Tag Archives: Al Gore

havel: transcending extinction

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Dave

Transcendence as the only viable alternative to extinction.Transcendence being, ultimately, the dismantlement of the nation state system, a one world new world order. Vaclav Havel is a mixed legacy that is praised by neo-liberal market based advocates and unredeemable by … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Al Gore, alexander dubcek, Christopher Hitchens, Franz Kafka, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hegel Philosopher, husserl, jan patocka, joseph papp, Louis Proyect, Martin Heidegger, Slavoj Zizek, Theodor Adorno, vaclav havel, vaclav klaus | Leave a comment

“binners” rich and poor

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Dave

Its a revelation that is both personal and cultural. Some of them regard themselves as business people and entrepreneurs.The psychology is a bit morbid, teetering as it does between mild eccentricity and out and out madness. It’s the kingdom of … Continue reading →

Posted in Madame Pickwick Weekend | Tagged Abraham Maslow, Al Gore, Albert Einstein, bill gates giving pledge, brian howell, brian howell photography, carl rogers, Collyer Brothers, douglas coupland author, E.L. Doctorow, hoarders television show, Homer and Langley Collyer, jay leno car collection, joseph heath, Ray Bradbury, steve pyke, survivalist movement, suzanne gardner, Thorstein Veblen, Warren Buffet | Leave a comment

Power of the narrative: distributing the sensible

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Dave

Call it the hidden hand.When the narrative breaks down the ability to pull classic trump hands from the pile. This means of depicting the other as something suspicious; like turning over a rock with a stick and seeing what living … Continue reading →