SchwartzReport: South America Rising + New World Order II Meta-RECAP

The America media, like a long chain of administrations, never really seems to understand the South American psyché, in all of its national complexity, nor what is going on there. So there is very little coverage or attention, and what there is trades in stereotypes and shallow commentary. In contrast I think the nations of …

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 …

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Glass: Are Weaponized Nanodevices and Ultra-Miniaturization Coming?

Google Glass: Are Weaponized Nanodevices and Ultra-Miniaturization Coming? Google’s earnings for the April, May, June 2013 quarter reminded me that Google faces some challenges. Expenses moved up a couple of billion from the same quarter in 2012. (Source). More troubling, Business Insider said, “The total number of paid clicks that Google gets continues to go …

George Soros Recommends Alpha Conde President of Guinea on Transparency

Dear Friends and Colleagues: George thought you might be interested in the op-ed below published today by Guinean President Alpha Condé. President Condé writes about the struggle to reform business practices in Guinea’s mining sector so all the people of Guinea can benefit from the country’s immense mineral wealth. The op-ed comes in the context …

Berto Jongman: Internet Has Been Seized & Neutralized — Analysis and New Book “Digital Disconnect”

Digital Grab: Corporate Power Has Seized the Internet Norman Solomon Ethical Technology Posted: Jun 14, 2013 If your daily routine took you from one homegrown organic garden to another, bypassing vast fields choked with pesticides, you might feel pretty good about the current state of agriculture. If your daily routine takes you from one noncommercial …

Berto Jongman: Admiral Lyons on Benghazi as October Surprise

This has been the US right-wing’s position all along. Retired 4 star Admiral Blows Whistle on Benghazi new Evidence EXTRACT This apparent abduction by terrorists of our ambassador and then negotiated trade for the Blind Sheikh would have been the “October Surprise” that would have elevated President Obama’s flagging popularity and boosted his approval ratings …