revolution

Examination of posts by bloggers using the term revolution provides a reminder that there have been, throughout history, very many changes to which this label has been attached.

Going right back, you can start with the Neolithic revolution, occurring in different times in different parts of the world, which saw the human race of wanderers settle down to farming.

Moving into historical times, there have been many political revolutions; most historians would say that the French was the real biggie, but for truly modern history the Iranian Revolution stands out.

Moving right up to the present day, there's talk of a green energy revolution.

After you've seen all of that, do be careful about applying the term to, say, changes in the fashionable length of skirt...

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “revolution”

• Pressure Mounts For Geithner To Resign

  
  PuppetGov — Authority: 499
  Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner is making few new friends in Congress these days, as a growing litany of bipartisan critics are questioning whether he should keep his job.
  3 hours ago

• Guantanamo Bay: Deprived from Rule of Law and Proof of Conviction

  
  PuppetGov — Authority: 499
  Ever wonder why Al-Qaeda suspects aren’t allowed to speak for themselves before States build their cases?
  3 hours ago

• Five Simple Ways to Add Art Appreciation into Your Homeschool Routine

  
  Heart of the Matter Online — Authority: 559
  1.  Get an art calendar and hang it in your home. Make a point to spend time at least once a month discussing what you see in the artwork. Each month you will have a new reminder and a new art print. 2.  Take a field trip to an art museum, an art gallery, or even an artist’s studio. Remember that visual ...
  4 hours ago

• The Latest from Iran (24 November): A Larijani-Rafsanjani Alliance?

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 618
  0840 GMT: Today’s Bang the War Drum Moment. The Guardian of London reaches far this morning in its presentation of all shades of opinion. Benny Morris, once a good historian and now a loud polemicist, wrings his hands over an Israeli military attack on Iran: “Obama will soon have to decide whether to give ...
  5 hours ago

• Vanessa Hudgens feat. Ashley Tisdale, Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron

  
  Ashley Tisdale Fan Site and Picture Gallery — Authority: 159
  Vanessa Hudgens feat. Ashley Tisdale, Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron To the Song “Revolution”. Hope U Like It. xoxo HHeinzelmann WoW, 3 Honors yet! #44 - Most Discussed (Today) - Film & Animation #31 - Top Favorited (Today) - Film & Animation #37 - Top Rated (Today) - Film & Animation U are GREAT! ©2009 ...
  6 hours ago

• Millions Fed: 20 case studies of agricultural success

  
  From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green — Authority: 525
  ‘In the late 1950s around a billion people—about one-third of the world’s population—were estimated to go hungry every day. Famines were threatening millions in Asia and Africa in particular, and prospects for feeding the world’s booming population looked bleak. In response to this alarming picture, ...
  6 hours ago

• “Duh Technology”

  
  Red Tory v.3.0 — Authority: 506
  I love that expression. Indeed… why not harness the human torque that drives revolving doors in large metropolitan buildings to generate some turbine energy to power up some lights at little to no cost? Kind of a no-brainer. Surely even our retrogressive friends on the Right could agree that small-bore ...
  7 hours ago

• New Caijing, Same Values Promised

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 638
  Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing , writes an editorial in the latest issue, the first to be released without Hu Shuli at the helm. Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time blog translates : The 300-desk Caijing editorial department on the 19th floor of [Beijing’s] Prime Tower could have been considered the ...
  9 hours ago

• Musea Art Contest Thanksgiving Week

  
  Musea Zine — Authority: 116
  The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of: The celebrated singer Vikki Carr has sung for five US Presidents. When she was at the White House during the Ford administration, she asked the president “What Mexican dish do you like?” What was his response? IS “I like you!” Replied the ...
  11 hours ago

• Week 45, Day 309 - "The First Tea Partiers"

  
  365 Sketches — Authority: 129
  “The First Tea Partiers” Written by Joe Janes 11/23/09 309 of 365 Cast: Sam Adams Colonist One As many colonists as possible (Lights up on Sam Adams addressing an angry mob of colonists.) SAM This meeting can do nothing further to save the ...
  11 hours ago

• You might be on the ADL hit list if…

  
  Speak Truth 2 Power — Authority: 118
  Howdy! Here I am again, folks. And this time, I’ve decided to lend a hand to all those people who might want to help out those poor, misunderstood people at the American Defamation League (ADL). After all, they need to know just who to target, and I am sure that all you nice folks out [...]
  12 hours ago

• Progress, reform urgently needed at United Nations: PM

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday once again called on the United States and other developed countries to take a leadership role in ensuring that reform takes place in the United Nations and its Security Council.“We have made some progress in moving towards a more ...
  12 hours ago

• PlayStation Release Horizon 11/23/09

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  After literally two solid months of triple - A title releases throughout October and November, do we really need more to play until releases start to pick up again? Of course we do! Unfortunately, this isn’t our week since we have a whopping two retail releases across all three PlayStation platforms. Hopefully ...
  12 hours ago

• Dance Film Project 2009 at Intermedia Arts

  
  Switchblade Comb — Authority: 511
  Dance Film Project values creativity, experimentation and cross-discipline dialogue among artists and aims to explore choreography through a cinematic language. The festival’s intent is to be an outlet for dancemakers and filmmakers to collaborate and create original short works for the camera with a guaranteed ...
  14 hours ago

• Evening Links and Thoughts: NASL, Donovan and more

  
  WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — Authority: 509
  So the news came down today that the TOA league would be dubbed the new North American Soccer League. Yes the return of the NASL is possibly more about the name than the actual league here. The TOA group went for name recognition right away with this choice. The league has nine clubs now that Tampa and Baltimore have ...
  14 hours ago

• Test Jockeys

  
  Rebreather World — Authority: 160
  Brad your are testing the unit and playing about with it, will part of the testing include a Joe soap diver to see what sort of problems he has with the apoc seen as this is the type of diver it is aimed at.
  16 hours ago

• Nice Looking International ‘Avatar’ Posters

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 597
  Here are some new international posters for the upcoming film Avatar from director James Cameron.Cool posters, this movie is going to be a visual spectacle like no other. Definitely THE release of December.Source: Trailer Addict
  16 hours ago

• *On The 75th Anniversary Of The Asturias Commune- Those Who Honor The Commune Are Kindred Spirits- A Guest Commentary

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 150
  *Click on title to link to an article in the on-line edition of "Socialist Appeal" by Ramon Samblas, "75th Anniversary Of The Asturian Commune"
  17 hours ago

• The Cop or Flop Weekly 11/23/09

  
  The Koalition | The Video Game & Hip Hop Authority — Authority: 488
  What’s good. The Cop or Flop Weekly is back. I hope you all are enjoying the games that have come out over the last couple of months because there will be a lot more flops than cops for the rest of the year. This week is one of the worst weeks I seen for game releases in a while. Check out the list below and see ...
  17 hours ago

• *A Snapshot View Of The Leaders Of The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution- Yakov Sverdlov

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 150
  Click on title to link to the Leon Trotsky Internet Archive’s 1925 appreciation of Bolshevik leader and general organizer Yakov Sverdlov. Sverdlov, before his early and untimely death, was the general secretary (and jack-of-all-trades) of the Bolshevik organization. It is his position that Joseph Stalin later took ...
  17 hours ago

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