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Avatar, tragedy of the socialized commons and crashing salmon stocks; how the dirty hands of government destroy wild resources by TokyoTom

It's a sad, sad story, now being played out practically wherever wild salmon stocks once were abundant. (This version refers to the Pacific Northwest, particularly to events in British Columbia). First, national governments wrest control over salmon...

Avatar's theme of self-determination proves too subversive and successful in China and is abruptly yanked by censors by TokyoTom

I noted in my previous post - Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive - that Avatar had hit a surprising chord in China. Perhaps not so surprisingly. China's...

Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive by TokyoTom

It looks as if James Cameron` s Avatar movie - which is seen by many in the West as predictibly shallow, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, pro-enviro and racially politically correct - has struck a home-owners` rights chord that is resonating in China...

Third-World land theft & the tragedy of the commons: Mother Jones ponders, "Conservation: Indigenous peoples' enemy No. 1?" by TokyoTom

[Post note: Anybody see the movie Avatar? Well that's how native people perceive conservation efforts - as helping governing elites to steal their lands.] The Mother Jones magazine has been running a series of on-line articles which exemplify how...