The Last Act of the Human Comedy, by Chris Hedges
Resistance grounded in action is its own raison d’être. It is catharsis. It brings us into a community with others who are coping with the darkness by naming it but refusing to submit to it.
▶ Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine — TED
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoKfap4g4w&feature=share&list=PLAC463A2B6B2CEC7F&index=70] Uploaded on Mar 21, 2011 TED http://www.ted.com What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading. TED More