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TED Talks At TED@MotorCity, Lisa Gansky, author of "The Mesh," talks about a future of business that's about sharing all kinds of stuff, either via smart and tech-enabled rental or, more boldly, peer-to-peer. 
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An informal practice of within-system dissent has allowed the Communist Party to maintain stability even with hundreds of daily demonstrations, but what happens if the economy falters?
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RT @jafer_a: Technology Will Take on a Life of Its Own - By Ayesha and Parag Khanna | Foreign Policy: http://t.co/6sbpg7Uw #singularity...
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RT @OccupiedUofT: Tent City University: Lectures by David Harvey, Alex Callinicos and more: http://t.co/VfqBUUPZ #OccUT #occupyedu #occupy #ows...
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Every now and then, you pick up a book which offer such a compelling new idea that you simply cannot put down. (Like to read? Pick up "The Mesh: Why The Future Of Business Is Sharing" by Lisa Gansky.
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This annual publication identifies key regions around the world where political risk will be especially acute in the coming year, and examines several emerging long-term trends. (Economists step aside.
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TED Talks At TEDxSydney, Rachel Botsman says we're "wired to share" -- and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior.
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In one of the diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks Putin and Medvedev are compared to Batman and Robin.
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Translated for Venezuelanalysis.com by Ewan Robertson and Rachael Boothroyd.
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U.S. Savage Imperialism The U.S. Empire, the Mideast, and the world, part I By Noam Chomsky From a talk by Noam Chomsky, June 2010 I t's tempting to go back to the beginning.
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Lindesay Irvine: His ascent to cultural superstardom has been fuelled by his comic talent, but jokes are a serious business for Slavoj Žižek (#books Slavoj Žižek's jokes are no laughing matter http://t.co/Q5p2YrPi...)...
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Apparently, the social forces of a handshake are simply too strong and too deeply engrained to resist – and many people gave in and shook his hand. Of course, once they shook his hand, they would also look him in the eyes; the beggar succeeded at breaking the social barrier and was able to get many people to give him money. Once he became a real flesh and blood person with eyes, a smile and needs, people gave in and opened their wallets.
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In a capitalist “democracy” like the United States, the corporate news media faithfully reflect the dominant class ideology both in their reportage and commentary. At the same time, these media leave the impression that they are free and independent, capable of balanced coverage and objective commentary. How they achieve these seemingly contradictory but legitimating goals is a matter worthy of study.
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The Industrial revolution had a huge impact on society from the late eighteenth century onwards.
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Occupy Portland calls this national day of action to reclaim our ability to make the decisions that affect our lives. We live in a society which does not allow us control of our future. We are faced with foreclosure, unemployment, lack of health care, climate change, hunger, environmental destruction, and so many other issues. Our collective voices which seek to solve these problems are being actively silenced and suppressed.
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Taking a stand for your future is a better investment than fetching coffee.
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NEW YORK -- Supporters of Occupy Wall Street say they "mic checked" Mitt Romney in New Hampshire on Friday over the Republican frontrunner's tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital.
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A Disgrace to USA and Right to Fair Trial and Sentencing. End indefinite detention now.
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Speaking at a conference this week - Jack Gerard - the head of the American Petroleum Institute - which is the nation's largest lobbying organization for oil...
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Columbia for Stiglitz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stiglitz, Summers from Harvard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Summers and Soros http://en.wi...
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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation
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