Review (Guest): Earth into Property: Colonization, Decolonization, and Capitalism: The Bowl with One Spoon

Anthony J. Hall 5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Time and Effort- A Transformative Journey, October 17, 2010 Carol Liane Brouillet “9-11 activist” (Palo Alto, CA, USA) Earth into Property is the second book in a series, the first being The American Empire and the Fourth World: The Bowl With One Spoon, which together …

Robert Steele: Itemization of Information Pathologies

In support of the Berkman Center’s conference on truthness, below is an extract from THE OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING MANIFESTO: Transparency, Truth & Trust (Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Book / Evolver Edition, 5 June 2012). EXTRACT: I now realize that neither governments nor corporations are “fixed” obstacles. In a world of constantly changing information, it is …

DefDog: Allah’s Divisions – Culturally Stupid Americans

We few, we happy few, who actually get it.  The opposite of the SOF motto that you cannot mass produce special forces, is that you WILL mass produce culturally-stupid conventional forces.  This is on the leadership — straight-leg Army flags have no clue and don’t want to have a clue. Cultural Cluelessness Threatens U.S. Commando …

NIGHTWATCH: Syria Update

Syria-Saudi Arabia: During Friday’s meeting in Tunisia, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said he supported giving weapons and ammunition to groups fighting the Syrian regime. “I think it’s an excellent idea,” Prince Saud told reporters in Tunisia. Asked why, he replied: “Because they have to defend themselves.” Comment: Prince Saud’s remarks make clear that Saudi …

Event: AM 31 Mar Washington Panel on Complexity & Reflexivity, Washington Academy of Sciences + Meta-RECAP

Complexity and Reflexivity Papers presented at the Washington Academy of Sciences Washington, DC, March 31-April 1, 2012 UPDATED 24 Feb to post all links Conceptions of Complexity and Implications for Economics Stuart Umpleby, The George Washington University, Washington, DC Experiments in Reflexive Inquiry Kent Myers, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Conceptual Difficulties and Pragmatic Responses to …

Reference: World Development Reform 2011 – Conflict, Security, & Development

More than 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by violent conflict. The World Development Report 2011: Conflict, Security, and Developmentexamines the changing nature of violence in the 21st century, and underlines the negative impact of repeated cycles of violence on a country or region’s development prospects. Preventing violence and building peaceful states that respond …