The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Lawrence Lessig 5.0 out of 5 stars Diplomatically Provocative — A Foundation, Not a Structure, March 22, 2012 I come late to this book but my review will be much more detailed and useful than most others now posted, including the several that I voted for. I received it this afternoon and it has absorbed …
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5.0 out of 5 stars America Desperately Needs More Illumination Such as This January 16, 2012 I received a review copy of this book [note to publishers: always ask first] and was glad to be offered a chance to read something as important as this. America desperately needs more illumination on the corruption in our …
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“Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” -Thomas Jefferson The 99% Declaration WHEREAS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION PROVIDES THAT: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging …
Dear Friend, As co-founder and CEO of Ben & Jerry¹s, I saw that big business has gobs of money, and yes, I believe they should pay their fair share. However, the bank accounts of Fortune 500 companies pale in comparison to the US Treasury. In order to defeat poverty and financial instability we need to …
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This is an updated version of the 2002 original, “Citizen in Search of a Leader.” We are now in Epoch B. Instead of leaders, we need facilitators, and the leadership comes from within the larger collective as it achieves ethical transparent consensus. Summary of Qualifications America needs a facilitator that is balanced, thoughtful, integrative, supportive …
Best of TomDispatch: Chalmers Johnson, Dismantling the Empire Chalmers Johnson (RIP) TomDispatch.com, 7 August 2011 EXTRACT Three Good Reasons to Liquidate Our Empire and Ten Steps to Take to Do So 1. We Can No Longer Afford Our Postwar Expansionism 2. We Are Going to Lose the War in Afghanistan and It Will Help Bankrupt …
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Useful survey on when the recent as well as the further back decisions on going into debt were made. From April, but so very relevant today. Running in the red: How the U.S., on the road to surplus, detoured to massive debt By Lori Montgomery The Washington Post, April 30, 2011 The nation’s unnerving descent into …
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