The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Pirate Parties: A new poll today places the Icelandic Pirate Party in parliament, with their election three weeks out. This follows a continuous and rapid ascent for the Icelandic Pirate Party. The poll will probably have the additional effect of putting the media spotlights on the party, further accelerating its growth. The poll gives the …
Maybe Italy’s Politicians Aren’t Crazier Than Ours Alexander Stille The New Yorker, March 5, 2013 The results of the last Italian election are baffling, if not incomprehensible, to most foreign observers: as one American friend put it, a majority of Italians voted either for a comedian (Beppe Grillo) or a clown (Silvio Berlusconi). A center-left …
Yes, The Pirate Party Is A Silly Name, And That’s Why It Works Zacqary Adam Green, 17 November 2012 “Pirate Party? Are you serious?” I hear that all the time when I’m canvassing. “With a name like that, how will you succeed?” Well, I reply, it got your attention, didn’t it? The last time we …
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Two pieces . Another view, a variation of Stefan Dedijer in 1992, “know who knows;” and Robert Steele in 1995 if not earlier, “do not send a spy where a schoolboy can go” Top 5 Things Only Spies Used To Do (But Everyone Does Now) #5 — Have a cover story. #4 — Shake a …
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The People Before the Parties Preliminary two pages from NYC General Assembly Working Group on Politics & Electoral Reform, date of information 27 October 2011. The centralization of political power in the hands of two narrow factions at all levels of government is neither democratic nor republican. No party system whatsoever is mandated by the …
At the Contact Summit. Photo by Steven Brewer This week, on October 20, a diverse assortment of forward-thinking, Internet-savvy, solutions-oriented people gathered in New York City for Contact Summit, a project-focused event organized by Doug Rushkoff and Venessa Miemis. I was originally planning to attend, and was plugged into the small team of organizers. I …
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