Wholeness moving in us and the world
Rachel Naomi Remen offers a story about how wholeness became embedded in the world, waiting for us to call it forth. I …
Shifting gears on the NSA
It’s time for me to move on from the NSA surveillance issue to other things. This message includes (1) my main sources …
Navigating a Web where “nothing to hide” doesn’t help you or democracy be safe
Having nothing to hide is no guarantee of avoiding trouble due to NSA surveillance, which can create an environment of fear, a …
Ramping up the two big Powers
The report below from the Guardian UK describes accelerating government and military planning for major civil unrest caused by climate change, energy …
Exploring the NSA controversy
What this post is about: The NSA surveillance controversy raises many questions – from our concept of “security” and the role of …
A new level of whistleblower
This is a very inspiring event. The level of sophistication of whistleblowers seems to be growing. Note the remarkable composure and thoughtfulness …
Facing historic ethnic dynamics in Syria and the Middle East (and the world)
I found the article below useful from a social evolutionary perspective. The dynamic it describes seems like a relatively insoluble situation. But …
Doing democracy differently
In Is Democracy in Trouble? E.J. Dionne describes major studies suggesting that “Across most of the democratic world, there is an impatience bordering …
Democracy, Peace and the Iroquois
An invitation to speak has brought me back to some roots of my work I haven’t revisited in some time – the …
State Banks: Stop paying our taxes to Wall Street!
Below is an excellent summary of a very high leverage economic system change opportunity – state banks. A single example already exists …