The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The resource crisis is bigger issue than global warming. Water-energy-food nexus is critical.
Review: Other Inconvenient Truths Beyond Global Warming
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The High Cost of the Military Technical Revolution
Flush With Cash, Running on Empty
One of the never ending claims made by proponents of the military technical revolution is that emerging complex weapons technologies create more combat power per unit of labor — that we are substituting capital for labor and technology-intensive capital goods are the key America’s competitive advantage, given America’s high cost labour. This claim is bullshit pumped out by a sound-byte addicted Military – Industrial – Congressional. Complex.
American military bases encircle the globe. More than two decades after the end of the Cold War, the U.S. still stations its troops at nearly a thousand locations in foreign lands. These bases are usually taken for granted or overlooked entirely, a little-noticed part of the Pentagon's vast operations. But in an eye-opening account, Base Nation shows that the worldwide network of bases brings with it a panoply of ills–and actually makes the nation less safe in the long run.
As David Vine demonstrates, the overseas bases raise geopolitical tensions and provoke widespread antipathy towards the United States. They also undermine American democratic ideals, pushing the U.S. into partnerships with dictators and perpetuating a system of second-class citizenship in territories like Guam. They breed sexual violence, destroy the environment, and damage local economies. And their financial cost is staggering: though the Pentagon underplays the numbers, Vine's accounting proves that the bill approaches $100 billion per year.
The book is available for pre-order now; all book proceeds will go to non-profit organizations assisting military veterans and their families and other victims of war and violence.
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Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy
This entry is about “Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy” co-authored by Vasilis Kostakis and Michel Bauwens.
Phi Beta Iota: Net net is that Amazon cannot be trusted. There is an opening here for authors creating their own publishing paths that assure integrity of their work while cutting out “service providers” who lack ethics and lack an appreciation for how knowledge works.
Pope says weapons manufacturers can't call themselves Christian
Phi Beta Iota: It's not about guns. It's about culture and the lack of honest governance. We are “out of control” and the population is going crazy with pain from cognitive dissonance.
Blockchain Can Bring Transparency to Supply Chains
The open source, decentralised database blockchain allows consumers to check the authenticity and ethical standards of their products, says Dr. Jutta Steiner.
The key to transparency is the decentralisation of data, meaning no single party can control what is seen.
