A powerful and nut-grabbing short publicising Naomi Klein’s new book:`The Shock Doctrine´.
The book examines economist Milton Friedman’s idea that governments can push normally unpalatable trade agendas onto their electorates in the immediate aftermath of shocking events. She thoroughly debunks the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically.
The publicity short was produced by The [...]
The Disneyland Memorial Orgy, with artwork by Wally Wood NSFW
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It’s hard to believe this was 40 years ago…
Download it here Part of the public re-release of “The Realist” Archive Project.
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He left number 10 Downing Street today, for the last time. I heard a BBC radio report that people actually cried. And they were government ministers! They must know that something even worse is coming. Gulp.
The film `Taking Liberties´ was released here in the UK a couple of weeks [...]
BBC correspondent Alan Johnston disappeared on his way home from his Gaza City office nearly six weeks ago on the 12th of March. He is feared to have been kidnapped in the lawless territory, where he was thought to have been the last international correspondent still working.
Bizarrely, one of Alan Johnston’s most recent pieces for [...]
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Planted in the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday 18th November by Banksy.
The painting in situ.
Glued to the wall of the Metropolitain Museum.
The painting in situ.
I have no idea what the New Yorkers made of this essentially British iconic graphic, slapped on the wall of MOMA. (It took the staff 3 days [...]
Somewhat amazingly, the UK Government have set up a petitions website so that members of the public can bring matters of concern direct to the Prime Ministers Office. This is in beta at the moment.
At the time of writing, the most popular of the many petitions is:
1) Repeal the Hunting Act, 2004, and
2) [...]
Remember a portrait of an impish little baby I posted a while ago?
Here’s a reminder: (Click the thumbnails to enlarge).
That painting was not done from life, but from this photograph below:
I admit that the picture doesn’t really enlighten you much as to who its subject is.
Have a look at this next one and see if [...]
Om MSNBC’s Countdown programme, Keith Olbermann lets rip with a mordant criticism of Bush and the manipulation of the events of 9/11, five years on.
Crooks and Liars have posted a full transcript and video of the broadcast.
When those who dissent are told time and time again — as we will be, if not tonight by [...]
War in Iraq used to refer to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Unlawful combatants — a meaningless phrase intended to allow trial without due process, which turns back the legal clock in a developed country by at least 100 years.
Rendition has been substituted for kidnapping.
Freedom has been substituted for economic exploitation and corruption.
Globalization has been substituted [...]
( Thanks to John Sinteur at The Daily Irrelevant for the link.)
Bruce Schneier is a very level headed commentator about all facets of the security industry.
Suffice it to say that he knows what he is talking about. Here he talks about the latest excesses in the climate of fear that is currently being whipped [...]
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