Oppressed minorities? Corrupt officials? Authoritarian leaders? Perhaps, but what Russia is doing right may surprise you. At the demise of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy collapsed, contracting up to 50% by some measures. Aging infrastructure, collapsing trade, uncompetitive industries, and political instability led to a nasty squeeze. After an initial stagger, the economy of … More What Russia’s doing right by David J. Cord – Issue 12
THE NEW SCIENCE & SPIRITUALITY READER edited by Ervin Laszlo & Kingsley L. Dennis, A Worldshift Book from Inner Traditions, 2012, 180pp, $14.95 Look folks—we, the human species and the entirety of Earth and Earth’s dwindling diversity, are in trouble. This is serious, even dire trouble, and denial, no mater how often repeated or how … More SUSTAINABLE RETREAT: A Guided Shift into Green Gestalten by David Sparenberg 2012-10-06
One: An angry, malcontent species is making an angry, uninhabitable planet. A violent species is making a violent, uninhabitable planet. Political power craves greater power. Flexes pleasure in being above law and question. Flexes pleasure in domination. Corporate wealth craves greater wealth. Buys security through dispossessing. Time in a quantum theory may not be linear. … More Paris Quartet by David Sparenberg
It was just three guys in the beginning, but fifteen years later Ovi magazine has inspired dozens of people from all around the world to volunteer their time and creativity towards this ever-growing project. The list of all of our contributors, their photo, bio and chosen web link can be found below, so take some … More Ovi Team
“Words! Words! Words! I’m so sick of words! I hear words all day through; first from him, now from you! Is that all you blighters can do?”— Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady I’ve always been amazed by the versatility of the English language, and the rate at which it evolves; but not necessarily for … More Words! Words! Words! By Gene Myers
On 8 November 2023 three Palestinian human rights organizations filed a lawsuit with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to request arrest warrants against Israeli leaders—including Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu—for genocide. The file submitted to the ICC strongly urges the Office of the Prosecutor to: “There is no place for double standards in International Justice,” said attorney Emmanuel … More Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? by Habib Siddiqui
Let’s put the cards on the table. There were kill teams. The Texas mafia, most conspicuously represented by Lyndon B. Johnson’s personal hitman, Malcolm “Mac” Wallace, was there. So was the Chicago and Florida mob. On the ground, the CIA worked primarily in the shadows, as CIA operative E. Howard Hunt told his son in … More A Speculative Rumination on JFK’s Assassination and the Diabolic Union between the CIA and Mafia by George Cassidy Payne 2017-11-28
I A Historical Overview of Asia Minorand the Construction of the Turkish National Identity To understand the present existential and political crisis facing the Turkish people in their referendum regarding the future shape of Turkey – whether they turn back the clock to become an eastern leaning authoritarian ‘Sultanate’ with imperialist aspirations or a western … More Turkey, Genocide, and Erdogan by Nikos Laios 2019-10-16
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