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It is driving the rightist prohibitionists crazy that none of the dire predictions they made about ending Marijuana prohibition have come to pass. In fact the outcomes have been the exact opposite to what they said would happen. So now they are trying to get the conservative majority on the Supreme Court to reverse what the people themselves voted for. It is not clear how this will play out but it has the potential to create a massive crisis of governance.

GOP attorneys general ask Supreme Court to strike down legal marijuana in Colorado

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2014/12/192016/03/26

Reflections on Electoral Reform Act of 2015 — Our Capital Demand (Includes Graphic & Demand Documents)

03 Economy, 06 Family, 10 Security, All Reflections & Story Boards, Civil Society, Collective Intelligence, Counter-Oppression/Counter-Dictatorship Practices, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Governance, Government, Officers Call, Open Government, P2P / Panarchy, Politics, Reform

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2014/12/192014/12/19

ANSWERS 2014 Robert Steele with Pierre Cloutier on Smart Nations and the Future of Quebec

Advanced Cyber/IO, Answers, Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Design, Ethics, Governance, Politics

Robert, you are the originator of the concept of a Smart Nation, with your article in 1996 published in the Government Information Quarterly, entitled “Creating a Smart Nation: Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, and Information.” Quebec is a nation, recognized by Canada, with a distinct culture, a distinct geography, and perhaps a distinct future.

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2014/12/182014/12/18

Steve Aftergood: Diplomatic History of US with Iran Withheld — 61 Years Later — Due to Lasting Damage of CIA Covert Action

04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government, Idiocy

Department of State Delays Release of Iran History

The U.S. Department of State has blocked the publication of a long-awaited documentary history of U.S. covert action in Iran in the 1950s out of concern that its release could adversely affect ongoing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. The controversial Iran history volume, part of the official Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series, had been slated for release last summer. (“History of 1953 CIA Covert Action in Iran to be Published,”

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2014/12/172015/11/04

2014 Robert Steele Answers to Richard Olivier on 21st Leadership with Annotated Bibliography & Links

Answers, Collective Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Officers Call

2014 ANSWERS Robert Steele to Richard Olivier of Findhorn on Leadership for the 21st Century

• What do 21st century leaders need to know and who do they need to be?

• How can we develop these capacities?

• What, on a systemic level, is blocking the needed leadership evolution?

• What is missing from current leadership development?

• How can large organisations really change?

• How can leaders and organisations find their ‘planetary purpose'?

Answers, Graphics, Annotated Bibliography, Leadership Posts & Printable 30-Page Document Below the Fold

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2014/12/162014/12/16

Tom Atlee: Six Paths to Greater Empathy

Cultural Intelligence

Six Paths to Greater Empathy

In one word: CONNECT.

Six Paths List: 1. Listening 2. Self-Awareness 3. Narrative Arts 4. Immersion 5. Sciences 6. Responsive Caring

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2014/12/16

SchwartzReport: Joseph Stiglitz on The Chinese Century – PBI: BRICS + Poor + Open Source Everything

Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence

Read this article. This is the most important geopolitical essay I have read in 2014, in both the academic or general media. I absolutely agree with this assessment. The decisions we make in the next two years concerning China may define the next generation of the world. If we go the Theocratic Rightist way we are doomed. If we choose policies that are compassionate, inclusionist, and life-affirming stressing wellness, America will continue to enjoy a position of world leadership and the world will be more peaceful.

The Chinese Century

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