The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
From Fire Dog Lake No Logo Available Third Party Rising? By: Nancy Bordier Friday October 15, 2010 2:25 pm Eleven-Page 1997-2003 Paginated Word Document of Entire Piece Thomas Friedman wrote in a recent New York Times article, “Third Party Rising“, that he is “astounded” by the level of disgust with Washington D.C. and the two …
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Net Positive: A Conversation with Clay Shirky in Media | October 14th, 2010 EXTRACT: My current formulation is that markets supply less accountability than democracies demand—that if you leave the presence of accountability to an entirely market-driven press corps, you get less coverage than democracies need to survive. And we’ve had all of these ways …
Seven Challenges 1. Restoring Belief in the Future to Overcome Fear, Pessimism, and Passivity 2. Cultivating Leaders Who are Thoughtful, Inspiring, and Think Long-Term 3. Empowering Six Billion People Economically and Politically 4. Harmonizing Cultural, Racial, and Gender Differences in a Globalizing World 5. Reinventing an Outdated Educational System for the 21st Century 6. Guiding …
The Citizen Initiative Review is a major development on the road to sustainability. It should be supported and promoted by everyone involved with environmental, ecological, and sustainability issues. Let me explain. 1. INTELLIGENCE Think about what intelligence actually is and why it evolved in the first place. Intelligence evolved because it helps us make …
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What does ‘pro-business’ mean? What makes a policy or a politician pro business? Some would tell you it includes: Lower or eliminate the minimum wage Eviscerate OSHA and other safety and pollution inspections Make it difficult for workers to easily switch jobs from one company or another Educate the public just enough for them to …
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Robert David Steele Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence Posted: October 12, 2010 10:52 AM Newt Gingrich, Vice-President for Global Engagement–Waging Peace Click on Title to Read at Huffington Post and Make Comments. Below, as a memory aid, are the elements and proposed leaders within the Vice Presidency for the Commonwealth, each …
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The Media Equation A Vanishing Journalistic Divide By DAVID CARR Published: October 10, 2010 If you were going to pick an epicenter for mainstream media, The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz would not be a bad place to land. With his running scorecard on Beltway journalists, his interviews of other scorekeepers on his “Reliable Sources” show …
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