Author Archives: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Hogs and dogs, lions and tigers

What if it’s about them? Youtube – Judge Napolitano, Fox News Freedom Watch – Feb 13, 2012 “What if what we call public opinion is just a manufactured narrative that makes it easier to convince people that if their views … more

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Millions of zeros put together does not make any value

Goodbye ‘Shop Til You Drop’ Mentality: Renegade Band of Economists Call for ‘Degrowth’ Economy Alternet.org – CHRISTINE MACDONALD – Dec 23, 2011 The problem, says Daly, is that the economy, once an inconsequentially small part of the natural world, has … more

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Happy cows for happy humanity

Holy cow! Small is beautiful The Hindu – P. SAINATH – Jan 5, 2011 The 72-year-old former school teacher scoffs at the official mind-set on cattle. “The cow for them is just a milk-production machine” he says. “Their view has … more

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Science and the will-o’-the-wisp

A Multiverse of Exploration: The Future of Science 2021 Institute for the Future – DAVID PESCOVITZ – Dec 5, 2011 More than a dozen scientists from UC Berkeley, Stanford, UC Santa Cruz, Scripps Research Institute, SETI, and private industry shared … more

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