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2013/08/112013/08/11

Tom Atlee: Surveillance and parasitism harm society’s collective intelligence

Surveillance and parasitism harm society’s collective intelligence What this post is about: Society’s collective intelligence needs to be able to see clearly what’s going on and take action about it. Both NSA surveillance and corporate suppression of activism interfere with that vital dynamic. This post clarifies what’s going on in these dynamics and suggests strategies …

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2013/08/10

Chuck Spinney: Newt Gingrich as Dr. Evil, Bill Clinton as Dr. Lesser [But Still Very] Evil

Jeff St. Claire and the late, and much missed, Alexander Cockburn have written an excellent and important history of how the democrats under Clinton sold out their heritage and, in effect, became the enablers of the Republicans in the construction of the emerging American police. WEEKEND EDITION AUGUST 9-11, 2013 Welfare Reform …

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2013/07/212013/07/21

SchwartzReport: Snapshot of Deep Evil in US Banks & Commerce — Enabled by Direct Corruption of Government

Here is an excellent assessment of how the corruption that is eating away our democracy like a cancer operates. “Bagful of Cash” Report Exposing the US Chamber of Commerce CARL GIBSON – Reader Supported News The following is an excerpt from Shut the Chamber’s new 28-page report, “Bagful of Cash: How the U.S. Chamber of …

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2013/07/162013/07/16

SchwartzReport: Truthout on Seven Obstacles to 99% Getting Organized

Here is an excellent essay that addresses an issue that has come to concern me more and more: the apathy of Americans, our passive acceptance of what is happening to our country. Why Aren’t Americans Fighting Back? E. DOUGLAS KIHN EXTRACT: The Current Crisis and Today’s Fightbacks The last four decades have witnessed the first-ever …

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2013/07/112016/03/26

Reflections on NATO 4.0 — Key Challenges AND Solutions 1.2

It has been a pleasure for me to support some of the bright minds at NATO ACT (Atlantic Command Transformation, the old SACLANT), and it has also incentivized me to familiarize myself with where NATO is today and where it might go in the future.[1] As one who has decades of experience with the US …

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2013/07/11

Neal Rauhauser: Democracy and Islam – Lost in Translation

A Streetcar Named Democracy Ten years ago Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan famously quipped “Democracy is like a streetcar. When you come to your stop, you get off.” This was meant to prod Turks into thinking about their form of government, but the quote is applicable, albeit displeasingly so, for other situations in …

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2013/07/022013/07/02

NIGHTWATCH: Egypt a Window Into US Future? Army Against a President?

Egypt: The Army vs. the President. After two days of huge anti-government demonstrations, the Minister of Defense on behalf of the armed forces issued an ultimatum to President Mursi and the opposition to settle the unrest in 48 hours. The statement is reported in full English translation so that Readers may appreciate the entire context. …

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