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Rickard Falkvinge: Brasil Kills Internet Bill, Loses Way

Brazil Squanders Chance At Geopolitical Influence; Kills Internet Rights Bill In Political Fiasco Infopolicy: Yesterday, the Brazilian parliament effectively killed the much-heralded Internet Bill of Rights, the Marco Civil, that had been praised by entrepreneurs and free-speech activists worldwide. This follows a ridiculous watering-down and dumbing-down of the bill, at the request of obsolete industry lobbies. …

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Review: Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century: A Middle Way between West and East

NOW AVAILABLE AT AMAZON Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels 5.0 out of 5 stars Influential, Integrative, with Integrity, Avoids Three Core Topics December 6, 2012 Here’s what is really great about this book: 01)  The authors are connected, admired, and conversant with the great minds of Silicon Valley (Eric Schmidt offers a very strong blurb) …

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SmartPlanet: 1 Earth-Changing Idea, 9 Other Ideas

Scientific American’s list of 10 ideas about to change the world 6. A single sustainability index for products How do you compare the environmental impact of, say, a bottle of laundry detergent versus an LCD screen? The Sustainability Consortium, a group of 10 universities, non-profits and 80 international companies including Walmart and Coca-Cola, are creating …

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SchwartzReport: US Spends Tens of Billions Abroad–Better Spent at Home?

Where Does Milllons in Pentagon Contracts Go? NICK TURSE – Mother Jones While American children are going to bed hungry, and their schools all too often are falling apart, we have squandered untold billions on the infrastructure and schools of the countries where we have created wars, producing astonishing profits for war contractors, and little …

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