John Cleese on Creativity
http://youtu.be/VShmtsLhkQg "Telling people how to be creative is easy - being creative is difficult." John Marwood Cleese (/ˈkliːz/; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became... Continue Reading →
Freegans: Creative Living Outside of Capitalism
http://youtu.be/FZoUleklIx4 "Freeganism is creative living outside of capitalism." - Cindy Rosin - In this episode of Subculture Club we meet a few Freegans in New York City and learn about their strategies for practical living. We explore why they take limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources.
‘Freegans’ Take Green to Extreme – New York Post
http://youtu.be/VOEF75VwAtY Some New York City dwellers, who aren't homeless, show how they sift through garbage for food to avoid consumerism.
OWS metamorphosis: ‘Rolling Jubilee’ surpasses fundraising goal
http://youtu.be/5IE1V_DguZg On Thursday night, the Occupy Wall Street movement raised thousands of dollars to help bailout the people of America. The telethon which is being proclaimed a success due to the $300 thousand that was raised will be able to buy $6 million of debt. Aron Smith, organizer for Strike Debt, joins us to break... Continue Reading →
http://www.alfranken.com/index.php/splash/w1210cu/f/CKFCUNASLMO1 Look, Citizens United was a disaster. The question is, what are we going to do about it? How are we going to stuff this "corporations are people, elections are auctions, democracy is for sale" mess into the dumpster of bad ideas?
PUT CITIZENS UNITED IN THE DUMPSTER OF BAD IDEAS
http://strikedebt.org/ Debt is a tie that binds the 99%.As individuals, families, and communities, most of us are drowning in debt to Wall Street for the basic things things we need to live, like housing, education, and health care. Even those of us who do not have personal debt are affected by predatory lending. Our essential... Continue Reading →
Debt is a tie that binds the 99%.
BP OIL STRIKES DEAL FOR PLEADING GUILTY TO 11 COUNTS OF MANSLAUGHTERRecently, Russia Today reported that two employees of BP have been indicted for their involvement in the infamous BP oil spill that left 11 workers dead back in 2010. In addition, BP will fork over $4.3 billion to the U.S., which includes $1.3 billion in... Continue Reading →