Murdering Mother Earth one forest, one species and one atom at a time By Jason Miller I am the earth.  You are the earth.  The Earth is dying.  You and I are murderers.  –Ymber Delecto What a sorry lot we humans are, particularly those of us immersed in the “American Way of Life.” Killing is [...]

By Eric Walberg Food protests and riots have swept more than 20 countries in the past few months. On 2 April, World Bank President Robert Zoellick told a meeting in Washington that there are 33 countries where price hikes could cause widespread social unrest. The UN World Food Programme called the crisis the silent tsunami, [...]

1. A Growing Trend of Leaving America : Jay Tolson, US News 2. Can This Planet Be Saved? : Paul Krugman, NYT 3. Afghanistan: Shoals Ahead for President Obama : Immanuel Wallerstein, Agence Global 4. Wrong on Afghanistan : Patrick Seale, Agence Global 5. Beware: ‘Machine Zone’ Ahead : Natasha Dow Schüll, Washington Post 6. [...]

Note : Hunga is Texanese for Hunger. By Anwaar Hussain What is hunger? When the glucose level of the liver falls below a threshold, a feeling is experienced that is called hunger, usually followed by a desire to eat. Although an average nourished human can survive for weeks without food intake, the sensation of hunger [...]

By Marc Lacey in Port-au-Prince, Haiti HUNGER smashed in the front gate of Haiti’s presidential palace. Hunger poured on to the streets, burning tyres and taking on soldiers and the police. Hunger sent the country’s prime minister packing. Haiti’s hunger, that has become fiercer than ever in recent days as global food prices spiral out [...]

You might feel fine, but high oil cost, scarcity mean American Empire is about to come crashing down. Guy R. McPherson, University of Arizona professor TS Admin : This is a must-read. Peak oil spells the end of civilization. And, if it’s not already too late, perhaps it will prevent the extinction of our species. [...]

Perhaps nothing is what it seems By Anwaar Hussain Bill Bryson’s ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ is a truly remarkable book. It is an ambitious attempt to decipher the mysteries of universe. Genuinely enthralling, it is a unique travelogue of science. Starting from the immensity of the universe, it beams us into the heart [...]