Society

After nearly a century as a staple of reading culture, the mass market paperback, once the most widely circulated and affordable book format, is nearing extinction. Mass market paperbacks are a type of book format designed for widespread distribution and affordability, typically priced between $5 and $8, and are usually printed on…
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has unveiled new dietary guidelines that radically redefine the government's advice on what Americans should eat, inverting the traditional food pyramid and declaring an end to what he calls decades of corporate-driven deception. The new guidelines, effective through 2030, were announced…
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In a world where centralized power grids are increasingly weaponized tools of control and vulnerability, the simple act of lighting a room becomes a profound declaration of independence. The crumbling infrastructure, orchestrated blackouts, and the corrupt institutions that profit from public dependence have forced awakened citizens to…
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Network cities – also known as city-states or technates – are technocrats' playground for alternative societies where anything is possible. Funded entirely by technocratic billionaires, they make their own laws, with decisions made by scientific decree and without political discourse. They are free to pursue the transhumanist dream of…
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Phones, towers, satellites and household devices constantly bombard people and the planet with electromagnetic radiation. Scientists have warned for decades that technological “progress” causes physical, psychic and spiritual harm, yet society keeps buying into convenience while ignoring the dangers. My semi-rural New England town…
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Consider the possibility that humanity is divided into three types of people: conformists, who represent the vast majority; a relatively small number of mavericks (unconventional and independent human beings who do not think or behave in the same way as most people); and psychopaths. As a civilization rises, the mavericks lead by…
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Don’t let the empire gaslight you into believing you are powerless and helpless. There are always actions you can do to make you heard and improve your life. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of believing there’s nothing we can do. Nothing we can do to fight the machine because it’s too large and entrenched, and nothing we can do…
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At a time when every minute seems to have a price and speed has become a measure of value, a counter-current social experiment is taking shape in Italy, in the Canavese area: the Time Bank. It's neither charity nor barter, but an organized system of exchange based on a single currency: hours. The association, founded in 2019 in Rivarolo…
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The United States spends over five percent of its gross domestic product on education, a larger share than most developed nations. Yet, this immense investment yields disappointing results. According to national assessments, roughly 66 percent of American students are not reading at a proficient level. The paradox of high spending…
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