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2012/02/252012/02/25

Event: AM 31 Mar Washington Panel on Complexity & Reflexivity, Washington Academy of Sciences + Meta-RECAP

Complexity and Reflexivity Papers presented at the Washington Academy of Sciences Washington, DC, March 31-April 1, 2012 UPDATED 24 Feb to post all links Conceptions of Complexity and Implications for Economics Stuart Umpleby, The George Washington University, Washington, DC Experiments in Reflexive Inquiry Kent Myers, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Conceptual Difficulties and Pragmatic Responses to …

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2012/02/242012/02/25

Owl: Who Is in Charge of the Economy? Does It Matter?

What Would a “Good” Banking System Look Like? Banks Weren’t Meant to Be Like This MICHAEL HUDSON CounterPunch, Weekend Edition January 27-29, 2012 In medieval times, wealthy bankers lent to kings and princes as their major customers. But now it is the banks that are needy, relying on governments for funding – capped by the …

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2012/02/212012/02/21

Mini-Me: Iceland Triumphs Over Banks, Western Governments Continue the Charade

Huh? Iceland shows eurozone how to fight crisis Russia Today TV, 20 February 2012 Before Greece and Portugal, it was Iceland that chilled investors. Now the country’s finances are recovering and its bonds are turning into a lucrative investment. Fitch has upgraded Iceland’s sovereign credit rating from BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook. The …

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2012/02/182012/02/18

Review: The Information Diet – A Case for Conscious Consumption

Clay Johnson 5.0 out of 5 stars Gift Book, Gift Idea, Gift Economy, Get a Grip,February 18, 2012 I received a copy of this book as a gift, and gladly so since the top review at this time is unfairly dismissive while also confessing that the reviewer only read the first third of the book …

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2012/02/172012/02/18

Review: The Telescreen – An Empirical and Philosophical Study of the Destruction of Consciousness in America

Jeffrey Grupp 5.0 out of 5 stars You need a brain to read this book; if you have one, the book will scare you,February 17, 2012 I have been keeping in touch with “alternative” sources for some time, ever since I realized in about 1988 that neither the US secret intelligence world nor the US …

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2012/02/172012/02/17

Mini-Me: Seized USG Bonds are Fake – USG Says So! + Meta-RECAP

Hmmm. WHAT IF these bonds are actually real? WHAT IF this box is very, very real? The bogus billion dollar bill: Eight arrested after Italian police seize $6 TRILLION of fake U.S. bonds Authorities have confiscated $6trillion in counterfeit U.S. bonds – including phoney billion dollar bills – at the request of Italian prosecutors. In …

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2012/02/032012/02/03

Berto Jongman: Does Terrorism Work? What Do They Want? + Meta-RECAP

Does Terrorism Really Work? Evolution in the Conventional Wisdom Since 9/11 (Max Abrahms) What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy (Max Abrahms) Why Terrorism Does Not Work (Max Abrahms) Max Abrahms Website Phi Beta Iota: Terrorism is a tactic. Both Israel and the USA have used it to great effect, and evidently continue …

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