Susan Sontag was someone who had astonishing insights into our collective situations. Here is one that I read recently.

I just installed a freezer, bought my first lamb and quarter calf from two local farmers, and joined the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund

I have just added Micheal Moore’s documentary Sicko to my list of favorite recent documentaries.Sicko is a home run. Thanks, Mike.

They were laying new power cables which were strung on the ground for miles. The moose are rutting right now and very agitated. He was

Sh** Happens in World Religions: Taoism Sh** happens Confucianism Confucius say, “Sh** happens.” Buddhism If sh** happens, it’s not really sh**. Zen-Buddhism What is the

Pete McCormack has taken my Financial Sense Newshour Interview and provided detailed links and documentation to help the reader understand the relationship between finances and

Daily Updates ~ Ron Paul 2008 A day for the record books!

There is much talk about the impact on Wall Street and the banking system of the dramatic drop in the price of mortgage backed securities.

I just returned from Anchorage, Alaska. What a wonderful place filled with wonderful people. The following enterprises in Alaska/relevant to Alaska government and investment flows

Stroger’s $888 Million Tax Hikes By Mickey Ciokajlo – Chicago Tribune (17 Oct 2007) Housing Downturn Takes Toll on Cities’ Revenue By Monica Davey –

~ An inquiry and Catherine’s response: Hello Catherine: I stumbled onto your site quite serendipitously a few months back and have subsequently read almost everything

Catherine was interviewed on the Talk of Alaska radio show on Tuesday, October 16. You can listen to, or download this great interview by navigating

I am someone who is critical of the Wall Street Journal. That means, it is important to say something when they hit a home run.

The Chattanooga Declaration was drafted and approved by delegates to the Second North American Secessionist Convention on 4 October 2007. The deepest questions of human

I am occasionally asked where my donations go. One of the things I have done for many decades is to gift directly to individuals. Indeed,

Barrick Gold Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index Marketwire – Barrick Gold Corporation Peak Gold! – A Primer on True Hedging, Part Four By A.E.

Ladies and Gentlemen: I am an enthusiastic user of your services and appreciate what you do. I was dismayed to open my latest netflix and

The Green Party has launched a new campaign, Moving the Money to Main Street. We hope to do all that we can to support their

I was reminded tonight that I met a very dear friend as a result of 911. I have been thinking about how many wonderful people

Thanks to a very special member of the Solari Action Network, we have been able to post the documentation at the Solari – The Missing

Well the fool (or morals tutor as he prefers) over at gifthub.org has done it again. For some reason, he thinks philanthropy is supposed to

RE: Federal Mandate for “Pasteurization” of Almonds To: Secretary Mike Johanns United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Whitten Building Suite 200A Washington,

We face real challenges in maintaining liquidity in the mortgage market by “dropping” money out of central banking “helicopters.” It is one thing to keep

I have been developing a methodology for Solari to determine the total economic return (impact on both investor and living ecosystem) of a mining operation.

To paraphrase Utah Phillips, the sub-prime mortgage market is not crashing. Rather, the families and communities induced to borrow and invest are being killed. And

Thanks to wonderful allies Nan Garrett (Georgia Green Party) and Katey Culver and Howard Switzer  (Green Party of Tennessee) I had the opportunity to speak

I highly value recommendations from Phil Cubeta at gifthub.org. He recently recommended Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family – How Family Members and Their

I have a habit of trolling through discounted DVD bins at truck stops and out of the way local video stores. Such bins are great

Several people have asked me for names of documentaries I enjoyed/found useful recently. Here are some of my favorites (in no particular order) from the

Scoop Media is my top source for news on current U.S. government and political events. Yes, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal

Our favorite Fool at one of our favorite blogs, Gift Hub: Blogging Philanthrophy has done it again. Check out “Why Laundering Drug Money through Philanthropy

The Federal Trade Commission is opposing Whole Food’s acquisition of Wild Oats on anti-trust grounds? I don’t think so. I am sitting here in the

Thanks to Progressive Review for bringing the following to our attention. If you are looking to understand what is holding up the stock market, here

The following in today from Secrecy News: a Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy – as described in a recent posting, provides insight

I am in the middle of Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Near I am not sure what I think of it yet. The gist of

I just had one of my most favorite activists tell me that he never heard of the Yes Men. Goodness! This is one team and

Tom Greco made a comment on why he believes that there is no role for gold and silver in community currencies. Franklin Sanders and I

The other night, someone sent me a link in an e-mail entitled “Greg Palast discredits 911 Truth.” Clicking on the link, I found myself at

This week James Altucher published a column, Profit From the Plight of the Honeybees, on how to profit in the stock market from the disappearing

Several years ago, I went to California to do a speaking tour and to raise money to help me through the most difficult part of

In the early 19th century, the little British Channel island of Guernsey faced a problem. Its sea walls were crumbling. its roads were too narrow,

I have said all along that reading or watching anything to do with Presidential politics is not an effective use of time. Senator Mike Gravel’s

Whether your goal is to transform our world, end corruption or protect your assets from the Tapeworm, the time has come to consider taking physical

Late last year I had the opportunity to speak in Salt Spring Island. I returned to Salt Spring last month for a visit and Tangachee

In the last week, five of the most talented and lively members of the Solari Action Network have strongly recommended a new DVD called “Money