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Walking into the World
On New Year’s Eve, 31-year-old Australian soldier Paul McKay walked into the wilderness of upstate New York and disappeared. He had never been to the US before, and had no known contacts there. He flew to Newark from Australia, took … Continue reading
The Fire of Life: Stay and Defend
The element of fire is nothing new to Australia. Yet, for the modern lifestyle, it can engender no small amount of fear. And understandably so. Recently, more than 50 houses and properties were destroyed by a fire near Perth, Western … Continue reading
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Cultural Shares Completed
All 100 Cultural Shares have now been issued. Thanks so much to all those who now hold a share in this work – you’ve helped ensure it continues in a free way in 2014. In addition to these Shares, one … Continue reading
Cultural Shares Now Available
Cultural Shares in the Social Poetry work of John Stubley are now available. We require $10,000 for the work to go ahead full time in 2014. So we are making available 100 shares at $100AUD each. Multiple shares may be purchased. (Half … Continue reading
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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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
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