Plato: The Failure of Democracy

Plato: The Failure of Democracy Plato (427-347) is often described as the greatest Western philosopher. Historians like to quote A. N. Whitehead who said: “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” Plato was born into an aristocratic Athenian family, and he grew …[continue reading]

Hacked Soros Memo: $650,000 to Black Lives Matter

George Soros’s Open Society Institute viewed the 2015 Baltimore unrest following the death of Freddie Gray as opening a “unique opportunity” to create “accountability” for the Baltimore police while aiding activists in reforming the city, according to hacked documents reviewed by Breitbart Jerusalem. The documents further confirm that the Open Society last year approved $650,000 …[continue reading]

Hong Kong phooey! Would you like any hypocrisy with that?

Hong Kong phooey! Would you like any hypocrisy with that? Where to start? For nearly 40 weeks hundreds of thousands of French people have been on the streets in anti-government demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s rule. Some have lost eyes and hands in the police response. The public has begun to view the smell of …[continue reading]

Amazon will pay $0 in taxes on $11,200,000,000 in profit for 2018

While some people have received some surprise tax bills when filing their returns, corporations continue to avoid paying tax — thanks to a cocktail of tax credits, loopholes, and exemptions. According to a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), Amazon (AMZN) will pay nothing in federal income taxes for the second year in a row. …[continue reading]

Latest wealth figures: greed is winning & humanity is losing

Latest wealth figures: greed is winning & humanity is losing The one thing upon which the world’s major religions and most schools of philosophy are agreed is the perils and evil of human greed. Unfortunately, there are some people who didn’t get the memo on greed. Take the Waltons, for example, the family behind the …[continue reading]

Whitewash The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science

It’s the pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it’s in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto’s Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world’s most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses …[continue reading]

Neurotoxins on your kid’s broccoli: that’s life under Trump

Neurotoxins on your kid’s broccoli: that’s life under Trump July 21, 2019 Published at The Guardian by Carey Gillam How much is your child’s health worth? The answer coming from the leadership of the US Environmental Protection Agency is: not that much. The EPA administrator, Andrew Wheeler, this week confirmed what many Americans already know: when …[continue reading]