ST Frequency's blog

It all began with an intention: to create community in my city, where it wasn't before. Looking back on all the uncanny connections, synchs, and serendipities that have converged to form Evolver Atlanta, I can't help but grin. (more)

A novel strain of swine influenza raises fears of a pandemic, as cases spread rapidly around the world. (more)

Are you ready to learn everything you need to know about the economic, environmental, and energy crises – in the shortest amount of time? Join Evolver Atlanta this Sat, April 25 for a paradigm-rattling screening of Chris Martenson's "Crash Course."

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Last week's much- hyped TV showdown between Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and CNBC's Jim Cramer was a decidedly serious affair. (more)

Economist Chris Martenson's online video series The Crash Course is an eye-opening, data-driven ride through the exponential growth trends dramatically reshaping our future. (more)

The dramatic gas shortages plaguing the Southeast are warning signs of a national fuel supply grown dangerously overstretched. Alongside the recent Wall Street meltdowns, the gas crisis may point to a broader systemic breakdown underway. (more)

As the conflict between Russia and ex-Soviet republic Georgia drags on, the chilly international politics of the Cold War era threaten to rise again. (more)

Just two days into 2008, the price of crude oil hit a record $100 a barrel. Could this milestone cause a crucial shift in the petroleum economy? (more)

Atlanta residents were recently inundated by reports of a crippling drought that threatened their water supply. But in-depth information was hard to find and often confusing. Enter Mickey Mellen – "a schmoe who knows nothing, talkin' about water" – with a blog and some questions. (more)

In his new book The Cult of the Amateur, British author Andrew Keen argues that the Internet is fatally undermining our culture. But hasn't free market capitalism done that already? (more)

A new Internet-only documentary called Zeitgeist is making major waves, with elaborate conspiracy theories that link Christianity, 9/11, and the Federal Reserve. While far-fetched and often misleading, this movie succeeds in capturing the "spirit of the time" – a culture where truth and reality are no longer absolutes, but products of our own imagination.

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On May 9, 2007 the White House announced a new security directive that empowers the President with autocratic authority over widespread aspects of American life, public and private, upon the declaration of a national emergency – as observed and proclaimed by the President. How did a common instrument of executive decree grant such sweeping powers to a single person? This directive has received little attention, with only a handful of newspapers and firebrand blogs speculating on what it means. (more)