Yarvin saw the “red pill” as the realization that the Enlightenment ideals he came to associate with “the cathedral” and democracy are actually a poison leading to societal decadence and decline.
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Art Killing Apathy: Why We Need Art In Political Movements
The cohesion between pop culture and politics in the 1960s made it easier to access politically charged art and music – something our generation is still searching for today.
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Monsanto, Dupont, Big Foods Spend $25 Million to Defeat GMO Labeling In Oregon and Colorado
Heavy industry spending resembles the last-minute infusions of cash for TV ads, mailings, and staff that helped narrowly defeat campaigns for mandatory GMO labeling in California and Washington.
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Marching Nationwide, Activists Demand Full Data on Americans Killed By Police
The coalition was set to deliver more than 200,000 signatures to the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice, calling for transparency and justice in police killings.
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Australia Turns A Corner As University's Climate Divestment Ignites Furor
Divestment is less about denying fossil fuel companies the financial resources to operate – it's more about denying them reputation, legitimacy and “social license.”
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Time for Pitchforks: Why The Obscene Wealth Gap Can Only Mean One Thing
Americans greatly underestimate the degree of inequality in our country – and if we were given proper media coverage of the endless takeaway of wealth by the super rich, we'd be taking it personally.
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Then They Fight You: Plutocrats on the Defensive Against Social Justice Movements
Wealthy people are often so isolated from the rest of us, many of them have forgotten how rich they really are.
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The Imperative of Revolt
Two political philosophers, Sheldon Wolin and John Ralson Saul, call for mass movements willing to carry out repeated acts of civil disobedience to disrupt and delegitimize corporate power.
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4 Blackwater Contractors Found Guilty In Iraq Massacre – A Verdict Long Overdue
Not simply individual guards should answer for this tragedy – but the leaders of private security companies and the governments that employ them must also be held to account.
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Brazil Protects Delaware-Sized Swath of Amazon Rainforest
After a year in which destruction of the world's largest rainforest rose 29%, the new Alto Maues reserve has 1.6 million acres of mostly untouched forests that are not known to have human presence.
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Government Targets Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase Over Prison Banking Deals
The banks have exclusive access to more than 214,000 federal inmates under exclusive contracts awarded by the U.S. Treasury Department about 15 years ago
