Heavy smog is a daily fact of life for residents of Beijing, where authorities have started releasing pollution data after a public outcry. Photograph: Andy Wong/AP Environmental authorities in Beijing, China‘s notoriously smoggy capital, have started releasing more detailed pollution data in response to public pressure. But one expert said measurements from the first day were low compared [...]
From the Middle East to the streets of London and cities across the US there is a discontent with the status quo. Whether it is with the iron grip of entrenched governments or the widening economic divide between the rich and those struggling to get by. But where are those so hungry for change [...]
Since 1960, Gene Sharp has written over a dozen books on non-violent struggle [Photo: How to Start a Revolution] Gene Sharp, a humble, 83-year-old intellectual, has been credited with promoting non-violent struggle around the world. Sharp’s book From Dictatorship to Democracy, a how-to guide for toppling dictators first published in 1993, has been translated into 24 different languages. [...]
From the Middle East to the streets of London and cities across the US there is a discontent with the status quo. Whether it is with the iron grip of entrenched governments or the widening economic divide between the rich and those struggling to get by. But where are those so hungry for change [...]
The Danger of Ending the American Empire by C.J. Maloney by CJ Maloney Recently by CJ Maloney: FDR’s New Deal, In Utero The passage from war to peace is more critical for an established order than the passage from peace to war. ~ Eric Hoffer (1951) As I imagine everyone reading [...]
