The Fastest Growing Industry In America

The Fastest Growing Industry In America

MANUFACTURING GUILT The price we all pay when we ignore our truth tellers while often too great to bear, is difficult to measure until it’s too late to matter. But as with many truths, denial is the path of least resistance many of us choose to walk, especially if we internalize the myth of separation … Continue reading

Tar Sands Tyranny: Big Oil’s Keystone Distraction

Tar Sands Tyranny: Big Oil’s Keystone Distraction

In January 2015, the 114th Congress convened for a quick-draw decision, exclaiming an exuberant”Yay!” in favor of completing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The proposed pipeline, if built, would funnel the world’s dirtiest oil – bitumen tar – from Alberta, Canada to the Koch Brothers’ refineries in Texas. Koch-funded Politicians in Washington vicariously spout “Jobs. … Continue reading

Shock Resistance

Shock Resistance

IMMUNITY FROM DISASTER CAPITALISM We all love stories. The story is vital to our cultural cohesion… But there is a story written in the blood of humanity that defies ethnicity, race and national boundaries squeezing the life from our cultures, stealing the natural wealth of our lands, entrapping us in prisons of fear, deceit, paranoia, … Continue reading

How Deep Does This Rabbit Hole Go?

How Deep Does This Rabbit Hole Go?

  UPDATED: 21 year-old Matty Roberts didn’t think his “Storm Area 51” facebook page would result in a visit from the FBI, but 2 million online RSVP’s prompted an emergency response from authorities. Though the organizers of Alienstock announced the cancellation of the festival, curiosity regarding Deep Underground Military Bases (DUMBs) continues to grow. Well-known … Continue reading

POVERTY: The Deadliest Form of Violence

POVERTY: The Deadliest Form of Violence

Ignoring Problems Does Not Make Them Disappear Recently one of Missoula’s local newspapers used images of summer-squatters to give a face to the new boogie man we must all demonize, as part of a new jihad on panhandling. That’s right. There are homeless people downtown begging for your money, and now it is our duty … Continue reading