inspiration

george orwell (1984)
william s burroughs jr (the ticket that exploded)
r buckminster fuller (utopia or oblivion, grunch of giants)
b f skinner (walden two)
guy odom (america's man on horseback)
amory lovins (natural capitalism)
medea benjamin (global exchange)
pat buchanan (apology to the khalifa)
jerry brown (the battlefield)
centcom and cnn (centcom briefing)
the san jose mercury news (the spy)
farooq khan (muslim fundamentalist in the current events discussion group on The WELL)
carmina burana banana foofana (joan dark)
magical tom (part of the neighborhood store)
and especially wendell berry's essay "conserving communities" in the collection: "against the global economy"


and the skinny, pale-faced youth i watched slouching through the mall during bush one and gulf one in a black tee shirt that said in bold white letters "fuck the new world order!"