Archive Gallery: PopSci's Most Fantastic Space Colonies

Let's face it, sometime within the next century or so, overpopulation, the exhaustion of natural resources, an alien invasion -- or perhaps the optimistic spirit of adventure -- will force us to leave Earth in search of a new habitat. Earlier this week, NASA and DARPA announced a preliminary "Hundred-Year Starship" program for sending pioneers on permanent missions to Mars. To many, relocation from Earth sounds like a glorified exile, but some retro-futuristic eye candy from the Popular Science archives will surely change their minds.

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So called "Progressives" don't get it

The idiots at Crooks and Liars claim to hate republicans and conservatives, yet day after day they refer to the rethugs as the GOP! I could scream, this is beltway talk and it goes against everything they claim to stand for as a beltway critics. I will never use this offensive term because I don't kiss anyone's ass and do not believe they are the grand ole party, to say that as a left leaning person is stupid, always was, always will be. Will people wisen up? I don't have much hope for this ass kissing nation brainwashed by an omnipresent, greedy, relentless corporate media that represents the rich over everyone else. If a site, any site, that claims to be for the people, unbiased, and independent uses the Village line g.o.p., that instantly sends up a red flag that it is lying and is indeed speaking by and for the D.C. beltway village in concern troll fashion.

Democracy has been perverted by capitalism.

Democracy in practice only benefits the upper class, the lower class is not ignorant to their status and knowingly participates in their own subjugation. It's really quite remarkable, and even with this knowledge the middle and working classes don't seek a better life alternative. History will show how the idea of being fair, democracy, was intentionally used by the rich unfairly for decades until a point of enlightenment for society. Unfortunately we are still in the murky age of deception, enlightenment is within reach as the stinking rich reach with ever more greed which will no doubt backfire on them altering democracy, society, and equality for the better. Democracy needs to work for everyone, for this to work right capitalism must be phased out.