Space: The next war zone? - U.S. Military - Salon.com

“By rejecting an international agreement to demilitarize space, the White House doubles down on American imperialism”

"[Capitalism’s] concept of competitive man who seeks only to maximize wealth and power, who subjects himself to market relationships, to exploitation and external authority, is anti-human and intolerable in the deepest sense"
– Noam Chomsky (1970)

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Prejudice In The Brain: Can You Break Your Biased Habits?

” One of the biggest problems with prejudice in modern society is that we often perceive people as being threatening even if they pose no real danger. So something that evolved as a protective mechanism in tribal society—when we didn’t often encounter “outsiders”—has become highly maladaptive. And left unchecked, it can fuel discrimination, fear, and downright hatred and violence.”

Prejudice In The Brain: Can You Break Your Biased Habits?

” One of the biggest problems with prejudice in modern society is that we often perceive people as being threatening even if they pose no real danger. So something that evolved as a protective mechanism in tribal society—when we didn’t often encounter “outsiders”—has become highly maladaptive. And left unchecked, it can fuel discrimination, fear, and downright hatred and violence.”

Why Travel Teaches Us To Appreciate Good Food

“Travel and food go hand in hand. Why do you think there are so many destination specific foods topping the trend lists for 2012? Because food in itself is a form of travel, letting us explore no matter if we’re in the country of the food’s origin or thousands of miles away.”

How Crowdfunding Saved 722 Square Miles of Rainforest

“In 2007, Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador, made an offer to the rest of the world. Underneath his country’s Yasuni National Park, one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet, lie 846 million barrels of oil valued at $7.2 billion. If the rest of the world could provide Ecuador with half that sum, Correa proposed, the oil would stay in the ground and the rainforest above it would stay intact.”