The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Bitcoin Reborn: As a Financial Wire Service for the $10 Trillion System D? As a store of value or an asset Bitcoin’s shady. Here’s why: since the supply of bitcoin is limited and knowledge/use of it is growing (potentially virally) it’s the perfect breeding ground for a speculative bubble. In a world awash with scams …
Reclaiming the Right to Insolvency Michel Bauwens 5th December 2011 Excerpted from Franco Berardi: “A new concept is coming out from the fogs of the present situation: a right to insolvency. We’ll not pay the debt. The European countries have been obliged to accept the blackmail of debt, but people are refusing the concept …
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Open Letter at P2P Foundation Dear friends and colleagues, The world is riveting toward a possible turning point and we hope that you are able to stand with us in this call to action. We, the undersigned, have co-authored the document noted below. We are now writing to seek your endorsement. Please if you wish …
Lauren Anderson: the “We” of the our collaborative age will replace the “Me” of the industrial age “Is this shift from the Me to the We as significant as the industrial revolution? And should we welcome this revolution with, so to speak, open arms?” Lauren Anderson is the Innovation Director for Collaborative Lab, interviewed here …
Discussing the Assemblies and Consensus of #OccupyWallStreet (3): Visioning Emergent Leadership Michel Bauwens 16th November 2011 Excerpted from Sharif Abdullah: “One of the constant mantras of the “Occupy Together” (OT) phenomenon is its “leaderless” nature. I support and applaud this… to a point. Anyone who has come to my workshops over the past ten years …
The most basic definition of open government is the idea that people have the right to access the documents and proceedings of government. Being able to closely examine decisions, policies, and procedures is foundational to having the ability to make intelligent and informed decisions as a citizen, especially in a democracy where an informed electorate …
How Much of the Economy is Friction? Charles Hugh Smith raises the question of how much of the U.S. economy consists of the actual output of goods and services, versus the friction entailed in producing them. As a small example, he cites a physicians’ group that includes ten doctors — and twelve billing clerks. That’s …
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