Updates / Actions of Scheduled Executions on Wed. Nov. 17 & Thurs. Nov. 18 (from Adrienne Fong)

UPDATES / ACTIONS On  SCHEDULED EXECUTIONS THIS WEEK November 17, Wednesday, David Cox   – In Mississippi Petition: Stop the execution of David Cox Execution Vigil for David Cox – Wednesday, November 17th , 5:00pm (CST)Register:Webinar Registration – Zoom     Or on Death Penalty Action Facebook page: (1) Death Penalty Action | Facebook Other Actions from Death Penalty… Continue reading →

It’s a fairytale that world governments will fix our climate crisis. It’s up to us

Bill McKibben Thank climate activists for the fact that any progress was made in Glasgow. Unless we push hard, powerful interests don’t budge Fri 12 Nov 2021 23.00 EST (theguardian.com) It was inspiring to watch activists – especially young people and those from the global south – as this Glasgow… Continue reading →

James Tunney: “Giving up individual rights for group rights is the pathway to tyranny”

Paul J. Leslie In this interview, I talk with James Tunney about his views on the dispiriting of the world as a catalyst for humanity’s deep existential unrest. He discusses why our world has lost much of its enchantment, the differences between science and scientism, the rise of the excessive… Continue reading →

Ohio GOP Senate candidate defends running ad about opponent’s religion: ‘He’s Jewish — everyone should know!’

Brad Reed November 11, 2021  (rawstory.com) Ohio Republican Senate hopeful Mark Pukita on Thursday defended running an ad about opponent Josh Mandel’s religion. Politico’s Natalie Allison reports that Pukita was asked during a primary debate about an ad his campaign released that pointed out Mandel is Jewish. The candidate responded that he… Continue reading →

‘TINKERING ROUND THE EDGES’ WON’T CUT IT: COP26, CAPITALISM AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS

WED, 11/10/2021 – BY GABRIELLE PICKARD-WHITEHEAD  reddit  (Occupoy.com) Following a summer of raging wildfires in the Mediterranean, devastating flash flooding on three continents, and a deadly drought in Africa, the United Nations COP26 has brought 120 world leaders together, rubbing shoulders in Glasgow as they discuss what to do – if anything –… Continue reading →

IN ‘THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING,’ GRAEBER AND WENGROW PLACE IMAGINATION AT THE CENTER OF HUMANITY’S JOURNEY

WED, 11/10/2021 – BY STEVE RUSHTON    reddit     (occupy.com) “The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity,” by David Graeber and David Wengrow, will be released in the U.S. on Nov. 9. The way we think about the human journey is based on myths that are too simplistic. People have consciously walked many… Continue reading →