• About Vinay Gupta

    Vinay Gupta is a consultant on disaster relief and risk management.

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    Threats of martial law on bailout plan

    by  • October 4, 2008 • The Global Picture • 1 Comment

    Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California says that some representatives were told that if the bailout bill failed, there would be a catastrophic financial crisis followed by martial law. Things that make you go… hm… Ron Paul… “America is going bankrupt… We’re in the same position the soviets were… we can’t support the empire any more…”

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    The New Mandate: Tent Cities -> Hexayurt Cities

    by  • October 3, 2008 • Hexayurt • 2 Comments

    The Hexayurt can be made in plywood for $132 plus paint for a long-life, durable dwelling, or a rapid deployment unit using folding components can be made. There is no reason that we cannot provide acceptable housing to people unlucky enough to wind up in tent cities. These shelters can be cheaper than tents, for [...]

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    The End of Empire (Part 1 / 3)

    by  • October 2, 2008 • Personal • 4 Comments

    I want to do a little thinking about what the world will look like in a post-Imperial America scenario. Let me start by defining “Imperial.” Iraq and Afghanistan are occupied or protectorates or colonies depending on how you think about it. There’s no clearly defined exit timeline, nor is there a clear and absolute end [...]

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    AKVO’s big, big, big world

    by  • September 29, 2008 • Hexayurt, The Global Picture • 0 Comments

    Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson does a short presentation at World Water Week. Really worth watching. Particularly is that it is at heart a discussion of scale as a primary challenge in global change. Worth remembering the world is a big, big, big place… 6,000,000,000 is 20 Americas, six Chinas, 120 Britains… it’s a big, big, big world.

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