Recently, journalist Steven Volk was surprised to discover that leading skeptical psychologist Richard Wiseman has admitted that the evidence for telepathy is so good that "by the standards of any other area of science, is proven." Mr Volk goes on to write, "Even more incredibly, as I report...
When I started my life of activism I worked on political issues, ones that make the blood boil, and experienced the government and corporations trying to poison the largest aquifer in the US with radioactive waste. We fought extremely important fights and we won some battles temporarily but often...
The People’s Trial of Rupert Murdoch Reclaim The Sun – Protest Rally Beating the Bounds of News UK HQ Special Event – Non-violent Direct Action Russell Brand’s Shout Out This week’s Occupy Rupert Murdoch Week Protest will peak with an exciting day of actions outside Rupert Murdoch’s...
So what are we going to do about it? This is the only question worth asking. But the answers appear elusive. Faced with a multifaceted crisis – the capture of governments by billionaires and their lobbyists, extreme inequality, the rise of demagogues, above all the collapse of the living...
I believe in a capitalistic world, in my view, the Conservative party have been the best party to have lead and develop us into this modern era. Thanks to the Thatcher boom, capitalism was taken out of the hands of the few and into the hands of the masses....
You ask how I manage "to stay involved and remain seemingly happy and adjusted to this awful world where the efforts of caring people pale in comparison to those who have power?" It's easy. First, don't let "those who have power" intimidate you. No matter how much power they...
Take a look at this image. What do you see first?
A young Woman
An old woman
1 & 2
The reason I ask is that we can see different things to others and both (or all) be right. It can happen. If someone sees something different don't abuse them....
Up against a brick wall trying to get local people interested in energy? Award-winning community engagement project Transition Streets has created a tried-and-tested way to break down the barriers and bring people together to take action on energy. And now it has been developed into the new Streets-wise programme...
In the architecture museum on the island of Skeppsholmen, in the heart of Stockholm, eleven of us have been brought together to spend two days thinking aloud around the theme of Commoning the City. The human rights researcher Saki Bailey provides a forensic analysis of the foundations of property...
The 2020s are set to be a decade of huge challenges, and much of the UK’s media is unable to support the transformations we need. We urgently need media which is owned by us, accountable to us, where we all get to play a part in creating it: we need...
