We all know the word, and we all seem to have a sense that we live in a technocractic society, but I am not sure how well aware we are…
It is a maxim of history that empire justifies its actions with eloquent and moving rhetoric. From the earliest, most blatantly smash-mouth empires, to the subtle but more invasive American…
It has been too long since I have posted in this blog. Not that I haven’t thought about the issues that are confronting us…but it does get too overwhelming at…
Is Open Source a political statement? Many would argue yes, and just as many would argue no. Linux Torvalds, with his pragmatic and non-ideological approach to kernel development, stands in…
Reading over Chris Lydon’s musings from the Symi Symposium in Greece left me feeling melancholy and despairing; and a thought that has been crystallizing in my mind just started running…
The Third World farmer lives constantly on the precipice of disaster. They are not blessed with many of the things we take for granted: a steady job, stable income, an…
As reported by the Public Patent Foundation, four of Monsanto’s key patents related to genetically modified (GM) crops have been rejected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. After…
As the debate in Congress heats up over the revision and passage of the Farm Bill, the Democratic Congress is trying to find ways to pander and pork-barrel their way…
Some parts of the world are more vulnerable to a worldwide natural disturbance like global warming. Areas subject to drought and desertification are on the top of that list. In…
After a long and drawn out ballot counting, and a great deal of uncertainty in New Mexico’s first district regarding who would represent us come January in the 110th Congress,…
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