http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress thoughts Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:27:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 "From January 27th to February 1st 2009, the city of Belem will host the World Social Forum. During six days, the city assumes the position of being the center of planetary citizenship and a global reference for those who don't agree with inequality, injustice, intolerance, environment destruction and prejudice." Sounds a ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=177 One critical consideration in the debate as to whether nuclear power can be safely considered as a climate friendly alternative to fossil fuels is whether or not our civilization will remain intact long enough to manage the radioactive waste and other threats. Recently, a sudden downturn of the economy was so ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=176 Warning trapped civilians that the war against them is going to be escalated is by definition terrorism. This is basically what the Israeli military has just done, dropping leaflets into Gaza warning of an escalation - "brace yourselves - stay away from Hamas and do what we say". The goal ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=175 Well, Bush has successfully destroyed his repugnant party, as well as the military 'strength' and readiness of the United States, the economy, and on and on. At least that is the illusion of the moment. Of course the elephant party will rebuild and return, just as so many old Nixon ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=174 From a Saturday night party around the world in Beijing, a group of ex pats chime in on the election, with a rousing version of "Get out the Vote". Features banjo, mandolin, guitar, and everybody singing. A few simple tweaks in the post production and it sounds compelling. Get ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=173 Here's a song fresh off the press by Oakland based band llamachew which ties it all together. God, war, the economic collapse, and the worker on main street who can't manage to pay all those bills. Starts with a Sarah Palin quote about how the war is God's Plan! llamachew God's ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=172 No, a Presidential McPain would be different, and in the event his temper flares, potentially much worse. We've had it very bad, the empire is flailing at the moment, but they didn't use the bunker busters against Iran. In other words there are worse states of hell for those foolish ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=171 To be brief: Money is among other things, a form of power and a means to keep track of distributions of power. Congress is preparing to promise to give away control over an enormous amount of money, hence power, in this moment of financial terror. The value of money is not based on ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=170 Private presentations by the Fed are terrifying congressional leaders, motivating a decision to commit some $700 Billion dollars to prop up failing financial institutions. Their financial records are not transparent to the government, and it seems the banks themselves have no way to know with any certainty the extent of their ... http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=169 "After he came home, he walked with a limp, she [Carol McCain] walked with a limp. So he threw her over for a poster girl with big money from Arizona [Cindy McCain, his current wife] and the rest is history." Ross Perot http://www.planetarycouncil.com/wordpress/index.php?p=168