The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
How to Get a Real Education Forget art history and calculus. Most students need to learn how to run a business, says Scott Adams (Creator of Dilbert) Wall Street Journal, 9 April 2011 I understand why the top students in America study physics, chemistry, calculus and classic literature. The kids in this brainy group are …
China, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Libya Rebels-UK, Algeria
Daniel Yankelovich (Editor), Will Friedman (Editor) Good Mainstream View, Not Enough, Out of Touch With Alternative Models February 28, 2011 I have spent eleven years being mentored on the topic of public co-intelligence and citizen wisdom by Tom Atlee, author of The Tao of Democracy: Using co-intelligence to create a world that works for all …
Dear friends, Two remarkable presentations of our common humanity and shared predicament showed up in my email today. One is one of the most beautiful and intense videos I’ve ever seen and the other is a glimpse of the global spirit infusing the current uprisings in very diverse nations. Blessings on our shared Journey… Coheartedly, …
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Dear friends, Recently I’ve seen a swirl of information (mostly on the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation listserv) about participatory budgeting. Below, you’ll find a sampling of this info, in relatively raw form. I do not know enough to sort it all out, but it looks really fascinating. Most of this material is about …
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Hezbollah-Israel: Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address to be ready to invade northern Israel if ordered to do so, The Associated Press reported. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned the Israel Defense Forces Northern Command on 15 February that the border could explode into crisis. Nasrallah said Hezbollah should be ready to seize …
COMMUNICATIONS An App for Dissidents A startup is offering free encrypted voice and text communications to protesters in Egypt. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011 BY ROBERT LEMOS MIT Technology Review Two new applications for Android devices, called RedPhone and TextSecure, were released last week by Whisper Systems, a startup created by security researchers Moxie Marlinspike and …
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