Pop Spirit – the Commodification of Spirituality & Simulated Desires
Kingsley L. Dennis – The prevailing mood of our times is one where the ‘spirit’ is like the radio-friendly three-minute pop song.
Culture
Welcome to the Hoax – but Who Are You Going to Tell?
Kingsley L. Dennis – We assume that our perceptions – our sights, sounds, and textures – are accurate descriptions of the world around us.
The ADHD Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is a Schooling Problem, Not a Child One
Kerry McDonald – Today, children are being diagnosed with, and often medicated for, ADHD at an astonishing rate.
Addiction Expert Claims: Giving Your Child A Smartphone Is Like Giving Them A Gram Of Cocaine
Mandy Froelich – A top addiction therapist suggests that giving your child a smartphone is like “giving them a gram of cocaine.”
Scientists Warn Amazon Is Reaching Deforestation “Tipping Point”
John Vibes – The Brazilian government is harvesting the Amazon rainforest at a dangerous rate.
In Science We Trust
Charles Eisenstein – Science would benefit from a bit of humility these days, don’t you think?
It’s Un-American To Be Anti-Free Speech: Protect the Right to Criticize the Government
John W. Whitehead – There’s nothing more un-American than being against free speech, yet many past (and current) presidents have been.
A Message from Earth
John Perkins – Living on Earth is about understanding that we are a part of the greater whole.
The Heart of Darkness: The Sexual Predators Within America’s Power Elite
John W. Whitehead – This is the biggest story of our generation.
It’s Time to Declare Your Independence from Tyranny, America
John W. Whitehead – This 4th of July, let’s declare our independence from the police state and corrupt politicians.
War on Drugs Has Done Far More Harm Than Illegal Drugs, Major Report Finds
Elias Marat – A commission of 14 former heads of states agree that regulation, not bans, is the most effective tool against drug abuse.
Feds Say They Plan on Drug Testing Every Single Person Attending Burning Man
Matt Agorist – This year, the Feds are planning the ridiculous and impossible task of drug testing 80,000 Burning Man attendees.
Why We’re a Culture of Addicts
Leslie Garrett – Is addiction the result of nature or nurture?
The Omnipresent Surveillance State: Orwell’s 1984 Is No Longer Fiction
John W. Whitehead – We are increasingly ruled by multi-corporations wedded to the police state.
UPDATED: Depressed and Traumatized 17-Year-Old Legally Euthanized in The Netherlands
Elias Marat – What value does human life have in such a twisted world?
Sea Turns Red With Blood After 150 Whales and Dolphins Slaughtered
Elias Marat – From 130-150 pilot whales and 10-20 white-sided dolphins were brutally killed this year.
New Filipino Law Requires All Students to Plant 10 Trees Before They Can Graduate
Elias Marat – This could lead to the planting of billions of trees.
Technotyranny: The Iron-Fisted Authoritarianism of the Surveillance State
John W. Whitehead – Red pill or blue pill? You decide.
Censorship is the Last Tool of Tyrants
Dr. Mercola – Do you think it’s a good idea to restrict information for ‘public safety?’
Televangelist Pat Robertson Says Alabama’s “Extreme” Abortion Law “Goes Too Far”
John Vibes – Multiple southern states have moved to ban abortion under very strict penalties.