The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
We are in our own way a developing world. Here you see the naked greed of aging infrastructure corporations attempting to block new technology owned by the public. US Telecoms Giants Call on FCC to Block Cities’ Expansion of High-Speed Internet DOMINIC RUSHE – Reader Supported News The US telecoms industry called on the Federal …
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The Unbearable Loneliness Of The Sharing Economy by Brian S Hall August 25th, 2014 The sharing economy promises the potential for riches, personal empowerment, new modes of work, and fear, the kind of fear that swells from a livelihood dependent upon algorithms, star ratings, and the feedback of strangers. When we imagined the future, certainly …
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Reflections on US Decision-Making LinkedIn, 27 October 2014 Since 1990, when I first itemized six things that US intelligence needed to do in order to better serve the USA, I have been persistently troubled by the lack of leadership and the lack of integrity in this profession that I consider so fundamental to creating a …
At last, NYT gets something right. Scotland’s Independence Vote Shows a Global Crisis of the Elites Neil Irwin New York Times, 18 September 2014 When you get past the details of the Scottish independence referendum Thursday, there is a broader story underway, one that is also playing out in other advanced nations. It is a …
Green innovation: how Local Motors is revolutionalising the way cars and bikes are designed, manufactured and sold Alan Moore, Guardian Sustainable Business 22nd May 2013 Local Motors shares its innovations and lets customers be part of the car-building process, while keeping it local. Last year, I spoke at Shanghai’s Radical Design Week about the transformational …
Gifting – and the gifting and the gifting economy Dear friends, For years I’ve known people who gave away their professional services as a gift, explicitly encouraging (though not requiring) gifts in return to allow them to continue their work. I’ve also loved the idea of “paying it forward” – enjoying as a gift …
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GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS, DECLARATIONS AND DAYS by Tom Atlee It is so good to celebrate INdependence Days in the United States and the many other countries that have successfully gained and defended their independence from colonial rule. For countries as well as individuals, independence is a dramatic move from dependence into a more self-defined, self-created …
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