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The Culture of Make Believe
The author I have recommended most this year is Derrick Jensen and his well-researched book "The Culture of Make Believe". This is an extract from the back blurb of his book : "Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe.....Exploring the lines of thought and experience that connect the atrocities of our culture throughout history, Jensen leads us on an extraordinary journey from early twentieth-century lynchings in the US to today's death squads in South America........(the book) is a "passionate and provocative meditation on the nexus of racism, genocide, environmental destruction and corporate malfeasance, where civilization meets its discontents."
The following is a quote from his website:
"If we wish to stop the atrocities, we need merely to step away from the isolation. There is a whole world waiting for us, ready to welcome us home." For more information about Derrick Jensen's work and his latest book called "Endgame", visit these sites: Derrick Jensen and Endgame
You can listen to a talk by Derrick Jensen here:
Derrick in Santa Cruz, California

The Time of the Sixth Sun is a film being made by a group of visionaries focusing on the Mayan prophecies about 2012. I was very much inspired by the trailer for the film that you can see here: Time of the Sixth Sun trailer . Please contact my friend Nikki Williams, the Director for this film. She is actively looking for much needed funds to complete the film.

V for Vendetta
Films are becoming an alternative outlet for political expression of the unrest and disempowerment of the masses. For example, the movie V for Vendetta is inspiring a grassroots movement requesting answers from the US government. Click here to read about the impact of V for Vendetta in Washington DC, GiveMeLiberty

Re-open 9/11
You have probably heard many stories about what "really" happened on September 11 2001 in New York. The growing number of interpretations and assumptions about the events of 9/11 indicate that there is much that remains hidden from the public. Click here to watch this video: The Secret Evil of 9/11

There is a lot more information about the politics surrounding 9/11 on these websites: Stop the War and Socialist Worker

Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers is available on DVD. It is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. This is a film by acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed, and Uncovered) It takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so. Watch trailers here: Iraq for Sale