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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Geneva Report: Record World Debt May Trigger New Financial Crisis
Fueled by a credit binge in Asia that's pushed global private and public debt to new highs, the “poisonous combination” of spiraling debts and low growth could trigger another crisis.
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Exposed: Tax Evictions Could Displace 20,000 Detroit Property Owners
People who purchase occupied properties will evict current residents starting a cycle of blight and displacement that will cost individuals, owners, the community and the city in the long run.
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Florida City Makes It Illegal To Sleep In Public, Cracking Down On Homeless
Life is tough when you're homeless. This city wants to make it tougher.
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How to Negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement
Developers answer to communities for a change.
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In the shadow of an oil boom, North Dakota farmers fight contamination
One county's infertile lands offer a test case of the long-term effects of wastewater spills.
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Privatized Britain's National Health Service Produces More Questions Than Answers
"The outsourcing that goes on to these types of organizations is there to provide them with profit – that's all they're interested in.”
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Police Intelligence Targets Cash, As Training By Firm Fuels Questionable Law Tactics
Like elsewhere across America, the deputy sheriff of Kane County, Ill., has urged police to use cash seizures to bolster municipal coffers.
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Occupy Central: Hong Kong's Democracy Movement And Its Demands
The campaigners seeking political reform and democratic elections are planning a non-violent occupation of the city's business district where they intend to mobilize 10,000 people in the first phase.
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How the Dark Money Regime Is Shaping 2014 Elections
2014 is on pace to be the Year of Dark Money.
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Scotland May Not Be Independent – But A Public Bank Will Bring Economic Sovereignty
A publicly-owned bank could help Scotland take control of its own economic destiny by avoiding unnecessary debt to a private banking system that's become a burden to the economy.