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Ken Sleight, the Original Monkeywrencher

09.10.2026 10

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Christopher Ketcham

Direct Democracy Means Sustained Disruption of Anti-Public Interests

The defining feature of Western representative democracy today is that the individuals we elect don’t represent anything other than monied interests...

19.08.2026 20

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To the Destruction of the World Wide Web

Silicon Valley has encountered little public opposition in its 50-year history. — the NY Times, May 26, 2026 One could not invent a more diabolical...

10.06.2026 50

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Aliens to Earth: Heads Talking into Cameras, Please Stop!

Years ago, I made it to the big time and was interviewed for a segment on one of the primetime television “news magazines.“ I spruced myself up,...

18.03.2026 30

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The Roading of the Last Wild Places

The Trump administration is plotting to undo a quarter-century of policy for the protection of national forests against new road building. This is a...

19.09.2025 40

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The Mad Religion of Technological Salvation

A science journalist and PhD astrophysicist, Adam Becker spent the last several years investigating the futurological vision of our tech-bro masters...

22.08.2025 80

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