‘Al-Qaida nuclear bomb’ + Egypt Push-Back

‘Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb’ By Heidi Blake and Christopher Hope, The Daily Telegraph February 1, 2011 Al-Qaida is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons after sourcing nuclear material and recruiting rogue scientists to build “dirty” bombs, according to leaked diplomatic documents. A leading atomic regulator has privately warned that the world …

On Order for Review

In his new book, Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe (2008: MIT Press), Xavier de Souza Briggs shows how civic capacity—the capacity to create and sustain smart collective action—is crucial for strengthening governance and changing the state of the world in the process. Analyzing emerging practices of collaboration in planning …

Worth a Look: Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler

‘The contribution made by American capitalism to German war preparations can only be described as phenomenal. It was certainly crucial to German military capabilities…Not only was an influential sector of American business aware of the nature of Naziism, but for its own purposes aided Naziism wherever possible (and profitable) – with full knowledge that the …

America’s Core Values: We the People vs. Them Crooks

America’s Core Values Beyond A House Divided By Chuck Colson|Christian Post Guest Columnist In his new book, Beyond a House Divided: The Moral Consensus Ignored by Washington, Wall Street, and the Media, Carl Anderson examines a mountain of polling statistics and has some surprising news. Anderson writes, “In dealing with many high profile issues, we …

2012: Predictions & Possibilities

Phi Beta Iota: The October 2011 Peace Summit being hosted by Pope BenedictXVI is a useful touchstone for reviewing the many predictions and possibilities that have been forecast with astonishing precision and documentation down through the ages.  There are two divergent interpretations; Phi Beta Iota accepts the second. 1.  End of Humanity–apocalypse, nuclear wars, plagues, …

Who’s Who in Commercial Intelligence: James C. Spohrer

Dr. James (“Jim”) C. Spohrer Director of IBM University Programs (IBM UP) since 2009, Jim founded IBM’s first Service Research group in 2003 at the Almaden Research Center with a focus on STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) for Service Sector innovations.  He led this group to attain ten times return on investment with four …