October 2011
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Noam Chomsky Quotes: Chomsky on the IMF →
thirdworldtraveler:
“Take the IMF. The IMF is not the World Bank, but it’s closely related. The IMF’s former U.S. executive director Karin Lissakers accurately described the Fund as the credit community’s enforcer. The IMF is very anti-capitalist. For example, suppose I lend you money. And I…
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“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”
– Oscar Wilde (via mrgolightly)
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laws of time (management) →
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excellently written piece on #OWS and the media →
i love dna →
“If we think of the genome as sentences, your DNA, or letters are what is inherited from your father and mother. The DNA methylation is like the punctuation marks that determine how the letters should be combined into sentences and paragraphs that are read differently in the different organs of the body the heart, the brain, and so on,” Szyf explains. ”What we’ve learned is that these punctuation...
Write Every Day →
thesonalsorises:
Creative writing advice from Columbia’s PhD Associate Dean.
Not all of the advice we offer in these postings may work for you – but this one will: Write every day. Write something. Every day. Easier said than done, right? Here are some suggestions for making it happen.
If you haven’t written for at least 15 minutes today, start right now.
Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the... →
AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters’ worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy.
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pieceinthepuzzlehumanity:
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saramonster:
Long-sleeved green shirt with little flowers on it. Flower Power?
I’m wearing my “Muggle” shirt. Damn…
I’m wearing an Unseen t-shirt. Does this mean that I can turn invisible?
Apparently I’m really lucky.
White shirt… Snow powers?
A brown long sleeve henley… super cuddle...
“What nobody is comfortable with is a movement in which virtually the entire...”
– Why Occupy Wall Street Is Bigger Than Left vs. Right | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone (via darkuncle)
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are there any tone-deaf chinese people?
“We spend so much money on the military, it’s no wonder we have smart bombs and...”
– Jon Stewart (via elige)
“…capitalism is basically a system where everything is for sale, and the more...”
– Noam Chomsky (via r-i-o-t)
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“When they talk about consumption being tamed by higher prices, they also got it...”
– Dr. Vandana Shiva
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“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it...”
– Che Guevara (via zaraahmed)
i disagree with this. i think that this has been the problems with most revolutions. you have to move with them organically rather than try to affect them.
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The Top Five Reasons To Move Your Money From Bank... →
1. Bank of America Just Unveiled A Shocking New Debit Card Fee: Late last month, BOA announced that it would start charging a $5-a-month fee simply for consumers to use their debit cards for purchases. Although a few of its competitors have started using similar fees in recent times, BOA’s presence as America’s largest banking chain means that if it successfully enacts such a fee, it may be...
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“Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one...”
– Claude Monet (via gensdumonde)
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“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by...”
– Stanley Kubrick (via cultureofresistance)
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