The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
James Risen Better Than His Last One – Imagine What He’ll Write From Prison, October 14, 2014 By David Swanson When New York Times report James Risen published his previous book, State of War, the Times ended its delay of over a year and published his article on warrantless spying rather than be scooped by …
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Dmitry Orlov on Ebola and the Five Stages of Collapse Orlov is one of the best futurists writing on society collapse, having witnessed and personally experienced the collapse of the Soviet Union. His book, Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Experience and American Prospects http://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Collapse-Experience-American-Prospects/dp/0865716854, is one of the best ever written in the collapse genre and …
Thinking, they are. Towards a Data Revolution This summer UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon established the Independent Expert Advisory Group (IAEG) to provide concrete recommendations on how to achieve a Data Revolution for sustainable development. The IEAG report – due in early November – will be a crucial opportunity to explain how better quality and …
I’ve been invited to participate in The New Story Summit in Scotland, and they are paying all expenses, which matters since I have no salary, no pensions, and no savings. The event is closed now to further registration, but open to any who wish to take advantage of the live streaming portions. For myself, with …
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Deciding who should pay to publish peer-reviewed scientific research How open-access journals are changing the field of peer-reviewed science John Abraham The Guardian, 18 September 2014 There is an important discussion to be had about the future of scientific publications. – – – – – – – A publisher cannot simply give papers away for …
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This is a wonderful story that gives some hope that the dominant culture is opening to the interconnected and interdependent nature, of nature. Seeing the Wood The Economist (U.K.) More good news. The Clean Air Act, which the Theocratic Right has been trying to undermine since it was passed, we now know, based on actual …
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Singapore’s sharing economy is on the rise However, observers say the emerging sector has run into some legal snags, while businesses band together to navigate regulatory grey areas EXTRACTS Besides personal assets, services like transport and holiday accommodation can also be made available for sharing. This idea of collaborative consumption allows individuals to buy from …
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