Saturday, January 27, 2007
Greg Palast: Blood for NO Oil
Greg Palast talks about the US election fraud, and oil politics.
He makes it sound like a democrat/republican issue near the end but don't discount the information he has uncovered because of his faulty conclusions.
Friday, January 26, 2007
The new Rulers of the World
John Pilger's take on globalization.
In my International Business classes they generally, are pro-globalization. At least textbooks show a very biased point of view and state that 1) Globalization is inevitable and is a natural course for the evolution of corporations. 2) The benefits far outweigh the positives and increasing GDP per capita, improved technology, etc for poor nations.
In this film John Pilger looks at the darker side of globalization and specifically, Indonesia.
In my International Business classes they generally, are pro-globalization. At least textbooks show a very biased point of view and state that 1) Globalization is inevitable and is a natural course for the evolution of corporations. 2) The benefits far outweigh the positives and increasing GDP per capita, improved technology, etc for poor nations.
In this film John Pilger looks at the darker side of globalization and specifically, Indonesia.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
NomadsLand.com - The Art of Flight - Documentary on Sudan, Darfur Refugees
| DVD/CD Soundtrack/Hi-Resolution Download: www.nomadsland.com "...a harrowing and introspective documentary... an act of redemption..." - The Los Angeles Times "...a terrific-looking, polished exposé..." - Variety World Premiere - International Documentary Competition - AFI International Film Festival, Hollywood International Premiere - First Appearance Competition - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Asian Premiere - Documentary Competition, Bangkok International Film Festival The Art Of Flight is a guerrilla documentary that was shot illegally in Egypt on camcorders and a laptop. The film serves as a back story to the 2006 massacre of Sudanese refugees in Cairo. The filmmaker was nearly arrested three times during the course of shooting. The film essentially summarizes the events leading up to the January 2006 killing of protestors outside UNHCR's office in Cairo and the brutality inherent in the regime of Hosni Mubarak. The Art Of Flight features artwork of Sudanese painters living in exile. In addition to paintings from Sudanese artists and torture victims, the film also features an original soundtrack by Al-Khafiyeen, a musical ensemble of refugees who played together for a single night to score the film. | |
Friday, January 19, 2007
Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
| After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations (backed strongly by the US and UK) imposed harsh sanctions on Iraq that lasted for 10 years (1991-2001); the harsh restrictions on imports of everything, including access to key medicines, resulted in over a million deaths, more than half a million of which were women and children. That's more deaths than the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan and 9/11 combined. The purpose was regime change, but it never came. The overwhelming majority of those killed were the poor, elderly, women and children. Empirically, sanctions overwhelmingly punish the poor, the destitute. While the sanctions were in place, the richest people in control of the resources (Saddam Hussein et al.) still had everything they wanted: food, cars, mansions, access to the best medicines, etc. Award-winning journalist John Pilger has documented the reality of UN harsh sanctions in this hard-hitting film. --We hear so often about American, British or Canadian troops being killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. When 5 Canadian soldiers die its front page news. Even the mainstream news is often reporting how many soldiers have died in Iraq. Yet collectively, the Western world seems to have quietly and conveniently forgotten about the million that died in the years between the two Gulf wars due to the economic sanctions. John Pilger is one of the few journalists out there who actually understands what journalism is for...Personally, I don't think a journalist is trying hard enough unless he gets shot at, punched by the people he is interviewing, and have his camera smashed a few times...because the truth is always going to be threatening to someone. | |
Monday, January 15, 2007
Quest for the lost civilisation part 1
| Graham Hancock quest for the lost civilisation part 1 heavens mirror | |
Quest for the lost civilisation part 2
| Graham Hancock quest for the lost civilisation part 2 forgotten knowledge | |
Quest for the lost civilisation part 3
| Graham Hancock quest for the lost civilisation part 3 ancient mariners | |
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Do schools today kill creativity? (TEDTalks, Ken Robinson)
| Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. Robinson is author of "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative", and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:03) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com | |
Saturday, January 13, 2007
the new biology - where mind and matter meet 1 of 2
| the new biology where mind and matter meet 1 of 2 bruce lipton | |
the new biology - where mind and matter meet 2 of 2
| bruce lipton the new biology where mind and matter meet 2 of 2 | |
Monday, January 8, 2007
Terence McKenna - Seeking The Stone 2/2
| An eloquent perspective by Terence McKenna on the idea of a spiritual path for all and an impending transformation of the human world. In his singularly lucid, prosaic style, McKenna presents profoundly compelling ideas that challenge our beliefs and encourage our participation in the creation of a new social reality. He champions the individuals freedom of choice in deciding ones own sexual and spiritual development and techniques. He highlights the role of hallucinogenic plants in shamanic societies and their impact on the evolution of human cultures. See why this cyber-techno-shaman is drawing freethinking crowds wherever he speaks and find out what role you may play in the unfolding of our post-historical future as we approach a major concresence in human history. | |
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