The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
‘Cuba’s classification as a repressive government lacks credibility’ Roy King: Opening up Cuba is about opening up information New US rules promise legal Cuba travel for many Cuba Tourism works like a Well-Oiled Machine Cuban University System: a Model for Latin America New entrepreneurs on the rise in socialist Cuba Revolutionary Cuba Now Lays Sand …
7 experts to be tried over 2009 Italy quake (AP) – 25 May 2011 ROME (AP) — Seven scientists and other experts were indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009. Read rest of article…
Greater Democracy Monday 23 May 2011 Essential Tenets for Maintaining our Common Good An essay written by Alan Page Introduction: The “common good” is the collection of what no one person owns, but which all people depend upon for life. A simple example is the air we breathe. No one owns it but we would …
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The Role of Facebook in Disaster Response Posted on May 22, 2011 by Patrick Meier| I recently met up with Facebook colleagues Simon Axten and Matt Perault to discuss the role that they and their platform might play in disaster response. So I thought I’d share some thoughts that come up during the conversation seeing as …
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Sacrificial Crowds and Radical Power: A Meditation by Justin Rogers-Cooper, 19 May 2011 Advocate (CUNY Graduate Center) In early January the BBC reported that Mohammad Bouazazi, a Tunisian college graduate who illegally sold fruits and vegetables in Sidi Bouzid, had died from his self-inflicted burns. He had set himself on fire by dousing his body with petrol …
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Networked tribes, systems disruption, and the emerging bazaar of violence. Resilient Communities, decentralized platforms, and self-organizing futures. By John Robb HOW TO THRIVE (ECONOMICALLY) AS THINGS FALL APART Posted: 20 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT The most likely scenario for the next decade starts with the resumption of global economic depression (D2). Economies shrink. Wealth …
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Open Access, Open Data are rocking forward…. Tip of the Hat to Frank van Harmelen at Twitter for the leads. The Dutch Approach to Research Data Infrastructure See Also: 2004 Statement by Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science on Access to Research Data from Public Funding 2009 Open Government Data Netherlands Update 2009 Open …
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