by Greg Johnson | Jan 19, 2021 | Activism, Consumer News, Politics, Public Interest, Public Policy, Technology
In his article “Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection,” [Wired 7 Jan 2021] Roger McNamee has asserted that Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services intentionally promote incendiary content. He states, “the algorithmic...
by Greg Johnson | Jan 16, 2021 | Activism, Politics, Public Interest, Public Policy
Simple Predictions About five days ago, I wrote an article stating that kicking conservative individuals and groups off of social media would result in militant extremists moving to encrypted channels of communication on the dark web to launch attacks against the...
by Greg Johnson | Jan 15, 2021 | Activism, Politics, Public Interest
Video Here’s the video. Below you’ll find commentary and response. Commentary Two days ago, Matthew Cooke posted the video shown above. It’s a compelling appeal that seems to be a kind of intervention effort designed to bring Republicans back to...
by Greg Johnson | Dec 27, 2020 | Activism, Consumer News, Farming, Food, Health, Public Interest, Public Policy, Video
This video from VICE News examines how big-ag corporate factory farms create conditions that could incubate and spread the next big pandemic virus. (VICE News, 11 Dec 2020) At 5m 19s in the video, VICE News describes the NPPC as the National Pig Producers Council. It...
by Greg Johnson | Dec 20, 2020 | Activism, Media Reform, Public Interest
About VICE Media In 2015, when Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit inmates at a federal prison, VICE Media was selected to be the media group to produce a video of the visit. [View] Journalists with VICE Media have been given exclusive access to...
by Greg Johnson | Dec 9, 2020 | Activism, Consumer News, Environment, Politics, Public Interest, Public Policy, Video
About “An exclusive investigation into the side of the Flint story that few know about — an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease during the water crisis that continued to claim lives in the city five years later. A documentary that uncovers the extent of a deadly...
by Greg Johnson | Dec 6, 2020 | Activism, Public Interest
Improving Quality of Life To enjoy life and help others do the same. That’s a goal most people share. We all want to improve the quality of life for as many people as possible. Most of us want to leave the world better than we found it so future generations can...
by Greg Johnson | Sep 29, 2020 | Activism, Lifeways, Public Interest, Relationships, Video
The videos below are various presentations by Christine Porath on the topic of civility and how the lack of civility in the workplace creates a toxic workplace and has a great economic cost. Respect, gratitude, kindness, empathy — these are not just proper ways to...
by Greg Johnson | Sep 28, 2020 | Activism, Politics, Video
Brad Parscale is known for his innovative work using social media to engineer a win for Donald Trump during the 2016 election. There is a CBS 60 Minutes interview and a PBS FRONTLINE interview with Parscale where he explains specifically how he engineered a win for...
by Greg Johnson | Sep 27, 2020 | Activism, Finance, Public Interest
Omaze is a nonprofit fundraising platform and service that creates curated raffles for high-value items like vehicles, entertainment, and travel. Organizations using Omaze include: Comic Relief, Doctors Without Borders, Jane Goodall Institute, Malala Fund, National...
by Greg Johnson | Sep 15, 2020 | Activism, Politics, Video
Summary This page contains videos about present-day left-wing liberal militant activists advocating violence. The videos below are listed in chronological order. To learn more about militant right-wing conservatives, read “Militant and Weaponized: America’s...
by Greg Johnson | Sep 14, 2020 | Activism, Politics
The following videos provide some insight into the rise of patriot militia groups in America over the past few years. These videos are listed in chronological order. The list will be updated as new videos are discovered. This is a reference document that intends to be...
by Greg Johnson | Sep 11, 2020 | Activism, Politics
The following video is from NowThis News and it explores how class solidarity can help unite people of otherwise different backgrounds. [Video Date: 11 Sep 2020. Posted: 13 Sep...
by Greg Johnson | Sep 5, 2020 | Activism, Politics, Public Interest
Yesterday I had a question from someone in Japan regarding America. He writes: Greg Johnson, Thank you so much! I would like to know the shadow of the life of the people. Almost Japanese people think that all American people are so happy. I want to know the American...
by Greg Johnson | Jul 30, 2020 | Activism, Lifeways, Politics
Speech Transcript Good morning. Distinguished guests, John-Miles, Lewis’ family and friends, Lord I thank you for inviting us for being here today. John’s story began on a tiny farm in Troy, Alabama, a place so small he said you can barely find it on a map. Dr....
by Greg Johnson | Jul 29, 2020 | Activism, Environment, Farming
PART 1: Big Agriculture Is Broken Growing food and fiber with industrial techniques has devastated our climate. Conventional agriculture contributes up to 25% of the emissions driving the climate crisis. But there’s another way. Regenerative Organic methods can build...
by Greg Johnson | Jul 15, 2020 | Activism, Environment, Lifeways, Public Interest, Public Policy, Relationships
When hiking through a forest, it’s common to see a fallen tree that is being consumed by a combination of fungus, ants, and decomposition. The circle of life will eventually allow the tree to rot and turn into soil again. Xylophagy is a term used in ecology to...
by Greg Johnson | Jul 5, 2020 | Activism, Environment, Farming, Public Interest, World News
This page offers news and information about the 2020 global desert locust invasion. Stories and reports are listed below in chronological order with emphasis on the source and date. Some unusual fluctuations in climate have resulted in excessive locust populations....
