The paradox of human life: multi-tasking until we find stillness, focus, letting go, and peace. The waking up process is about finding what wakes us up to our truth. This can be a very chaotic time as we experiment and experience many different ways of growth and finding ourselves. The hardest part is taming the ego and releasing our identification of the ego as who we are. The Read the rest of this entry »
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — Investment bankers are wielding their political influence to override popular support for legislation to break up lenders’ trading and retail operations, economist John Kay said. “You have a group of politically powerful ..... Read more
(Artist and Groundswell guest blogger Chris Kennedy makes projects for the land and for situated communities. His ongoing projects include Artiscycle, Groups and Spaces, and the Institute for Applied Aesthetics.) SPACES hosts Art Work: A National Conversation About Art, Labor, and Politics, produced by Temporary Services, an independent, Chicago-based collective comprised of Brett Bloom, Salem Related posts: We Want Political Posters That Work!: A Call to Open Critique of the TAMMS Y ... Read more
Anti-war activist’s works banned at prison campsBY CAROL ROSENBERGcrosenberg@MiamiHerald.comTHE MIAMI HERALDProfessor Noam Chomsky may be among America’s most enduring anti-war activists. But the leftist intellectual’s anthology of post 9/11 commentary is taboo at Guantánamo’s prison camp library, which offers books and videos on Harry Potter, World Cup soccer and Islam.U.S. military censors recently rejected a Pentagon lawyer’s donation of an Arabic-language copy of the political act ... Read more
Fifteen Mainstream media links that I’m getting out of the way with just a bit of snark: If Miley tickets are one of your problems, then you don’t have any: Paperless tickets are now a headache for Miley Cyrus fans Yet another clueless Mr. Fix it: Fire crews rescue a man who was trapped under his own car while making repairs. Shot controversy A Kansas City woman said her son was kicked out of a Northland pediatric office because of a new immunization policy. Political lady ... Read more
The Los Angeles graffiti artist Saber from the Seventh Letter has created a new print. His newest print is available to purchase online at Hecho Con Ganas . Here’s what Saber has to say about his print: I usually steer away from having a political edge in my art, but inherently the act of Graffiti alone is a political act, and recently I’ve found myself being pulled strongly in that direction. So I think it was the natural next step for me to want to combine the textures I use and see in th ... Read more
