The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Happiness, Freedom, Equality, Rudeness: Welcome to Denmark Hank Pellissier, Ethical Technology Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies 26 March 2011 The miniscule Scandinavian nation is a world leader in multiple best-nation categories. But is it a role model for technoprogressives? The fevered goals of the Enlightenment are still hot today in the cold, flat, windy peninsula …
Subject: AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM? AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM? Ignorance and courage in the age of Lady Gaga By Joe Bageant Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico If you hang out much with thinking people, conversation eventually turns to the serious political and cultural questions of our times. Such as: How can …
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Pre-quel America’s absurd stab at systematising sock puppetry Promising mid-career officer’s comments: Have you seen this? Passing off DoD-sponsored “sock puppets” as Information Operations (IO) is ridiculous on its face, as it is a waste of time, tax-payer dollars, and once again represents a one-off, niche contractor hardware/software solution that will show not only no …
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Alternative models for grass roots economic development such as micro-financing are now being widely adopted in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and elsewhere. New views on measuring development such as GDH (gross domestic happiness) have been adopted by Bhutan rather than GDP, and China’s own hybrid approach combining market and planned policy to achieve economic transformation offer …
More blog posts from Robert McChesney John Bellamy Foster and Robert W. McChesney The United States and the world are now a good two decades into the Internet revolution, or what was once called the information age. The past generation has seen a blizzard of mind-boggling developments in communication, ranging from the World Wide Web …
Jane McGonigal 6 Star for Concept–Ignores Past Pioneers–Energizes Us All February 28, 2011 I took the time to read all of the reviews to date, and was reminded again of the chasm between those who understand technology and its possibilities, and those who do not. Being among the latter, in part because I am a …
Mike Huckabee Great Mind and Heart, Too Simple, Good Start February 26, 2011 Right up front, and in part because this is going to be a “tough love” commentary, I want to say that of all those of any persuasion who are known presidential contenders, Mike Huckabee is the only one I genuinely like, trust, …
