Micah Sifry: Progressive Activism Frustrated by Lack of Tools — And Refusal to Share…

Transparency, Big Data and Internet Activism Internet activism—and internet democracy—depend on accessible public meeting spaces online. So why are there so few of them? By Micah L. Sifry UTNE Reader, October 2014 Micah L. Sifry tackles the reasons progressive change has failed to manifest with the growth of the internet in The Big Disconnect (OR …

Berto Jongman: The Costs of War — Human Costs, Economic Costss, Social + Political Costs with Alternatives and Recommendations

Over 350,000 Killed by Violence, $4.4 Trillion Spent and Obligated The wars begun in 2001 have been tremendously painful for millions of people in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, and the United States, and economically costly as well. Each additional month and year of war adds to that toll. Moreover, the human costs of these conflicts will …

John Boik: Advanced Economics – Economic Direct Democracy and Open Source Everything

It seems we are in basic agreement on the problems that society faces.  You rightly emphasize the coercive nature of income inequality.  And, IMHO, you rightly emphasize the role that open-source, open-data, open-design, widening-commons, etc. must play in a better, functional society. Please allow me to explain the strategy behind my project. In a nutshell, …