] "This ideological view of our past has been radically
] overturned in recent decades, through the work of
] academics like Richard Lee and Marshall Sahlins. A nearly
] complete reversal in anthropological orthodoxy has come
] about, with important implications. Now we can see that
] life before domestication/agriculture was in fact largely
] one of leisure, intimacy with nature, sensual wisdom,
] sexual equality, and health. This was our human nature,
] for a couple of million years, prior to enslavement by
] priests, kings, and bosses. "

Earth Spirit - John Zerzan: Future Primitive

FOXP2 is the first gene relevant to the human ability to develop language.

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Molecular evolution of FOXP2, a gene involved in speech and language

Principa Cybernetica mathematically demonstrates why capitalism is doomed to fail. The pursuit of exclusive individual gain destroys the basis of wealth in the long run. If I may editorialize, and I may, greed is a shit-poor organizing principle for society, which would be obvious if it wasn't the air we breathe.

The problem of suboptimization

Gee, the CIA sold drugs in black neigborhoods to fund the war in Nicaragua? Who'da thunk it?
--AND--the origin of crack in the Bay Area in 1974. Home grown, baby!

Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion

Laugh your fool head off with this delightful vision of America's office culture.

www.mnftiu.cc | get your war on | page one

] "These ecologically engineered systems can be adapted to
] treat sewage, high-strength organic wastewaters, and
] contaminated natural bodies of water. "

Ocean Arks International - Welcome

Coordinated by the US Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Frogwatch USA relies on volunteers, like you, to collect information regarding frog and toad populations in neighborhoods across the nation. Please explore the Web site and see if you would like to become a Frogwatch USA volunteer.

Frogwatch USA - USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Domesticated animals have smaller brains.
It would seem that humans have domesticated themselves, as well....

Domestic Mammals and Behavior--Wolf Herre and Manfred Rohrs

The latest PR crap coming at ya. Government and corporate lie-making, dirty tricks, and drug smuggling. This site also has interesting information on the history of spin, such as the early use of front groups to say your message for you (Edward Bernays, father of spin, helped jump-start sales of bacon, a breakfast rarity until the 1920s, by enlisting a prominent doctor to solicit fellow doctors' opinions on the salutary benefits of a hearty breakfast and by arranging to have famous figures photographed eating breakfasts of bacon and eggs).
Critical intelligence for psyop targets. Also includes links to well funded, influential and just plain goofy hard right groups and "think tanks", discussing the utter vileness of the liberal elite that has them under siege. What's a rich gun-toting Republican to do? They'll tell ya.

Spin of the Day

Altruism, human nature?

United Press International: Altruism, not panic, prevails in disasters