Adam Tucker: Understanding “New Power” — a Current not a Currency with 2 Excellent Graphics

Understanding “New Power” Old power works like a currency. It is held by few. Once gained, it is jealously guarded, and the powerful have a substantial store of it to spend. It is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. It downloads, and it captures. New power operates differently, like a current. It is made by many. It …

Phillip Davis: Open Source GIS for Everyone – A QGIS-based program at Lagara College Vancouver

Open Source GIS for Everyone: A QGIS-based program at Langara College Vancouver Until now the learning of GIS has not spread as widely as it could, in large part because of the high cost of GIS software. The benefits of GIS have been limited to large organizations, governments, and academia. Where is the GIS for …

Daniel Araya: Interview with Robert Steele on the Open Source Revolution

Interview: Former CIA Officer Robert Steele Discusses Why We Need an Open Source Revolution 全文下面的折疊對於那些使用谷歌翻譯。 Полный текст ниже раза для тех, кто использует Google Translate.  النص الكامل بالأسفل أضعاف عن تلك التي تستخدم مترجم جوجل. Textul complet partea inferioară a paginii pentru cei care folosesc Google Translate.

Open Democracy: Nafeez Ahmed on How ISIS Wants to Destroy the “Gray Zone” — And How to Defend It

ISIS wants to destroy the ‘grey zone’. Here’s how we defend it Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed 16 November 2015 After the Paris attacks, it is imperative that we safeguard this arena of co-existence, where people of all faith and none remain unified on the principles of common humanity. EXTRACT While Hollande’s reactionary declaration of war is …

Worth a Look: Fast Forward: How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose

Companies, countries, and organizations the world over are waking up to today’s new reality. Women control the lion’s share of purchasing power and are increasingly essential to competitiveness. The age of women’s transformative economic influence has finally arrived, and women are using their power for purpose, redefining what power and success mean in the process. …

OpenDemocracy: Robert Steele, American Intelligence and National Defense 2.0

American intelligence and national defense 2.0 Robert David Steele 10 November 2015 An Open Source (Technologies) Agency, far removed from the secret intelligence world, would radically reduce wars and illegal immigration, increase trade and shared prosperity, and convert the USA into a “Smart Nation”. On 06/17/11, I wrote the first installment of National intelligence and …