Open Power: Democracy Lost & Found Essay, Book Review Blurbs and Links [Updated 3 MAR 2015]

NEW: Kindle Book Open Power ($2.99) OLD: Core Documents for Both Initiatives (Free) OLD: the foundation book The Open Source Everything Manifesto ROBERT STEELE: There are two schools of thought on effecting political (and hence economic and social) reform. One school is the school of love — this school emphasizes trust building and doing no …

Berto Jongman: Documented Catalog of Vatican Crimes Against Humanity — Millions of Babies Sold for Cash, Hundreds of Thousands of Abused Children

The spread sheet at the below URL has web sites in support of most entries but has not been validated by an independent authority., Highlights include: USA 23,000 “orphans” in Catholic care used in human experiments/clinical trials, documented by BBN in “Guinea Pig Kids” USA 1 million women coerced by nuns to give up babies …

INTELLIGENCE with INTEGRITY: Chapter 5 Systems Thinking & True Cost Economics

DRAFT 1 OF 15 Chapter 5: Systems Thinking & True Cost Economics Funded by Mark Palermo, Inc. A.  Thinking & the Truth. 76 B.  Systems Thinking. 77 1.  Overview.. 77 2.  Time & Space in Systems Thinking. 78 3.  Creating & Using a Provisional Model 79 4.  Understanding Risk. 79 5.  Acts of Man: Failures …

Marcus Aurelius: White House Corruption + Flag Corruption = Defense Meltdown [Robert Steele: 2 Out of 3]

Add to this escalation of toxic leadership, particularly in Army, and senior leader incompetence [see Tom Ricks’ book, The Generals] and you get an unappealing prospect]. W/R/T Gen. Mattis specifically, his competence, integrity — and candor — are legendary.  His summary characterization of U.S. Marine is classic:  “no better friend, no worse enemy.”   I’ve heard Mackubin Owens …

Review: The Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations

Ervand Abrahamian 5.0 out of 5 stars We NEED Deep History to Counter-Act Criminal Insanity Within Our Elite, February 17, 2013 This book could not have come out at a better time, as the neo-conservatives continue to try to inspire confrontation with Iran, using the same methods that Dick Cheney used — in his case …

SchwartzReport: Morning After Pill, Jailing the Poor, Gut & GMO Toxins

This study shows how strongly women feel about controlling their own bodies. 5.8M Women Have Used ‘Morning After’ Pill SHARON JAYSON – USA TODAY Here is the latest on the New American Slavery trend. Miss a Traffic Ticket, Go to Jail? ALEX KANE, Staff Reporter – Salon A wonderful scientific story of understanding the physical …