“It is an instruction manual for recruiting and leading tens of thousands of activists on a mission to change the world for the better, without having access to money, resources, or fame. The book is based on Falkvinge’s experiences in leading the Swedish Pirate Party into the European Parliament, starting from nothing, and covers all… Continue reading
How does a bitcoin transaction work
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Behind the lines
Why is it important, in this blog, to refer to a certain indiegogo campaign? Because we believe in the idea of “news from the people, to the people”. Because, especially in a fragmented state as Greece is, it is of crucial importance to see behind lines. To learn the unreported, so to be able to creatively change… Continue reading
Movement of the Day: the Citizens Foundation in Iceland
The Citizens Foundation is an Icelandic non-profit organization focused on developing and promoting tools for citizen democracy worldwide>. They write that: “All the software it creates is released as open source which anybody can use for free. The Citizens Foundation is and will be a neutral entity whose main objective is to foster collaboration between… Continue reading
Book of the Day: Campaigning Online for Labor and Winning
* Book: Campaigning Online and Winning . How LabourtStart’s ActNOW Campaigns Are Making Unions Stronger. By Eric Lee and Edd Mustill. Here`s the summary of a useful manual for labor organizers: “LabourStart has 15 years of experience running online campaigns in partnership with trade unions around the world. This book serves as an introduction to… Continue reading
Can Venture Capital Deliver on the Promise of the Public University?
I want to keep ‘public higher education’ public in a sense for-profit content disseminated on the internet is not. A large part of Coursera’s appeal lies in your own nearly-socialist vision of an informational Common to which access should no longer be restricted based on the scarcity of places at existing universities and colleges. I… Continue reading
Manfred Max-Neef on Moving to a Stable Economy
Beautiful and important speech by the father of “Barefoot Economics”. Watch the video here for a ‘true economics 101’: Details: “How to move from the current crisis to a stable economy ? Manfred Max-Neef is a Chilean-German economist in the field of international development. His most important books are: “From the Outside Looking In; Experiences… Continue reading
Reporting on the OuiShare Fest 2013
Excerpted from Ariane Conrad: “Doc Searls’ presentation on Friday morning, kicking off Day Two, reminded us of our power as an inevitable disruptive force in the world. He outlined the revolution we are living through: the rise of the differentiated-but-connected individual. The Industrial Era made us think we were all the same. It needed us… Continue reading
Nicolas Mendoza of Bitcoin magazine, interviewed by Layne Hartsell 1/4
First of a four-part interview on the importance and workings of Bitcoin. Layzne recommends turning up the volume for the parts where Nicolas Mendoza is speaking. Watch the video here: Details: “Nicolas Mendoza (Colombia) is a scholar, artist and researcher in global media, and serves on the editorial board for Bitcoin Magazine. He has worked… Continue reading
Movement of the Day: Challenge Corporate Control of Water
Jessica Conrad introduces the interview with water commons activist Shayda Naficy: “Corporate Accountability International, a grassroots corporate watchdog organization, has protected human rights, public health, and the environment for more than thirty-five years by “waging and winning campaigns challenging the abuses of some of the world’s most powerful corporations.” Shayda Naficy directs the organization’s international… Continue reading