Ideas, resources, miscellany
Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, talks about the importance of making the effort to distinguish between reality and fiction.… Read more
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Why did The Times newspaper place a large colourful photo of the younger members of the British royal family on its front page?… Read more
Continue ReadingIt’s understandable that people lose hope when their countries are being run for the benefit of 0.01% of the population. Here’s a reminder that this situation is not new, and that hope does bring change.
Dazed from being repeatedly hit over the head with the false message that Brexit and Trump are the “will of the people”, demoralised from misinformation and fake news, it can be easy to admit defeat, to accept the reality designed for us by a small number of psychopath heir-tycoons and their useful idiots in the media and government.… Read more
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A photo of an Early Warning Signs of Fascism poster, in the US Holocaust Museum, has gone viral. Find out more about the articles and research it is based upon.… Read more
Mark Fisher, theorist, author, lecturer and blogger, has died. He was the author of ‘Capitalist Realism. Is there no alternative?’.
In his book ‘Capitalist Realism.… Read more
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The reports are wrong. David Bowie’s last live performance on stage was not with Alicia Keys at New York’s Hammersmith Ballroom, in 2006.… Read more
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Many British people voted for a British exit, or Brexit, from the EU in a referendum on Thursday June 23, 2016.… Read more
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George Monbiot explained neoliberalism simply and succinctly at the 2016 Hay Festival. Listen to his lecture here.
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In this accessible talk, Mr Monbiot answers the oft asked question: “what is neoliberalism?”.… Read more
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