by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) It's always an inconvenience for an occupying colonial force when "the natives are getting restless". They tut-tut with irritation as the less-than-human riff-raff come together to demand an end to their exploitation and debasement under the imperial jackboot. The colonisers order their Imperial Propaganda Machine to smear … Continue reading The natives are getting restless
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) Over recent months I have been writing a lot about our belonging both to nature and to the living organism that is the cosmos. I have described some of the ways in which humans have traditionally expressed their awareness of this belonging and how we can sometimes … Continue reading Exposing the life-hating criminal conspiracy
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) The question of overcoming the left-right divide is a key one for those like me who have never fitted neatly into either box of control. There is nothing I would like to see more than the convergence of the best minds and ideas from both classifications - … Continue reading The folk against the power!
by Paul Cudenec The southern French coast near Montpellier Airport is rather congested. Holiday resorts have sprung up to profit from those heading to the lovely sandy beaches - as have, of course, the roads required to take them there. Just to the east of La Grande-Motte - a product of the proudly modernising 1960s - the … Continue reading In search of the source: a personal journey against the flow
Number 101 In this issue: Rising to our feet The Owners and Controllers of Global Financial Capital Donald Trump and the Global Mafia Dreaming of an ancient peace Frantz Fanon: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Rising to our feet by Paul Cudenec How does it make you feel to know that the same people … Continue reading The Acorn – 101
In the final part of his retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, editor Paul Cudenec looks at 2025 and beyond. The online document covering the entire decade can be found here. The 99th issue of The Acorn came out in January 2025, a month before our 10th anniversary. It was published on the first day of the … Continue reading A decade of dissent: the struggle goes on
In the latest part of his retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, editor Paul Cudenec looks back on its content in 2024. The online document covering the entire decade can be found here. Just as the Covid coup in 2020 had revealed to millions the existence of the global mafia, so did the Israeli genocide that began … Continue reading A decade of dissent: Zionism and the criminocracy
In the latest part of his retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, editor Paul Cudenec looks back on its content in 2021. The online document covering the entire decade can be found here. “The bad guys are winning” warned Peter Hotez on the Nature website in the USA in the spring of 2021. By this, the propagandist … Continue reading A decade of dissent: tide turning, fog lifting
by W.D. James Where did the folk music go? Popular resistance continues to manifest itself around the world. Even nascent movements have developed. However, one senses that for the most part these movements are still lacking in whatever would provide the inner cohesion and dynamic energy that would make them powerful and successful agents of … Continue reading W.E.B. Du Bois and the Power of People’s Music: Why We Need Another Folk Music Revival
Number 100 In this issue: A decade of dissent: 10 years and 100 Acorns Starmer's regime declares war on nature Zisglom Time to stop and think? Ferdinand Tönnies: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. A decade of dissent: 10 years and 100 Acorns This bulletin is the 100th Acorn to drop from the Winter Oak, ten years … Continue reading The Acorn – 100
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