The Germ Hypothesis Part 1
Did Pasteur and Koch provide the necessary scientific evidence required in order to confirm the germ hypothesis? What does it take to accept or reject a hypothesis? How does a hypothesis go on to become a scientific theory?
Raw Milk at the Crossroads, Again
The current bird flu fracas is just another Crossroads, U.S.A., a bunch of lies fostered by a dishonest dairy industry taking aim at the competition.
The Financialisation of Farmland and the War on Food and Farming
The neoliberal agenda was the political expression of capital’s response to the stagnation and involved four mechanisms: the raiding and sacking of public budgets, the expansion of credit to consumers and governments to sustain spending and consumption, frenzied financial speculation and militarism.
Power and corruption: the public-private imperial mafia
Anyone who sets out the existence and nature of this entity – the criminocracy, as Mr. Cudenec calls it – is liable to be insulted from all sides as being as a “conspiracy theorist” of the “far left” or “extreme right”, an “enemy of democracy”, a supporter of “terrorism”, a “liar” or an “anti-semite”.
Nanny State Idiocracy
A kakistocracy (a government run by unprincipled career politicians, corporations and thieves that panders to the worst vices in our nature and has little regard for the rights of American citizens), or a Nanny State Idiocracy.
When Your Rulers Ignore Voters But Are Terrified Of Protesters
The difference between liberals and rightists on middle east policy is that rightists openly believe middle easterners are apelike savages who should be beaten into submission or eliminated, whereas liberals believe exactly the same thing but have the decency to lie about it.
In Search of the Great Canadian Terror
Canada’s Online Harms Act is packed with futuristic horrors, but with a few notable exceptions, politicians and media have tried to keep the worst parts hidden.
Welcome to the Surveillance Renaissance
Civil liberties are not just under threat; they’re on the chopping block. Cybercheck’s prowess in data mining could be weaponized to suppress free speech and keep tabs on political dissenters.
The Anti-Zionist Inquisition
Take a look at Israel. What function does Israel perform for the empire? Do you think the empire cares about Israel’s national ideology, i.e. Zionism, any more than it cares about Saudi Arabia’s national ideology?
In Millions of Homes, High Fluoride in Tap Water May Be a Concern
In communities across the U.S., water contains levels of fluoride some experts say could be harm developing brains.
Revolution From Below (Revolutionary Aristotelianism Part 6)
Revolutions become possible only when enough members of some political society are not only able to imagine such alternatives, but are prepared to participate in realising them in order to achieve their common good.
The Nation’s Conscience
The courageous stance of students across the country in defiance of genocide is accompanied by a near total blackout of their voices. Their words are the ones we most need to hear.