Really, really worth watching. Got to ask yourself, what was going on that led us into Iraq this time, when they were this clear about why invading was not a good idea the last time. What changed?
Read more →Flood, famine and mobile phones Technology is transforming humanitarian relief—and shifting the balance of power between donors and recipients Those ingenious victims While the joys of gadgetry may seem obvious to aid workers, how much has it really done to help victims? The full answer to that question has yet to emerge, and it is [...]
Read more →You can’t trust anybody these days. At the root of the systems of oppression we labor under is the concept of the Nation State, and the idea that the Nation State has some kind of automatic right to enforce its will on the population unlucky enough to be born within its borders. It is a [...]
Read more →Boing Boing on the subject Huge story about developing world culture advancing over the developed world here. I prefer “rich” and “poor” as you know…
Read more →It turns out that companies only enjoy the advantages of low-cost labor at best for a three- or four-year window. Consider that the cost of living in every city in the United States (outside of New York City) is now lower than in the former Communist capitals of Prague, Budapest, or Warsaw. Second, statistics on [...]
Read more →More from the infamous Jason Louv.
Read more →The Sietch does it again. Really a great piece. You should watch this, it is extremely excellent. He’s very simple and straight forward and kind of academic, but gets straight to the core of the issues in a way I have not seen before.
Read more →Sustainable Energy Development, a Gandhian Approach gandhian development models.pdf.zip PDF in case that goes down.
Read more →I just watched the extremely controversial Channel 4 British TV program on Global Warming. It’s interesting to me for two reasons. Firstly, my own hunch has always been that our understanding of climate is way, way to primitive to be making the kind of political decisions that are being made. Yes, it might be wise [...]
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