had numerous inquiries about OffG’s RSS feed. …

A People’s History of Struggle: Liberty or Lockdown

24 February 2021 - Editor

Colin Todhunter UK health minister Matt Hancock has warned the government’s timeline for unlocking coronavirus restrictions could be slowed as ministers remain “vigilant” against infection rates. What began in March 2020 as a three-week lockdown to ‘save the NHS’ has turned into a year-long clampdown on fundamental liberties with the spectre of freedom through vaccination …

Reuters Highlights: Late February 2021