Reference: How Voters Can UNRIG the Two-Party Shell Game

How Voters Can Unrig the 2012 Elections with Transpartisan Voting Blocs and Electoral Coalitions Voters did not get what they said they wanted from the 2010 elections. In fact, they got the opposite because the two major parties rigged the elections. The parties have been rigging elections for decades by gerrymandering election districts and passing …

Reference: Saniteer

T-shirt at the Restore Sanity rally… “Saniteer: One who advocates for, practices and defends rational discourse and civility towards all people, regardless of political views. Collectively, our nation’s best hope for restoring honor, respect and functionality. D.C. 10.30.10″ Tip of the Hat to Sandy Heierbacher at LinkedIn. Phi Beta Iota: Sanity and civility are nice, …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Kyrgyzstan Hybrid Governance

Kyrgyzstan- Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states will help Kyrgyzstan stabilize the situation in the country’s southern region, a source in the Russian Federal Security Service said 23 September after a regional SCO anti-terrorism council meeting, Interfax reported. The council decided that law-enforcement agencies of member states will assist Kyrgyzstan maintain security …

Review: Rethink–A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation

It’s About Context, Business Ecosystems, and IT Impact September 18, 2010 Ric Merrifield I bought this book on the recommendation of a colleague whom I have known for twenty years, both of us members of the Silicon Valley Hackers Conference started by Stewart Brand and now managed by Glen Tenney. When I came to buy …

Journal: Tom Atlee Comments on Great Transition

This excellent piece aligns with one of the most important evolutionary dynamics I’ve been studying with Michael Dowd, Connie Barlow, John Stewart, and others.  That dynamic, which has operated since the Big Bang, is this:  In evolution’s drive towards greater complexity — that is, towards greater wholes comprised of more densely interconnected parts — the …