Walking on Thin Ice

Gandhi was once asked what he thought about western civilization. His response was: “I think it would be a good idea.”

It has long been said (ostensibly by Benjamin Franklin, but we can’t be sure) that “democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” - Bill Moyers, 1.17.2007

Koyaanisqatsi - “life out of balance” (Hopi Indian term).

Among the fastest growing businesses for three decades in America are theme parks, gambling casinos and prisons. - Ralph Nader.

Oil global demand jumped from 15 to 82 million barrels per day between 1955 and 2005, an increase of 450%. - Michael T. Klare

In 2006, insurance premiums for an employer-sponsored health plan for a family of four averaged $11,500. Americans pay over $2 trillion per year–four times the federal defense budget–on a healthcare system that sucks. And the cost keeps going up, two to three times faster than inflation. - Ted Rall

the land of the spree, the home of the grave.