Vint Cerf: Keep the Internet Open – Full Transparency on Internet Governance Discussions Needed

Keep the Internet Open By VINTON CERF New York Times, May 24, 2012 The Internet stands at a crossroads. Built from the bottom up, powered by the people, it has become a powerful economic engine and a positive social force. But its success has generated a worrying backlash. Around the world, repressive regimes are putting …

Chuck Spinney: Gar Alperovitz on Rise of the New Economy Movement

The Rise of the New Economy Movement By Gar Alperovitz, AlterNet, 23 May 12 s our political system sputters, a wave of innovative thinking and bold experimentation is quietly sweeping away outmoded economic models. In ‘New Economic Visions’, a special five-part AlterNet series edited by Economics Editor Lynn Parramore in partnership with political economist Gar Alperovitz …

2012 Reality Sandwich: How I Tested the Boundaries of the Two-Party Tyranny

How I Tested the Boundaries of the Two-Party Tyranny Robert David Steele Vivas Reality Sandwich, 24 May 2012 For six weeks in early 2012 I ran for the office of President of the United States of America.  I was accepted by the Reform Party (one of six accredited national parties completely shut out of the …

Paul Craig Roberts: Recovery or Collapse? I’m Betting Collapse

Recovery or Collapse? Bet on Collapse May 20, 2012 The US financial system and, probably, the financial system of Europe, like the police, no longer serves a useful social purpose. In the US the police have proven themselves to be a greater threat to public safety than private sector criminals. I just googled “police brutality” …

Eagle: Digital Citizen Web Application Now Live

•  InterAct Launches Digital Citizen Embeddable Web App The Digital Citizen web app is now live at http://www.digitalcitizen.tv/forum_01/embed.html. The app allows website visitors to post video or text comments, share their comments across social networks and vote up the best contributions. We are proud to be working with The Bay Area News Group’s Oakland Tribune …