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2012/09/182012/09/18

Patrick Meier: Social Mobilization via Six Degrees of Separation with Comment

Six Degrees of Separation: Implications for Verifying Social Media Posted on September 18, 2012 | Leave a comment The Economist recently published this insightful article entitled” Six Degrees of Mobilisation: To what extent can social networking make it easier to find people and solve real-world problems?” The notion, six degrees of separation, comes from Stanley Milgram’s [small world] …

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2012/08/182012/08/18

Tom Atlee: Letter to a Peace Activist — CHANGE the Game!

Dear friends, Letter to a Peace Activist This is an excerpt from my recent response to an activist who felt that stopping an attack on Iran was the most important issue we faced, given the horrendous likely consequences of such an attack on Middle East populations and on the global economy. A variation of this …

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2012/08/172012/08/17

Review: Why Nations Fail – The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Deron Acermoglu and James Robinson 5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful to Most, Can Be Summed Up as Integrity & Clear Feedback Loops,August 17, 2012 There is no question but that this book is a major contribution to the current dialog, such as it is. As someone who reads a great deal, I have finally …

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2012/07/062012/07/06

John Steiner: From Israel, Call for Politics of Heroism versus Hope

Phi Beta Iota: The full combination of pieces is strongly recommended as a total read. The contributing author whose work has been forwarded by Brother John makes a fundamental ethical and intellectual mistake, assuming that there is a significant difference between the Democratic and Republican parties. Not so. This is not an either/or choice between …

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2012/07/012012/07/01

Review: Homeland Earth

Edgar Morin and Anne Brigitte Kern 5.0 out of 5 stars Six Star Keeper – Joins Durant, Fuller, Ackoff,July 1, 2012 This is a PHENOMENAL book, a joint effort by Edgar Moron, whose life’s work includes Method: Towards a Study of Humankind, Vol. 1: The Nature of Nature (American University Studies Series, No. 5, Philosophy, …

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2012/07/012012/07/01

Review: Twilight of the Elites – America After Meritocracy

Christopher Hayes 4.0 out of 5 stars Strongest on Collapse Part, Very Weak on What Next…,July 1, 2012 This is one of two books I read on the plane back to DC from Seattle, the other was Van Jones’ Rebuild the Dream This is a light book with a poor bibliography, more of an essay …

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2012/06/252012/06/25

John Steiner: Genetic Foods – Transparency, Truth, & Trust versus Tyranny, Toxicity, & Theft

Genetic Engineers Explain Why GE Food Is Dangerous Nation of Change, Sunday 24 June 2012 One of the report¹s authors, Dr. Michael Antoniou of King¹s College London School of Medicine in the UK, uses genetic engineering for medical applications but warns against its use in developing crops for human food and animal feed. Aren¹t critics …

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