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Part 1 of 2: The Rise of the New Anarchists

Posted on September 29, 2014 by admin

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) championed anarchism as the most rational and just means of creating order in society. Among other things, he advocated what he called “mutualism,” an economic practice that disincentivized profit — which, according to him, was a destabilizing … Continue reading →

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Part 3 of 3: The Road to Freedom

Posted on August 2, 2014 by admin

George Orwell was attending university at the end of the First World War. The young men returning from the war were angry at their elder’s incompetence for having led them to such mass slaughter. This mood of rebellion in Britain … Continue reading →

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Part 2 of 3: Defining Freedom in the 21st Century

Posted on July 1, 2014 by admin

Hegel developed a philosophy of action in which the spirit is always active in the search of some aim, in realizing one’s potential or self-actualization. Hegel believed history is a progressive realization of freedom. Feuerbach’s critique of Hegel’s philosophy is … Continue reading →

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Part 1 of 3: The Struggle for Freedom

Posted on June 2, 2014 by admin

Western Europe once had a deeply religious culture, in which theology was the main discipline. Then theology developed philosophy, and it was soon swallowed and eaten by its child. Theology began to lose ground to philosophy in the 17th century, … Continue reading →

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Social Class, Government, and Dissemination of Information

Posted on May 2, 2014 by admin

The Enlightenment of the 18th century opened up the floodgates of new ideas, new thoughts on everything from the way man saw government and his own role in society to the way scientific ideas were conceived, demonstrated, and above all, … Continue reading →

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Another Inconvenient Truth

Posted on April 1, 2014 by admin

An inconvenient truth is a truth no one likes to admit, and thus it is inconvenient and causes problems or difficulties for someone. The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have … Continue reading →

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End A Decade of Lost Opportunities and Invest in the Future

Posted on March 1, 2014 by admin

Working age poverty is defined by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as the proportion of individuals aged 18 to 65 years with equivalized disposable income less than 50% of the median income of the entire population in … Continue reading →

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Removing Barriers to Good Health

Posted on February 1, 2014 by admin

In 1986 a World Health Organization (WHO) statement stated that in order to reach a state of health “an individual or group must be able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment.” Health … Continue reading →

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1984 And Big Brother

Posted on January 1, 2014 by admin

George Orwell’s novel, 1984, written after the Second World War, introduced a concept of reality control that the population could be controlled and manipulated merely through the alteration of everyday language and thought. Doublespeak was the method for controlling thought … Continue reading →

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On Virtual Feudalism

Posted on December 1, 2013 by admin

During the Age of Enlightenment people believed that the reasoning of men could free them of their ills, and lead to peace, security and good government. It was believed that reason would ensure the progress of humanity, and change the … Continue reading →

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