Anthony Judge: Laetus in Praesens – Convergence of 30 Disabling Global Trends

Convergence of 30 Disabling Global Trends Mapping the social climate change engendering a perfect storm Introduction Checklist of 30 disabling trends Spiraling trends: cyclones in a climate of change? Interweaving “cyclones” and “anti-cyclones” in a global system Emergent polyhedral configuration of alternating systemic functions Insights from the Conference of the Birds? Conclusion References See Also: …

Tom Atlee: Public opinion, public judgment, and public wisdom

Pollsters, politicians and pundits quote public opinion polls to tell us what the public thinks. Deliberative democracy advocates promote public judgment to deepen public opinion. Few people talk about public wisdom – what it could be and what it could do. I think we need all three forms of public sensibility. I think we can …

DefDog: Democratizing commerce – 2005 call to arms

Democratizing commerce kosFollow for Daily Kos Sun May 29, 2005 I’ve written about Open Source Politics, Open Source Activism, and Open Source Journalism. Open Source software is taking over our desktops at the expense of monopolistic Microsoft (get Firefox!). Television is getting in on the act. Shows like American Idol let the public be the …

Gradual Popularization: Stamping Anti-Political-Bribery Messages on Money

Collaborations and partnerships are gradually forming nation-wide to combat money in politics, specifically against the Citizens United supreme court ruling in 2010. A directory of many of them can be found at United4thePeople.org (not all listed have the same agenda). Independent offshoots pertaining to the pursuit of money out of politics have involved stamping money …

Mini-Me: Obama Moves To Crush Poland After Global Genetic Disaster Revealed

Huh? Obama Moves To Crush Poland After Global Genetic Disaster Revealed By: Sorcha Faal A Ministry of Foreign Affairs report circulating in the Kremlin today states that United States President Obama has undertaken a campaign to “crush” the nation of Poland after its government this past week officially banned the planting of Monsanto’s MON810, a …

Robert Steele: Call to Arms Occupy 2012

Below the line is a 1,200 word essay with two graphics and multiple links including YouTube links  that can be reprinted at will by anyone anywhere.  The author’s biography includes a graphic of the author and his new book cover.

Josh Kilbourn: “we are this far from a turnkey totalitarian state”

NSA Whistleblower Speaks Live: “The Government Is Lying To You” Just a month ago we raised more than a proverbial eyebrow when we noted the creation of the NSA’s Utah Data Center (codename Stellar Wind) and William Binney’s formidable statement that “we are this far from a turnkey totalitarian state”. Democracy Now has the former …