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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Citizens Vote To Amend Constitution and End Corporate Personhood In Five States
Voters in Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida elected a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United declaring that corporations are not people and money is not speech.
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Elections Are Over – Now Here Are 10 Ways to Democratize the Economy
Take control of local budgets and financing, businesses, community land development, energy production and more.
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Why The Climate Fix and the Economic Reboot Will Happen Together
Four years in the making, this Political Economy Research Institute study shows the level of U.S. investment to achieve necessary carbon cut targets and generate 2.7 million new jobs.
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Money Owns Politics As $3.6 Billion In Election Spending Shatters Records
The vast sums of cash raised by independent groups reordered the political landscape this fall as new levels of collaboration eroded barriers between those running for office and their big-money allies.
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Energy Commission in D.C. Blockaded, 47 Arrested In Multi-State Climate Protests
On Monday, 25 people were arrested at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as seven were taken from a Maryland gas export construction site and 15 at a gas storage facility in New York.
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The Movement Returns: Dispatch From A Democratic Occupation of London
The right to protest is a fundamental human right, especially in Britain.
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Million Mask March On November 5 Calls for Free Internet, End to Surveillance
The Internet is one of the last free vessels we the citizens have access to. We've stood against SOPA, PIPA, CISPA, ACTA and the TPP – and we'll continue to stand as one against Internet censorship.
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Water Protests Rock Ireland As People Reject New Charges to Basic Necessity
Almost 100 separate demonstrations were staged in towns and cities on Saturday, over new water charges introduced last month.
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On Election Tuesday, Climate Becomes Priority Issue for Black and Hispanic Voters
According to 2014 data, more than 40 percent of nonwhite Americans believe global warming should be a “top priority” for government – while the number for whites barely tops 20 percent.
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How the Oil-Price Plunge Is Helping Fuel the Divestment Movement
The recent dive in oil prices gives new ammunition to the fossil fuel divestment movement.