SmartPlanet: Malcolm Gladwell on Battling Giants — David and Goliath

Phi Beta Iota: This is important not as a recommendation of a rotten book (it properly skewers the author) but rather for its utility in pointing out that most successful authors are themselves captives of the very goliath we seek to put down.  Like CNN anchors, they are corrupt shills for the status quo ante, …

Richard Stallman: LibrePlanet 2014: Calling all presenters, volunteers, and exhibitors

LibrePlanet 2014: Calling all presenters, volunteers, and exhibitors by Free Software Foundation — Published on Oct 18, 2013 04:50 PM If you’re passionate about free software, the Free Software Foundation wants you to be a part of LibrePlanet 2014. We’re excited to announce three new ways to get involved in next year’s conference: answer our …

4th Media: What Will Happen to the Global Economy If BRICS Announce Launch of New Currency – BRISCO?

What Will Happen to the Global Economy If BRICS Announce Launch of New Currency – BRISCO? Peter Koenig, a former World Bank economist and a Voice of Russia regular, outlines one of the scenarios in which America’s plans for a New World Order are broken. Part I For several decades, we’ve been told by the mainstream media …