Gender and racial discrimination, exploitation and so forth are only effects. The real problem is that it is possible to suppress the people with false Science or false descriptions of the world; that supports Might Is Right. Or like this. We are not genuine citizens.
Julian Assange: the fugitive
"Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy for six months. In a rare interview, we ask the WikiLeaks founder about reports of illness, paranoia – and if he'll ever come out"
"Sweden refuses to behave like a reasonable state. It refuses to give a guarantee that I won't be extradited to the US." But Sweden says the decision lies with the courts, not the government. "That is not true," he snaps. "It is absolutely false. The government has the final say." If he's right, and it really is as unequivocal as that, why all the legal confusion? "Because there are enormous powers at play," he says, heavy with exasperation.
Our real problem is - the western tradition of thought - that prevent us from real thinking; according to the fundamentals that the ancient Greeks gave us - that is the base for the western civilisation.
However, here and there are vital fragments of dynamic insights - listen to what Niall Ferguson says.
Niall Ferguson asks what constitutes a vibrant and independent civil society in Part 4 of The Rule of Law and Its Enemies: 2012 - Civil And Uncivil Societies
'I broke the law and paid the price. But what I learned in prison fills me with dread if the rioters rampage again'
"He disgraced the war dead - and his Pink Floyd father - when he swung from the Cenotaph. Here he breaks his silence to apologise ... and to deliver a grim warning" Charlie Gilmour, 7 July 2012
"Banksy's One Nation Under CCTV mural was painted just off Oxford Street, London's commercial centre. It was painted over by Westminster Council shortly afterwards"
"As a criminal enquiry opens into bank rate-rigging, Lesley Curwen and her guests debate whether banks have lost sight of their true purpose, and whether the solution involves cutting bonuses and addressing conflicts of interest."
"This week's guests are Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Economics at Duke University, author Clark McGinn who worked for 20 years at Royal Bank of Scotland, and Henrietta Royle, an ex-banker and Chief Executive of consultancy Fanshawe Haldin."
About a whistleblower within the banking system
A whistleblower emerges from the shadows, Rick Rothacker
"For nearly three years, as Kyle Lagow struggled to find work and his finances crumbled, he kept a secret from nearly everyone he knew, including his wife: He was a whistleblower." Jul 13, 2012
Imagining the Unthinkable The Disastrous Consequences of a Euro Crash
Part 1: The Disastrous Consequences of a Euro Crash
Part 2: Companies Envision Possible Scenarios
Part 3: 'Consequences of Disaster Would Spread Like a Tidal Wave'
" - There are no grounds for optimism when it comes to the euro zone crisis, politicians and voters lack the solidarity and will to fix it, says Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz."
"Joseph Stiglitz Sees Terrifying Future for America If We Don't Reverse Inequality. What will life look like down the road if we don't reverse economic inequality? We must see through the myths of capitalism and build a mass movement if we are to save ourselves."
How the Garbage Pickers of Athens Predicted the Greek Economic Crisis
"The head of Microsoft Greece, Ernst-Jan Stigter, says gunmen rammed a van packed with gas canisters into the tech giant's Athens headquarters, before they set the vehicle on fire. The attack happened in the early hours of Wednesday, and no staff were at work. According to police at least two people wielding pistols and a machine gun kept security guards away as they carried out the attack."
“This is war, not a game of cards”. Militant enthuses: “They got the guns out in Greece. It was great”. Institutions and “peace-loving” reformers targeted”
