“Travelling the remote corners of the world, Spanish documentary photographer Diego Arroyo Méndez has documented some of the world’s most elusive cultures – travelling to the likes of Cambodia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Kenya, and Nepal. His work is regarded not only as a celebration of culture and tradition, but as a form of preservation. Explore his work…”
via FEATURE: Preserving cultures through a lens – the work of photographer, Diego Arroyo Méndez – AFROPUNK.
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Neoliberal Capitalism Has Nearly Broken Planet Earth
When can we say the C-word, and after that the S-word?
“It is difficult to overestimate the scale and speed of change. In a single lifetime humanity has become a geological force at the planetary-scale,” said Steffen, who also led the Acceleration study.
The conclusion that the world’s dominant economic model—a globalized form of neoliberal capitalism, largely based on international trade and fueled by extracting and consuming natural resources—is the driving force behind planetary destruction will not come as a shock, but the model’s detailed description of how this has worked since the middle of the 20th century makes a more substantial case than many previous attempts.
“When we first aggregated these datasets, we expected to see major changes but what surprised us was the timing. Almost all graphs show the same pattern. The most dramatic shifts have occurred since 1950. We can say that around 1950 was the start of the Great Acceleration,” says Steffen. “After 1950 we can see that major Earth System changes became directly linked to changes largely related to the global economic system. This is a new phenomenon and indicates that humanity has a new responsibility at a global level for the planet.”
via That Was Easy: In Just 60 Years, Neoliberal Capitalism Has Nearly Broken Planet Earth.
Interview with Costas Lapavitsas – BBC Hard talk
Greek left party economics advisor, Costas Lapavitsas on BBC’s Hard Talk…
New found diary reveals Jewish suffering during Holocaust in Hungary
Sixteen notebooks in handwritten English…
Among the thousands of Holocaust diaries, Madi’s is a rare account written in English by a non-Jewish member of a local gentry, the museum said. It is blunt, harsh in parts, compassionate, wistful, sarcastic. It tells the story of an unusual woman, a British-educated, divorced Hungarian doctor who held some negative views about Jews but risked her life to hide a Jewish friend, Irene Lakos, and her friend’s seven-year-old nephew.
The nephew, Alfred Lakos, now 77, who lives in the US in Waleska, Georgia, said recently: “She was a hero, in my book.” His aunt survived, as well, and died in Italy in 1998, he said.
via Diaries reveal Jewish suffering during Holocaust in Hungary.
U.S. airstrike in Syria may have killed 50 civilians
another day in America’s endless war.
A U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed at least 50 Syrian civilians late last month when it targeted a headquarters of Islamic State extremists in northern Syria, according to an eyewitness and a Syrian opposition human rights organization.via GAZIANTEP, Turkey: U.S. airstrike in Syria may have killed 50 civilians | World | The Bellingham Herald.
Orbán: Liberal immigration policies are to blame for Charlie Hebdo attack – The Budapest Beacon
Now, this is truly a Hungarian political metaphor! Sigh…
“Do not handle Merkel as a first violinist in a gipsy band from whom you can request a song at any time.” — Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary
via Orbán: Liberal immigration policies are to blame for Charlie Hebdo attack – The Budapest Beacon.
‘Hungary as the new English patient’
If the EU ever gets serious about preventing Hungary’s ‘slide’ we will know when they start cutting EU funds. This has not happened yet in a serious way, therefore we know the EU does not really care. And, I would say, that the civil opposition here should stop waiting for the EU to ‘save Hungary.’
‘…Hungary is teetering and trying to balance between getting European funds and earning the title of sovereign and strong country. This is exemplified perfectly by the Fidesz campaign before the European Parliamentary elections, when the only message of the governing party was “respect for Hungary.”…’
via The ugly truth of project V4 | Visegrad Insight.
Also, the title from this post comes from the linked to article – It has been so long since I have seen The English Patient that I am not sure what the reference is here. Must watch again in 2015!
Symbolic “tomb” of the ancient god Osiris found in Egypt
You might think that today’s modern gods are complicated and temperamental, but no….
‘According to ancient Egyptian legend, Osiris was the god of the afterlife and he was murdered by his brother Set, sometimes known as Seth, the god of disorder and chaos. Set shut Osiris in a sarcophagus and threw it in the Nile before the body was discovered by Set’s sister and Osiris’s wife, Isis, the Egyptian goddess of magic….’
via Symbolic “tomb” of the ancient god Osiris found in Egypt.
I remember buying these cards when they first came out
Some new photos I took of the street life of Budapest’s Blaha Lujza Tér
plans for this links section
If i can get it to work correctly, I will be using this cool service from Dave Winer: http://radio3.io/