Berto Jongman: Brennan Gores CIA
The CIA Director Can’t See the Ground from the Ivory Tower (Arkin in Gawker) The CIA gets a makeover (Ignatius in WashPost) The truth about that CIA makeover (Schmitt in Fox News)
Berto Jongman: Flawed Terrorism Research Driving Flawed Counterterrorism Programs? PBI: Or Just Plain Dishonesty?
Is Flawed Terrorism Research Driving Flawed Counterterrorism Policies? More than thirteen years after the U.S. intelligence community named the prevention of terrorism its number one goal, it seems to have little understanding of what drives terrorism, or how to counter it. And, if the recently increasing criticism is correct, the government’s investment in academic terrorism …
Jean Lievens: The Unionization of Digital Workers — Next Big Thing?
Phi Beta Iota: Brother Jean has pointed to a Financial Times article for which payment is demanded, good-bye Financial Times. The core material: “Future of work” is a hot topic. Sara Horowitz and Freelancers Union could be indicators of unionization and influence potential. Out of a population of 319 million in the USA, more or …
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Review: The Story – A Reporter’s Journey
Judith Miller 3.0 out of 5 stars From the Person Who Helped Cheney Lie Us Into a $4 Trillion War, April 7, 2015 The author of this book almost single-handedly helped Dick Cheney lie the US public into a $4 trillion dollar war, the New York Times managers then lacking in integrity — these are …
Gary Hart: Dynastic Politics Should Frighten!
Gary Hart: Billion-dollar Clinton campaign should ‘frighten’ Americans The two-time Democratic presidential candidate is alarmed by current ‘dynastic’ politics. The prospect of a billion-dollar Clinton campaign “ought to frighten every American,” he said in an interview with POLITICO, and Democrats would be better served by a competitive primary that forced her to speak in more …
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Michael Maxsenti: The Centrist Project
Most Americans are moderates. So Why do we keep electing extremists? There’s got to be a better way. The Centrist Project may be gaining traction.
Michael Kearns: TruthOut on Time to Talk About the Next System
It’s Time to Talk About the Next System Cecilia Gingerich, TruthOut, 31 March 2015 EXTRACT It follows that for a systemic crisis, relief will come only through systemic solutions. This means structural changes to the political and economic systems, and a radical shift in social and cultural norms. Of course, accomplishing this will be no …
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