Permanent War Paradigm
The Permanent War Paradigm"Terrorism" is the perfect term to highlight the permanent war paradigm this administration has thrust upon us. The terrorism bogeyman card can be played, if not forever, well...
View ArticleOPEN LETTER TO PAUL HACKETT
Paul, It's a shame that the Democratic Establishment railroaded you. I actually supported Mr. Brown over you because of a proven progressive track record, but was still quite taken with your candor and...
View ArticleThe Center of Truth (On Fnding God) - World 5.0
First - About Time: We've heard it from physicists and mystics, theologians and thinkers throughout our history. Most recently, Eckhart Tolle has written extensively on the topic. Simply put, there is...
View ArticleBush's "Integrity" - Never Again
We're on the verge of a new day here in the U.S. It's been a downward spiral since Day One of this administration, but even Mr. Rove can't manipulate the truth out of the situation these days. A few...
View ArticleThe Delicious Taste of Senseless Fear
Last week on "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart recounted three stories from the 24 Hour "News" Networks about mysterious bombs and such that all turned out to be false, though they all received large...
View ArticleJOBS AMERICANS WON"T DO: Blaming the victims
It makes my skin crawl every time I hear it, and I just heard the president say it once again on the TV. Bastards. The line, repeated by pundits and politicians ad nauseum, should be, "Jobs Americans...
View ArticleTHE END TIMES: And What's to Come
So there is talk that some Christian fundamentalists believe Armageddon is upon us, and the state of our planet is of little regard as "Good Christians" will be raptured right out of here any time....
View ArticleThe Crisis of Our Time
What could be described as our biggest crisis in this "Age of Crises?" It's difficult to ascertain a single biggest crisis when our world seems to be such a morass of problems and issues, one worse...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad and The Duped
Here in the "angry, left-leaning blogosphere," we have a pretty clear idea of good guys and bad guys (no gender offense intended). We may differ in how we regard some individuals, but there's a general...
View ArticleAscent from the War on Terror/Terrorism
As the "administration" gears up for the fall election cycle, we can ready ourselves for any number of outlandish schemes designed to keep the current regime in power. A constitutional ban on gay...
View ArticleTHE WINDS OF CHANGE
For those of us who have been longsuffering in the contest for sustainability and healthy culture, it's finally palpable. We lift our nose, and smell it on the wind. We listen, and hear its murmur. We...
View ArticleHOSTILE TAKEOVER: An Unauthorized Review
After reading David Sirota's Hostile Takeover, most Americans will be incredulous or feeling quite hostile themselves. Those in denial about the whole idea that corporations are running and ruining our...
View ArticleTaking Back Our American Flag
Remember when you where young (you'd shine like the sun) and the Fourth of July really meant something? Or going to a baseball game or other event where you sang "The Star-spangled Banner?" I could...
View ArticleFlailing Dinosaurs
One interpretation of what we are witnessing in the Middle East is provided by a wider historical context which suggests we could very well be witnessing the death throes of a failed state - in this...
View ArticleTOP TEN WAYS TO EVOLVE: from an Economic to Ecological Paradigm
10) Replace our Current Administration and Congress The current crop of politicians running our country seems hell-bent on fostering violence and war. Along with the occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq...
View ArticleWorld 5.0 - T1: Welcome to RealWorld
We have the power to remake the world anew. In the spirit of Tom Paine and a host of others, this video offers a radical alternative to our current culture based on the true principles of Love, Peace,...
View ArticleThe Power of Transformation
Transform: "to change the nature, condition or function of"... from Wikipedia."It's not about liberal or conservative. It's about progressive, or regressive and corrupt." - World 5.0 - Transmission 1....
View ArticleTELL OBERMANN TO REPORT ON KUCINICH PLAN FOR IRAQ
The president today reiterated his bogus point about critics not having a plan to deal with the mess he made in Iraq.Like his silence about the tragedy of New Orleans, he refuses to acknowledge that...
View ArticleUNIMPEACHABLE - A Bush Tribute
This take-off on the Nat King Cole classic "Unforgettable" is updated with lyrics and pictures more appropriate to our times.Unimpeachable - A Bush Tribute (2:22)...
View ArticleThe Declaration of World 5.0
The Declaration of World 5.0 initiates a movement to remake our world from within a new paradigm that recognizes the truth of our existence and our reality.Ooooh, there's a video...http://world5.org/...
View ArticleOil and The Gulf
Well, geez, what a surprise. We're getting another serious lesson in sustainability. Oil doesn't qualify.
View ArticleThe World Is A Ghetto
The utter failure of our current systems, whether energy and food production, finance, healthcare, or the war machine, creates a stench that permeates our lives in every corner. Our quality of life is...
View ArticleA Disturbance in The Force
In the first Star Wars, “A New Hope”, Obi Wan Kenobi reacts to the destruction caused by the Imperial Death Star blowing up the planet Alderaan: “I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions...
View ArticleA new Beginning | World 5.0
Greetings Friends and Citizens,This is a time of awakening. Something new is in the air. To quote songwriter Joni Mitchell, “Maybe it's the time of year, or maybe it's the time of man...” I'll go with...
View ArticleFive Principles - Occupy Cincinnati
The Occupy Revolution is clearly a force to be reckoned with in our culture. Even at this early stage the battle lines are being drawn. Many cities are resisting this new people-powered movement, as it...
View ArticleOccupy World 5.0
We are in uncharted territory. This is like no time in our civilization’s history - global food shortages, climate crisis, unending war and violence, corporate domination, rampant systemic corruption,...
View ArticleWorld 5.0 Offers Priorities to Cincy City Council
On Thursday, 1/5/2012, World 5.0 in concert with a dozen or so Occupiers from Cincinnati presented Cincinnati City Council with ideas for priorities for the council in this new year of 2012. I also...
View ArticleThe Drums of War: Iran Edition
We Americans are not the best at history. Because of the spin of corporate-controlled media, we are not reminded of the consistent pattern of deception exhibited by our government when the ‘power...
View ArticleA Spring that Can't Wait
As the corruption in our system continues unabated and the interminable Republican Primary Season continues its buffoonery of ‘solutions’ for our failing state, there is some highly unusual behavior...
View Article12.21.12 - The Birth of World 5.0
The Winter Solstice of this year, 12.21.12, is the most auspicious occasion in modern memory. No other date resonates with such ancient warnings and curious attention. No other date has offered so much...
View ArticleAn Occupier for Congress
On June 21st, the Summer Solstice, I will announce my candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for the First District in the state of Ohio. The seat is currently held by Steve Chabot, a...
View ArticleThe GOP and the ACA
On October 1st, folks all across the country, regardless of their health, can begin signing up for the Affordable Care Act mandated health insurance co-ops, which offer substantial savings via pooling...
View ArticleA New Way Forward | The World Five Platform
The old culture is broken - highly dysfunctional and terribly corrupt. The areas of food, finance, energy, healthcare and media are all dominated by a few corporations, and all driven by the singular...
View ArticleThis Independence Day - 2016
Exactly 240 years ago the United States Founding Fathers declared independence from the British Empire, and agreed to an arrangement of the thirteen colonies to become a federation. On July 4th, 1776,...
View ArticleGo Green Bernie! - or Be Left Behind
The duopoly that serves as our 'democracy' is again poised to install another corporatist into the White House. Oh goody.If you believe corporate media, there's no point in resisting. And yes, we'd...
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