Links by George November 17th

LIFESTYLE/ ARTS/ CULTURE/ ETC:




21ST HIGH TIMES CANNABIS CUP
NOVEMBER 23-27, 2008 AMSTERDAM





Entheogenesis Australis Dec 6 Melbourne






Mitch Mitchell Dies at 62; Drummer for Jimi Hendrix





Mitch Mitchell passes away





Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell dies at 62





For the first time since its original publication by Pantheon Books in 1957,
Robert Gordon and Valentina Pavlovna Wasson's "Mushrooms, Russia
and History" is available for download, free of charge, thanks to the
New Alexandria archive. A text once limited to rare book rooms, collectors,
or those with the disposable capital sufficient to purchase a personal copy
(often on the order of $2500 per volume), is finally available with the
desire to learn as the only requirement for access. The link to the
pdf files can be found here:






The mushrooms of the Russian avant-gard






Ayahuasca's Global Concern







Could tripping on acid help cancer patients?






MDMA shows promise in treating trauma symptoms






Psychedelic remedies for cluster headaches






HASH IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS - TEMPLE BALL HASH






Coffee Shops in the Netherlands Prosper Amid Global Financial Crisis






Magic mushrooms banned in Netherlands






US Drug War Destroying Mexico






Czech Lower House Approves Lower Marijuana Penalties






Swiss to Vote on Marijuana Decriminalization, Heroin Prescription




Pot Wins in a Landslide: A Thundering Rejection of
America's Longest War





On November 4, 2008, MPP and our allies across the country
passed nine out of 10 marijuana-related ballot initiatives ... and
also defeated a bad initiative.





LOOSENING POT LAWS MORE POPULAR THAN OBAMA






Opportunities for Drug Reform in the Obama Era






Busted: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters





Paia, Maui:Medical Marijuana Advocate Arrested in Sting






BECKLEY FOUNDATION GLOBAL CANNABIS COMMISSION






Denmark's Christiania Residents Sue for Control Over Their Enclave






"Mother of all Religious Prohibition"






Did Michelangelo Have a Hidden Agenda?






Swami Beyondananda latest articles, books and `cds





Four Winds Society





My friend Iasos has been manifesting very transportive and
healing music for many years.






Musicians and Artists for Peace






Political art dimensions of David Dees






Visionary art of Shinji Himeno







Interview with an angel youtube





Niyaz - Allahi Allah






Niyaz: The Hunt "Live"






Niyaz - Sadrang






Azam Ali






Angelique Kidjo - Adouma youtube





Top 10 Eco Friendly Countries





God Bless Humanity: Inspiration and story sharing






Save the Planet petition







Zoo Culture: Superficial Relationships of Domination and Control





Friend Billie Dean's animal retreat






New Bamiyan Buddha find amid destruction







'Buddha Boy' reappears after year in jungle







Pictured: The robot that can pull faces just like a human being






Scholar finds Mayans' buried highway through hell






Unknown "Structures" Tugging at Universe, Study Says







Displacement of Earth’s magnetic poles may turn planet into giant Hiroshima







Journey Toward The Center Of The Earth: One-of-a-kind Microorganism
Lives All Alone






PHOTOS: Best Microscopic Images






California readies for earthquake drill, conference






The Reconnection Of The Human Bio-Circuitry Through Coded Ceremony







Radioactive Beer Kegs Menace Public, Boost Costs for Recyclers






Can Obama's Win Lead to Meaningful Health Care Reform? 13 Urgent
Suggestions for a Healthy USA






Big Pharma May be Handed Blanket Immunity for
All Drug Side Effects, Deaths






Chemotherapy Kills 27% of Sick Patients; Doctors Urged to
Stop Killing People with Chemo





1- Sodium bicarbonate, a natural way to treat the cancer youtube






5 Ways to Spend Your Organic Food Dollars Wisely







Robyn Francis is a friend, enviromental steward and offers excellent
classes in Nimbin on permaculture







Fairwild blends fair trade with sustainability






Leslie Thatcher | One Company's Toxic Agenda or
Our Poisonous Way of Life?






Court rules for Navy in dispute over sonar, whales






EPA board freezes construction of new coal-fired power plants in U.





Republic of Lakotah update






Google's browser labelled a 'digital Trojan horse'






GLOBAL:




Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.
The GM genocide: Thousands of Indian farmers






Flood-hit Vietnam capital moves to contain disease outbreaks





UN says Congolese troops raped, pillaged villages






Swiss observer, European Parliamentary Members "appalled" by conditions in Gaza






Syria suggests Israeli bombs may be source of uranium
traces





Japan CO2 hits record





UN sees new peril in Asia's huge brown cloud cover





Global Economic Tremors





World financial crisis bankrupts Eastern Europe: The toll of capitalist restoration






Russia allows ruble to fall, stokes uncertainty






China Is Becoming the Biggest Producer of Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the World







Russia's Mystery Metro






Pirates seize ship near Somalia with 8 Russians in crew






Twenty die on Russian submarine






The Bank Panic of 2008 and the Death of NATO







Miscarriage of Justice: Who was behind the October 2002 Bali bombings?






Governments demand Israel immediately halt demolition of Palestinian homes







G20 summit: New world order?








Global Starvation Ignored by American Policy Elites





NATIONAL:




Fast-moving Sayre fire near L.A, forces Sylmar residents from homes





The new edition of "Issues & Alibis!"





What Indy Media Heroes and History Can Teach Us





Israel breaks Gaza ceasefire, assassinates six






War is a Racket
Remembering The Victims of Those Who Profit From War
By Chycho
How unfortunate that we have a need for such a day, especially since
"War is a racket It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily
the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international
in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars
and the losses in lives." So stated Major General Smedley D. Butler,
USMC, the most decorated Marine in US history.





Secret Order Allows US Raids in Many Countries






Raped in the Military? You May Have to Pay for Your Own Forensic Exam Kit







Report: Closing Gitmo at Top of Obama's To-Do List






New Blackwater Iraq Scandal: Guns, Silencers and Dog Food






Velvet Revolution alternative news






Lula salutes Obama, asks him to lift Cuba embargo






Chavez reasserts interest in restoring dialogue with the US






Al Gore | The Climate for Change







Edward M. Kennedy | Health Care Can't Wait






Marjorie Cohn | Obama Spells New Hope for Human Rights






Richard Cohen | Obama's Cabinet: Start With Al Gore






Palin Blamed for Death Threats Against Obama






Palin denounces her critics as cowardly






TARGET OBAMA






Ron Paul Warns Of Great Shift Toward Global Government Under Obama







John Steppling's latest. He acknowledges that Obama is so
beholden to corporate and moneyed interests that he will not
radically alter the socioeconomic landscape in the US but
points out the benefits to having Obama in the Oval Office......





The role of the internet in democratic election access






[yes, yes, we all hope for better than this, but before popping the
champagne, let's wait a bit and see - ths]
An Obama Presidency
More Of The Same Only Worse
By Larry Pinkney






A Look Under the Hood at the (Potential) Obama Administration





Conned Again
By Paul Craig Roberts
Obama's selection of Rahm Israel Emanuel as White House chief of staff
is a signal that change ended with Obama's election. The only thing
different about the new administration will be the faces.






Beware The Obama Hype
What "Change" In America Really Means
By John Pilger
He says he wants to build up US military power; and he threatens to ignite
a new war in Pakistan, killing yet more brown-skinned people. That will bring
tears, too. Unlike those on election night, these other tears will be unseen in
Chicago and London.







Driving Mister Barack
By Mickey Z.
As you know, the Empire has selected a new emperor. The Mafia has
chosen a new don. The corporation has hired a new CEO. Are you
brimming with hope yet? Read on...










Medvedev delivers chilling words on missile plans:
Mr Medvedev, making his first state of the union address only hours
after the victory of Barack Obama, used tough rhetoric, attacking
the United States for its role in the war in Georgia, the financial
crisis and accusing it of moving aggressively against Russia.






Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?
Will an Obama Administration Reverse the Tide?





Just 3 ‘superbanks’ now dominate industry






Bush Secretly Gave Banks $140 Billion Tax Windfall






Wall Street's Bailout is a Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene -- Why Aren't the
Dems Doing Something About It?






Bush Playing Chicken With Detroit in Last-Gasp Effort to Demoralize the Dems






Bob Altemeyer's - The Authoritarians:
OK, what’s this book about? It’s about what’s happened to the American
government lately. It’s about the disastrous decisions that government has
made. It’s about the corruption that rotted the Congress. It’s about how
traditional conservatism has nearly been destroyed by authoritarianism.






Money and the Crisis of Civilization





Two-Month Decline in Jobs Reaches 524,000






GM, Ford burn $US1b a week as crisis deepens






Shell secures 25-year access to Iraq's oil, gas







Wall Street Fat Cats Are Trying to Pocket Billions in Bailout Cash






More trouble ahead for the dollar







Tough Sledding Ahead
Surviving A Coming USD Collapse






College Loan Slavery: Student Debt Is Getting Way Out of Hand






Cracking the IRS code







Bailouts for banks: Layoffs for workers






Auto workers to pay for Big Three bailout







Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the
New Global Economy (Paperback






Industrial capitalism is a given and the natural world is secondary






Our capitalist society's obsession with competition.....






Army Working on Science’s Outer Limits






Warnings from world leaders all within 72 hours






Whistleblower Dean Warwick Dies






Overworked, Vacation-Starved America Ranks #1 in Depression,
Mental Health Problems







"Life and times" of radical abolitionist, John Brown.It's a captivating
read about an inspiring human being.....