This is excerpted from a longer and much worth reading editorial by Nicolas Mendoza in Al Jazeera’s Opinion: “WikiLeaks has recently announced the creation of a new organisation called the Freedom of the Press Foundation. The following excerpt from the press release gives a quick description of the new initiative: “The Freedom of the Press… Continue reading
Decentralizing big retailers in a systemic p2p way
Excerpted from a detailed proposal and strategy by Tony Cartalucci: “It was innovative uses of new technology that eventually began the decentralizing of the media monopolies. It will be innovative uses of new technology that likewise begin the decentralizing of big-retail. Imagine, a city block, or several blocks, all within walking distance, where you could… Continue reading
From Vertical Spatiality to Horizontal Spatiality
Historical overview by David Ronfeldt: “Space remains a grand concept that rarely appears explicitly in political analysis. The study of social space and people’s perceptions of it has mainly arisen in writings of political philosophy (Emmanuel Kant, Henri Bergson), child development psychology (Jean Piaget), sociology of knowledge (Georges Gurvitch), and geography (which may be defined… Continue reading
Video of the Day: Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom is a video documentary on the Enclosure of the Seeds Commons The makers explain: “A landmark film narrated by Jeremy Irons. The story of seed has become one of loss, control, dependence and debt. It’s been written by those who want to make vast profit from our food system, no matter what… Continue reading
Movement of the Day: Shareable Australia
Shareable Australia, launched by Darren Sharp and friends, helps to facilitate and spread the word about Meetups, unconferences, swap meets and the sharing marketplace, and reports on local movements and events. Cat Johnson explains: “The recently-created Australian channel of Shareable Magazine, Shareable Australia acts to create person-to-person connections within the sharing movement. The channel helps… Continue reading
The internet is a threat to human civilization: Julian Assange’s A Call to Cryptographic Arms
The following is excerpted from Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet, by Julian Assange with Jacob Appelbaum, Andy Müller-Maguhn and Jérémie Zimmermann. OR Books, New York, 2012, Pages 1-7. INTRODUCTION: A CALL TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC ARMS — Julian Assange, London, October 2012: “This book is not a manifesto. There is not time for that…. Continue reading
The democratic meta-formation of the commons
This is the second excerpt of the article by Jose Ramos, this time, focusing on the strategies for achieving a commons-oriented world: * Article: Temporalites of the Commons: Toward Strategic Vision. By Jose Ramos Jose Ramos writes: So where to from here? How do we make sense of the various strands of counter-hegemonic temporalities, their… Continue reading
Project of the Day: From Permaculture to Permanent Culture
Michael Thomas explains this interesting project: “We have now reached the point where we believe that there needs to be a move towards a Permanent Culture. When we talk of a Permanent Culture we do not mean a static culture. On the contrary, we believe that future culture will be dynamic and evolving, but in… Continue reading
Video of the Day: Steve Best on Animal Liberation as a Marker of Moral Progress
From: “Conference: “Animal Liberation and Moral Progress: The Struggle for Human Evolution” held by Prof. Steve Best in Sapienza University of Rome – 05 september 2012. Watch the rather ‘in your face’ argumentation in the video here:
The democratization of the creation of life
Hear Derek Jacoby speak on the emergence of Biohackerspaces. “In November Derek Jacoby gave a talk at TEDxVictoria on biohackerspaces. It scared some people, inspired some people, and confused some people.” Watch the video here: