From theantimedia.org website: Claire Bernish March 2, 2016 (ANTIMEDIA) Connecticut — Police are now voicing their concerns about domestic drone use — specifically, they want the option to be able to employ weaponized drones in the future, should the need arise. As if police brutality and aggression weren’t already an epidemic in the United States, […]
Archives for March 2016
Glenn Greenwald on Why Privacy Matters; TED Talk
Video courtesy of NPR’s TED Radio Hour Thumbnail image courtesy of TED Conference via flickr
USA Today Report on Stingray Use (Audio)
USA Today report on Stingray use. Link to original article here
Hamartia
The Greek word hamartia is often translated as “missing the mark.” It is often associated with an error in logic. It is a mistake or a misstep arising from a misunderstanding. It is a weakness or a failing rather than overt malice. In classic Greek myth it refers to a character flaw which leads to the hero’s downfall. […]
Job Mortgages? No Thanks!
This Guardian article proposes the “solution” of job mortgages, one of the worst proposals for dealing with the displacement of workers caused by the rise of the robots that I have ever heard of. As usual, the error lies in still thinking within the capitalist integument and attempting to preserve existing class structure. Here’s an […]
Mike Wallace Interviews Erich Fromm, 1958
Erich Fromm discusses the state of alienation imposed by the capitalist system and the potential for a more human existence.
A Two-Minute Video on the Subject of Alienation
From BBC Radio 4 via YouTube