Dystopia

By Richard Falk
Prefatory Note
The text below is drawn from a talk given at the Spring Festival of the Arts in Beirut, Lebanon on 15 June 2017. Comments welcome.

[Prefatory Note: The text below is drawn from a talk given at the Spring Festival of the Arts in Beirut, Lebanon on 15 June 2017. Comments welcome]
 
Living in Dystopian Times
 

When Orwell worked as a propagandist for the BBC, there was a conference room there numbered 101. This room was the room of which he based the location for some of his more horrifying scenes, making the scenes themselves all the more horrifying.

Rejected reports, convenient dystopias and stumped scientists + this day in history w/Andrew Johnson acquitted and our song of the day by San Cisco on your Morning Monarchy for May 16, 2017.

Terrible affronts, illegal subtitles and entering "The Circle" + this day in history w/Port Arthur massacre and our song of the day by Goldfrapp on your Morning Monarchy for April 28, 2017.

LegaliseFreedom.com

Strange times, solar radiation management and orbiting colonies + this day in history w/Three Mile Island and our song of the day by Thievery Corporation on your Morning Monarchy for March 28, 2017.

Jay Dyer
21st Century Wire

“We live in interesting times when protesters act out the tantrum of a super-rich man who did not get his way despite all his money.” Dady Chery

Unplugged leaks, damaged minds and unavoidable dystopias + this day in history w/Capone convicted and our song of the day by How To Dress Well on your Morning Monarchy for October 17, 2016.