You must fight the Power

title/post scarfed from Giles Bowkett site

Naomi Wolf - ten steps to shut down democracy

link

John Ruskin quote

"...in order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work."

Is this probably why I try to avoid that I cannot judge ?

blurred threads

The themes of the two blogs have ceased to remain distinct.

Here's a fantastically clear article on why we're doomed
Title : The Ecology of Work
Author : Curtis White
excerpt :
"
We say, “I was only doing my job” at the paper mill, the industrial incinerator, the logging camp, the coal-fired power plant, on the farm, on the stock exchange, or simply in front of the PC in the corporate carrel. The division of labor not only has the consequence of making labor maximally productive, it also hides from workers the real consequences of their work."