Tom Atlee: Occupy Adopts Open Everything Meme

Occupy Rio+20 Publishes Open Source Imperative The following statement will be presented by the Earth Summit WG to the United Nations as a participating group in the Rio+20 conference in Brasil. The Open Source Imperative Hello World, We Who Occupy The Earth thank the UN for supporting civil society through granting us “interested party” status …

Chuck Spinney: The Logistics Sphincter of Afghanistan

This is one big chocolate mess.  It illustrates the strategic vulnerability arising from the grand strategic blowback effects of the extrajudicial liquidation program that is America’s drone war … which is viewed by the White House and Defense Secretary Panetta as the only game in town. Chuck Spinney Cannes, France U.S.-Pakistan Freeze Chokes Fallback Route …

Event: 1-4 June Pittsburgh The Evolver Convergence

The Evolver Convergence Pittsburgh, PA: Friday, June 1 – Sunday June 3 Where others may hear alarm bells (peak oil, 2012, global warming), a rising grassroots movement is answering the call — building a new planetary culture that is sustainable, full of meaning, and truly humane. The Evolver Social Movement invites all agents of change …

Eagle: An End to Blind US Jewish Support for Neo-Nazi Zionist Israeli Government?

Cross Talk : Farewell Israel? Veterans Today, 21 May 2012 Is the American-Jewish romance with Israel coming to an end? Are the American Jews known for their liberal views distancing themselves from Israel? Or is it simply an overstatement? Do they support the current Israeli policies? Does the Israeli lobby represent their views? And do …

Chuck Spinney: The Afghanistan Exit – Looting the Useful Idiots to the Bitter End

When Alexander the Great decided to leave Afghanistan, his plan was to exit via the Khyber Pass and march though what is now Pakistan and thence into India. But the Khyber was blocked by a warring Pashtun tribe. Legend has it that Alex’s exit strategy was to bribe another Pashtun tribe to open the door …

Robert Steele: 2012 as a Mind-Shift Year

Corruption, crime, false testimony, lies, are sand in the gears of society.  All of our institutions — academia, civil society, commerce, government, law enforcement, media, military, and non-government/non-profit  — have lost their integrity and embraced a culture of cheating, corruption, and living lies at every moment.  If we are to survive as homo sapiens, we …