Number 75 In this issue: Storming the palaces of the money-power The green mask is slipping Smart Cities: an attempted crime against humanity John Cowper Powys: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Storming the palaces of the money-power In previous Acorn reports about the growing resistance to the so-called Great Reset, we have mostly featured … Continue reading The Acorn – 75
Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs is interviewed by Paul Cudenec [Audio version] Paul Cudenec: Thanks very much for agreeing to this exchange, Keith. It is very encouraging to know that in this age of near-universal deceit and hypocrisy, there are still individuals out there who stand true to their values. First of all, I gather … Continue reading “I am done with the left-right divide. It’s now the humans versus the deadly robotic corporate state”
by Paul Cudenec My usual means of expressing myself has long been the written word, whether during my quarter of a century in newspaper journalism or in my current books and articles. But recently I have taken great pleasure in rediscovering the use of my physical voice and, with the encouragement of my friends at Nevermore … Continue reading Voice in the void
by Paul Cudenec Roll up, roll up, dear units of human capital, and shuffle submissively into the sublimely sustainable future of Monty Satan’s Lying Circus! Keep your distance from each other, folks! No chatting! Remember, eye contact can spread misinformation! Keep your muzzles tightly fastened and your brains in stand-by mode! We’ve been planning this … Continue reading It’s… Monty Satan’s Lying Circus!
by Matt Smyth, Professor at Strasbourg University - Religious Studies Pope Francis. A pope of rupture. A pope for ecology. Inimical to capitalism, but compassionate to the poor and the migrant. The gay-friendly pope. Lenient with divorcees, but hostile to traditionalists and conservatives. The reformer of the corrupt Roman curia, the enemy of sexual abuse … Continue reading Francis, a pope of the poor? A pope for the environment? Or a pope of the global elite?
Number 74 In this issue: Defeating the demons of Davos The Great Resist: uniting against the empire! A triple revolution for life Profits of destruction Richard Jefferies: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Defeating the demons of Davos Regular Winter Oak readers will already be well aware of the World Economic Forum, particularly if they … Continue reading The Acorn – 74
by Paul Cudenec The nice imperialists A global agenda Human capital Impact outcomes Vast fortunes Devoted to deceit 1. The nice imperialists In the middle of the 19th century, the British Empire ran into what would today be termed a "public relations crisis". Influential domestic voices were starting to criticise its industrial system and worldwide … Continue reading Empire of hypocrisy
Number 73 In this issue: London, May 2022: a nest of impact vipers Two sides of one system Extinction Rebellion: "positive influencers" for billionaires On ignorance Charlene Spretnak: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. London, May 2022: a nest of impact vipers We have spent a lot of time over the last few years exposing … Continue reading The Acorn – 73
by Organic Radicals Forty-five years ago, dissident French thinker Jacques Ellul wrote about all the contradictions and difficulties involved in maintaining what he called the “scientific-state-techno-economical complex”. Looking ahead, he wondered out loud how it could ever be kept functioning and expanding in the future. He concluded, with foresight which seems uncanny in the 2020s: … Continue reading Technik and totalitarian global dictatorship
Eclipsed Detail Eclipsed – Oil on Canvas – 45x34 inches by Jordan Henderson A Facemask for the Christian Right - The Pledge of Allegiance The pledge of allegiance is a similar ritual to Covid facemask wearing: it is a ritual of subservience to the state, and a ceremonial statement of belief and faith in the authorities. The pledge of allegiance is … Continue reading Eclipsed by the State: A Critical Look at Christian America
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