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Author Archives: jbstubley
Blowing the Whistle
Amid the revelations by Edward Snowden on America’s surveillance operations, as well as the ongoing trial of Bradley Manning, and the effective ‘house arrest’ of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the one question that doesn’t seem to find much of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Centre for Social Poetry, Edward Snowden, John Stubley, Social Poetry, Whistle blowing
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Surveillance of Our Time: Protecting the Flame
The word surveillance comes from the French ‘sur’ – over – ‘veiller’ – to watch. Surveillance is overseeing / watching over. From the outset, this word appears to have been connected to the activities of the state in relation to … Continue reading
Boston Lessons and the Second America
Following the recent Boston Marathon bombings, the world turned its eyes to Massachusetts and watched with interest as a whole chain of events unfolded. The story reached a certain climax when the second suspect was apprehended by police. Soon after, … Continue reading
Unpacking the Suitcase: Journeys into Higher Education
I recently undertook an experiment. It involved enrolling in a university course – in this case an economics/business degree at the bachelor level – in order to see what it may be possible to learn. For several hundred dollars I … Continue reading
Crossing the Fiscal Cliff: From Competitive to Associative Economics
Much has been made, in recent months, of the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ that the U.S. government, at any moment it seems, threatens to plummet over and fall, flailing, into the economic abyss. The picture has become, already, somewhat cliché, though … Continue reading
The Christmas Gift: “Everything I Have I Owe to Others”
At this time of year it is possible to feel into some of the archetypal activities of giving and receiving in relation to social life. On one hand it is possible to have the feeling that it is not what … Continue reading
Money Dreaming: “Everyone is a Banker”
In my country – Noongar Country in Western Australia – the Whadjuk word for money is the same as the word for rock: Boya. Only with the arrival of Europeans did the word for an externalised monetary system come about … Continue reading
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Tagged Centre for Social Poetry, Everyone is a banker, John Stubley, Money Dreaming, Poetry, Social, Triodos Bank
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Which One is the Bad Movie?: Rewriting the World Script
We have seen, in recent weeks, violent protests around the world in reaction to a movie called The Innocence of Muslims. During and following these protests we have also seen violent reactions from police and military. Intertwined within this we … Continue reading
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Batman and Beyond: Overcoming Evil on the Screen, in the World, in Ourselves
Rightly do we feel shocked by some of the events we are witnessing in our times – particularly, and most recently, the events in Denver, Colorado, as well as all that we recall on the anniversary of the events in … Continue reading
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