Category Archives: The Window Seat

A place for reflection

The God particle

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Michaela

Scientists at Switzerland’s CERN research centre say they have found signs of a theoretical sub-atomic particle believed to be the basic building block of the universe. They say that they have found signs of it’s existence but they can’t proof that … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking the mould, The world we live in Now | Tagged atomic particle, Cern, Higgs boson, Standard Model | 3 Comments

A real alternative

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Michaela

The Slovenian philosopher and critical theorist Slavoj Zizek talks to about the momentous changes taking place in the global financial and political system.

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The desire to give

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Michaela

This is not crazy. This makes sense. This is how we want to live.

Posted in Make new from old | Tagged awakening, connection, Economy, Giving, love | Leave a comment

The price of cheap

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Michaela

Slavery: a 21st Century Evil

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged forced labor, prison, slavery | Leave a comment

Its the beginning of the beginning

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Michaela

Another world is possible. Just believe

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Democracy in tough times

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Michaela

Interesting development in Greece. The country that went broke and is in need of massive financial help to stay afloat. The Trojka (IWF, ECB and EU) and even the banks bent backwards to make this possible And now MP Papandreou … Continue reading →

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Enacting the impossible

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Michaela

” Occupy Wall Street” has become synonymous with a movement that is currently sweeping across the globe: a leaderless, fearless, purposeful expression of the human desire for equality. What the #ows movement does in particular, is to empower people to … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking the mould, The world we live in Now | Tagged Civil rights movement, Direct democracy, General Assembly, Occupy Wall Street | Leave a comment

A global society

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Michaela

The vision of a steady state economy It’s an irony that the Venus Project and Zeitgeist movement split over a fight of money and conflict of interest. It does not matter. One spread information, the other one promoted a way … Continue reading →