Tomorrow, February 11, Transition Voice will join a worldwide Internet protest against online surveillance by the NSA and other U.S. spy agencies. Below we re-post a call-to-action from the group Demand Progress. If you care about protecting freedom on the Internet, we hope you'll take part. -- Ed. Dear Users of the Internet, In January 2012 we defeated the SOPA and PIPA … [Read more...]
Empire serves no one but itself
Humanity has come to a defining moment in its two hundred thousand year evolution: we are at a place where we either have to give up or we have to stand up. Last night, amidst a backdrop of fear-creation by the security state, where you either shut up or face the consequences, my wife and I were talking about standing up to empire and what it might mean. The … [Read more...]
Occupy peace on Earth, good will towards men
As Patricia Williams wrote in The Nation this week, “You know these are interesting times when Glenn Beck, Dianne Feinstein, Rand Paul and the ACLU all stand on the same side of an issue.” The issue is the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2012, in particular Sections 1031 and 1032, which authorize detaining U.S. citizens indefinitely without charge or trial. The … [Read more...]
#9: We stand up for freedom
Some people who care about peak oil think that government doesn't matter. Washington, Ottawa, London and all the rest are so clueless and corrupt about energy depletion, why even bother with politics? Just wait for the whole house of cards that is industrial civilization to come crashing down and government will become a bad dream. We agree that too many government officials … [Read more...]