The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The New Rules Of Innovation: Bottom-Up Solutions To Top-Down Problems In his new book, Vijay Vaitheeswaran argues that we’re thinking about worldchanging innovation all wrong: It’s not going to come from where we expect it. Arnie Cooper www.fastcoexist.com, 19 March 2012 The world is currently standing “on the cusp of a post-industrial revolution.” So writes …
Crisis Mapping Climate Change, Conflict and Aid in Africa I recently gave a guest lecture at the University of Texas, Austin, and finally had the opportunity to catch up with my colleague Josh Busby who has been working on a promising crisis mapping project as part of the university’s Climate Change and African Political Stability Program (CCAPS). Josh and …
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Investigations Around Libya NATO’S Craven Coverup of Its Libyan Bombing by VIJAY PRASHAD, Counterpunch, March 15, 2012 Ten days into the uprising in Benghazi, Libya, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council established the International Commission of Inquiry on Libya. The purpose of the Commission was to “investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in …
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I cannot find the words, but certainly share the outrage of the veterans who objected. One has to wonder how such a travesty could make it all the way to being on display. Vets angry over American flag featuring Obama LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Tempers are flaring over a version of the American flag flying …
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TELL OTHERS: SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/GWU-OSE The George Washington University: University Seminar on Reflexive Systems Thursday, March 15 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (coffee provided, lunch afterward) Funger Hall, Room 320 2201 G Street NW THE OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING MANIFESTO: Coping with Complexity via Transparency, Truth, & Trust PLUS (See Below the Line) 2 Briefings, …
In support of the Berkman Center’s conference on truthness, below is an extract from THE OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING MANIFESTO: Transparency, Truth & Trust (Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Book / Evolver Edition, 5 June 2012). EXTRACT: I now realize that neither governments nor corporations are “fixed” obstacles. In a world of constantly changing information, it is …
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Three interesting pieces — you decide how much disinformation and manipulation you see from piece to piece. Al Qaeda Financial Troubles Financial Derivatives as the Tulip Moment In Depth Look at Wall Street Ownership of US Media
