Allen Roland: The Moon is Down in Afghanistan – Agony, Cognitive Dissonance, & Here in the USA 18 Veteran Suicides, Day After Day After Day…

The Moon is Down in Afghanistan, Flies Have Conquered Flypaper The continuation of attacks on US soldiers by uniformed Afghan soldiers and policemen is an expression of popular hatred for the occupation regime and military invasion forces which brings to mind John Steinbeck’s classic novel The Moon Is Down. Steinbeck fully captures the inner agony, …

Mini-Me: The Screwed Election: Wall Street Can’t Lose, America Can’t Win

Huh? The Screwed Election: Wall Street Can’t Lose, and America Can’t Win Joel Kotkin The Daily Beast, 10 August 2012 Everyone hates the big banks—except the two candidates running for president. Joel Kotkin on the bipartisan triumph of crony capitalism. About two in three Americans do not think what’s good for Wall Street is good …

20120807 Open Source Everything Highlights

Open Source Everything TWITTER HASH: #openall DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: http://tinyurl.com/OSE-ALL THE LIST:  http://tinyurl.com/OSE-LIST THE AGENCY:  http://tinyurl.com/OSA2011 THE BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/OSE-PAPER THE AUTHOR: http://tinyurl.com/Steele2012 TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:  All Opens Below Line  Includes Autonomous Internet, Crowd-Funding/Sensing/Sourcing, DIY, and Transparency, Truth, Trust, & True Cost

Former Comptroller General David Walker, Wall Street Trojan Horse, Rides Again – The Bus Tour to Distract the Public From Electoral Reform

UPDATED 8 August 2012 with comments from Common Cause, others. Buyer Beware – A New York Shill Takes to the Highway The Hon. David M. Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, today announced a first-of-its-kind national bus tour to engage Americans about our nation’s deteriorating financial condition ­ and show them what they can do to …

Worth a Look: Free Book – Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship?

Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship? Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Religion & Science By Robert Fuller Published: July 30, 2012 Language: English ISBN: 9781476037202 Free Download (Book Page) Short description “Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship?” identifies and explores common ground between two of the great civilizing forces of human history and shows how they can work …

Richard Stallman: Free Software Supporter (Newsletter)

Free Software Supporter Issue 52, July 2012 Welcome to the Free Software Supporter, the Free Software Foundation’s monthly news digest and action update — being read by you and 59,294 other activists. That’s 1,101 more than last month! Encourage your friends to subscribe and help us build an audience by adding our subscriber widget to …