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About The Elders | The Elders
The Elders are an independent group of eminent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity.
inspiration  ideas  politics  democracy  freedom  humanrights  leadership  global  mandela 
august 2009 by roel
Why markets can’t cure healthcare - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
One of the most influential economic papers of the postwar era was Kenneth Arrow’s Uncertainty and the welfare economics of health care, which demonstrated — decisively, I and many others believe — that health care can’t be marketed like bread or TVs. Let me offer my own version of Arrow’s argument.
politics  economy  government  health  nytimes  usa  policy  medicine  krugman  healthcare  freemarket 
july 2009 by roel
David MacKay: Sustainable Energy - without the hot air: Home
At last a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining.
research  free  sustainability  environment  politics  analysis  economics  energy  green  climate  climatechange  2008  pdf  policy  sustainable  renewable 
april 2009 by roel
LET IT DIE: Rushkoff on the economy | ARTHUR MAGAZINE - WE FOUND THE OTHERS
The fact that the speculative economy for cash and commodities accounts for over 95% of economic transactions, while people actually using money and consuming commodities constitute less than 5% tells us something important. Real supply and demand have almost nothing to do with prices. We do not live in an economy, we live in a Ponzi scheme.
money  crisis  economy  economics  finance  politics  history  recession  rushkoff 
march 2009 by roel
TransparencyCamp 2009
This un-conference is about convening a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public.
politics  data  government  transparency  conference  government2.0  unconference  open  openaccess 
march 2009 by roel
Liberty groups unite to defend UK rights | UK news | The Observer
Writers, pop stars, lawyers and politicians from across the party spectrum yesterday issued a call to arms. They joined the largest ever campaign across Britain to warn of the erosion of freedoms and the emergence of surveillance techniques
privacy  politics  journalism  activism  europe  democracy  freedom  UK  2009  civilrights  liberty 
march 2009 by roel
Handy data resources about the United States | Help | guardian.co.uk
Simon Rogers gathers some of the key figures driving the political agenda in the United States. Download the data or access the API to build your own charts and visualizations.
data  visualization  politics  statistics  spreadsheet  us  journalism  economy  news  usa  guardian  googledocs 
january 2009 by roel
What Does It Mean To Be An Internet President? - O'Reilly Radar
FDR was our radio president, JFK was our television president and Barack Obama will be our Internet President.
internet  democracy  society  website  government  usa  technology  politics  obama  2009 
january 2009 by roel
Informed Comment
Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion
world  opinion  blog  politics  news  history 
january 2009 by roel
LobeLog.com
Jim Lobe is best known for his coverage of U.S. foreign policy, particularly the neo-conservative influence in the Bush administration. The Washington Bureau Chief of the international news agency Inter Press Service (IPS), Lobe has also written for Foreign Policy In Focus, Alternet, Tompaine.com, and was featured in BBC and ABC television documentaries about motivations for the US invasion of Iraq.
blog  politics  usa  news 
january 2009 by roel
No Clean Feed - Home
The Federal Government is pushing forward with a plan to force ISPs to censor the Internet for all Australians. This plan will waste tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and slow down Internet access.
privacy  isp  internet  government  filtering  politics 
october 2008 by roel
PoliDocs.nl - Startpagina
PoliDocs is een zoekmachine waarmee u kunt zoeken in veel politieke documenten. Via deze website heeft u toegang tot moties, kamervragen en uitspraken van leden van de Eerste Kamer en de Tweede Kamer sinds 1984.
politics  dutch  search  politiek  nederland 
september 2008 by roel
GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress
GovTrack.us is a tool for you to keep tabs on the U.S. Congress. Use our feeds or research pending and past legislation. GovTrack is a community & open source project.
congress  tools  us  voting  data  information  government  tracking  democracy  web  rss  statistics  politics  activism  law  analysis  research 
august 2008 by roel
Oil Change International - Follow the Oil Money
Follow the Oil Money is an interactive tool that tracks the flow of oil money in US politics.
visualization  usa  transparency  tools  research  politics  statistics  mashup  energy  analysis 
august 2008 by roel
Al Gore: A Generational Challenge to Repower America | We Can Solve It
Video of Al Gore's speech on how the USA must change energy sources now: "Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years."
algore  energy  society  politics  green  environment  climate  climatechange  speech  video  renewable-energy 
july 2008 by roel
GeenStijl : Eindelijk cijfers over aftappen
Nederland tapland. De politie heeft -statistisch gezien- iedere inwoner van Nederland wel een keertje afgetapt. De politie tapt dagelijks bijna 1700 telefoons af. Vorig jaar werden in totaal 12.491 mobiele en vaste telefoons afgetapt, de losse aansluiting
privacy  nieuws  politiek  politics  burgerrechten  civilrights 
may 2008 by roel
The Gospel of Consumption | Orion magazine
"It was this latter concern that led Charles Kettering, director of General Motors Research, to write a 1929 magazine article called “Keep the Consumer Dissatisfied.” He wasn’t suggesting that manufacturers produce shoddy products. Along with many o
consumerism  economics  history  consumption  politics  society  work  culture  essay  marketing  economy  money 
may 2008 by roel
Creative Commons Nederland » Blog Archive » Beleidsbrief Auteursrecht
Net voor de kerst, op 20 december hebben de Ministers Hirsch Ballin (Justitie), van der Hoeven (EZ) en Plasterk (OCW) een beleidsbrief over het auteursrecht naar de Tweede Kamer gestuurd, waarin zij hun plannen op het gebied van auteursrecht toelichten. I
creativecommons  auteursrecht  nederland  overheid  brief  politics  politiek  beleid 
january 2008 by roel
Weblog Wereld » Ondergang van voedselorganisatie VN dreigt
De FAO, de voedsel- en landbouworganisatie van de Verenigde Naties, staat aan de rand van de afgrond. Dat is de harde conclusie van een extern onderzoek naar de organisatie, dat in opdracht van de lidstaten is uitgevoerd.
roelreply  fao  unitednations  un  food  world  politics  nieuws  nrc  blog  article 
august 2007 by roel
Web 2.0 en de geboorte van de Citicision, burger en besluitvormer ineen - eParticipatie.nl
Web 2.0 heeft de prosumer voortgebracht, de producent en consument ineen. Ook bewees het dat de menigte slimmer en sneller kan zijn dan professionals en bedrijven. Haar encyclopedieën, besturingssystemen en media zijn vaak betrouwbaarder, innovatiever en
web2.0  socialweb  politics  article  opinion  culture  society 
august 2007 by roel
Al Gore "invented the Internet" debunked-
The media attributed the quote "invented the Internet" to Al Gore. That was completely incorrect, and this page lists the history of this historical misattribution (or even foul political play).
internet  media  politics  history  algore  government 
july 2007 by roel
Net Neutrality in Canada
Net Neutrality is the principle that consumers should be in control of what content, services and applications they use on the public Internet. It's a simple concept that has wide-ranging implications on how the Internet operates.
canada  internet  politics  activism  network 
june 2007 by roel
Make This Earth Day Your Last!
A call to action for all worldchanging people everywhere.
environment  sustainability  green  activism  WorldChanging  politics  design  research 
may 2007 by roel
The Public Whip — Counting votes on your behalf
"Every week, a dozen or so times, your MP votes on changes to British law. This is their definitive exercise of power on your behalf. The Public Whip lets you see all their votes so you can hold them to account"
politics  UK  government  parliament  activism  internet  democracy  reference 
april 2007 by roel
Howto explain DRM to your dad - WIRED Blogs
"My friend John was trying to think of a way to explain the problem with digital rights management to his dad and friend of ours who don't see what's wrong with it. He compiled a list of examples of DRM-related problems to help people understand what the
drm  copyright  explanation  politics  technology  wired  tech  article 
march 2007 by roel
The Gapminder World 2006, beta
Gapminder turns boring statistics into something new and interesting, using visualizations and animateions. The Gapminder Goal: enable you to make sense of the world by having fun with statistics.
google  visualization  statistics  economics  politics  reference  tools  gapminder  demographics  economy  education  research  social  stats  technology  tool  trends 
march 2007 by roel
The Corruptibles
A great Incredibles spoof, pointing out how the record and film industry are working on making DRM compulsory, both on the hardware and software level. If this development continues, you can kiss your fair use rights goodbye.
copyright  video  eff  politics  privacy  spoof  humour  drm 
september 2006 by roel

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