“We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world — no longer a Government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men.”
–Woodrow Wilson, The New Freedom (1913)
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“And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.”
–Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Taylor (28 May 1816)
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“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”
–Ayn Rand
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The Peaceful Path to an Integral Society, Bryan O’DohertyHow do we get from where we are right now as a species, to a global society centered on the Integral stage? How should the Integral community move society in this direction, before it is too late?
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http://www.alternet.org/economy/bank-america-bombshell-whistleblowers-reveal-orchestrated-coverup-and-massive-borrower-harm
Bank of America Bombshell: Whistleblowers Reveal Orchestrated Coverup and Massive Borrower HarmEditor’s Note: In his 2012 State of The Union address, President Obama spoke of American homeowners abused by unscrupulous banks and financial institutions. Have they gotten justice? What follows is the first in a new series examining f oreclosure settlements and the disturbing patterns of incomptency, malfeasance, and conflicts of interest which have marked their execution.
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http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2013/02/16/why-drones-should-make-you-afraid-very-afraid/
Why Drones Should Make You Afraid. Very Afraid. | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog NetworkAre drones far down on your list of anxieties? Do lethal flying robots seem like something Pakistanis, Afghans and other inhabitants of faraway lands need to …
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/business/dont-blink-or-youll-miss-another-bank-bailout.html
Don’t Blink, or You’ll Miss Another Bank BailoutMANY people became rightfully upset about bailouts given to big banks during the mortgage crisis. But it turns out that they are still going on, if more quietly, through the back door. The existence of one such secret deal, struck in July between the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bank of America, came to light just last week in court filings.
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http://www.mediachannel.org/stop-the-courts-from-weakening-student-journalism/
Stop the Courts From Weakening Student Journalism – Media ChannelA consensus is growing that to adequately train young journalists and meet communities’ needs for news and information, college journalism programs must transform themselves into “teaching hospitals” that produce a steady output of news distributed to a broad public audience. At the same time, federal courts are increasingly inclined to diminish First Amendment freedoms for college students at public institutions.
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http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/16/this-time-is-different/
Get Ready To Lose Your Job“Technological revolutions happen in two main phases: the installation phase and the deployment phase,” observes Angel of the Year and new Andreessen Horowitz GP Chris Dixon, who says that the turning point between those phases for the Age of Information is… now.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/14/mindfulness-meditation-brain_n_2680087.html
How Mindfulness Meditation Works In The BrainMindfulness may be so successful in helping with a range of conditions, from depression to pain, by working as a sort of “volume knob” for sensations, according to a new review of studies from Brown University researchers.
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US government accused of spying on 9/11 attorneys – RTA detainee stands at an interior fence inside the U.S. military prison for “enemy combatants” on October 27, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP) Detainees being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and their defense attorneys are accusing both the United States government and Gitmo guards alike this week of infringing on the inmates’ rights by conducting illegal surveillance.
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FAA takes major step in expanding drone use in America – RTRQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (Reuters) US President Barack Obama has approved legislation that is expected to immediately accelerate the use of domestic surveillance drones within the United States. On Thursday, Pres.
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WATCH: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Grills Regulators On Taking Banks To Trial : NPRIn her debut appearance today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts made federal regulators uncomfortable when she asked a simple question: When was the last time you took a big Wall Street bank all the way to trial? Masslive.com reports: “Elisse B.
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http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/148220-ibm-makes-watson-the-size-of-a-pizza-box-starts-offering-cloud-access-to-doctors
IBM makes Watson the size of a pizza box, starts offering cloud access to doctors | ExtremeTechWhen the robot uprising is finally underway, you might look back on the year 2011 as the beginning of the end. That was the year IBM’s Watson supercomputer trounced its squishy human opponents on the quiz show Jeopardy.
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http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/14/real_estate/foreclosures/index.html
Foreclosure filings fall to lowest level since 2007@CNNMoney February 14, 2013: 1:00 AM ET Foreclosure filings in January fell to levels not seen since 2007. Foreclosure filings in January plunged to their lowest level since April 2007. Notices of default, scheduled auctions, bank repossessions and other filings fell to 150,864 last month, a 7% decline from the previous month and a 28% drop from January 2012, according to RealtyTrac.
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http://news.yahoo.com/debate-gun-control-ask-whether-congress-power-regulate-165053730–politics.html
Debate on gun control should ask whether Congress has power to regulateGun control has become one of the preeminent battles of 2013. During a press conference last month, in which he was surrounded by children, President Obama urged Congress to ban “assault” (automatic) weapons, limit magazines to 10 bullets, and introduce universal background checks for all firearm buyers.
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http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/kentucky-joins-list-of-states-suing-mers-51647/
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130213092309.htm
Neural basis for benefits of meditationRepeated local sensory focus — on a hand, say — develops control over underlying neurophysiological mechanisms that may help manage chronic pain or other problems.Why does training in mindfulness meditation help patients manage chronic pain and depression?
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