The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Phi Beta Iota: We decided to post a long email about helping a major international bank decide not to fund mountaintop removal coal projects for the following reasons: 1) It illustrates the emergent power of focused citizen advocacy. 2) It documents the modified behavior of select major banks. 3) It highlights the complete fragmentation of …
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The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500 Gary Hamel ….in the future, any company that lacks a vital core of Gen F employees will soon find itself stuck in the mud. With that in mind, I compiled a list of 12 work-relevant characteristics of online life. These are the post-bureaucratic realities that tomorrow’s employees will …
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People for a Smarter Planet offers a dynamic and intelligent network of activities, conversations and discussions you can participate in to help build a sustainable and smarter world. Or, if you just want to hang around and listen, that’s okay too. Phi Beta Iota: Now imagine if they had a Strategic Analytic Model and could …
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All government is local 2.0: manor.govfresh Manor, a small town in Texas a few miles from Austin, has become an unlikely star player in the new world of “Government 2.0.” This week Manor and GovFresh, an organization that provides news and information about technology innovation in government, joined forces to host a conference on “big …
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Jesse Schell: Visions of the Gamepocalypse Hosted by The Long Now Foundation This is a provoking and entertaining presentation. After the short video called “Pixels” prior to the presentation, Jesse Schell starts off with what if life becomes, not Orwellian, but Huxleyan (Brave New World) where pleasure achieved through technology grips the whole lives of …
On the one hand: Nine Years After 9/11: Assessing the War on Terror Joseph J. Collins, Small Wars Journal, 7 September 2010 Tip of the Hat to Small Wars Journal at FaceBook. NATO eyes 2,000 extra troops for Afghanistan: official Tip of the Hat to Berto Jongman at FaceBook. And on the other hand: Al …
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Facing prison for filming US police By Chris Arsenault When police arrested Anthony Graber for speeding on his motorbike, the 25-year-old probably did not see himself as an advocate for police accountability in the age of new media. But Graber, a sergeant with the Maryland Air National Guard, is now facing 16 years in prison, …
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