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Commons

Networks of Grace

Andrew Harvey

From my study of terrorist and fundamentalist organizations, I had learned that they rely on small cells of people who sustain and inspire each other. I envisioned a network of individual cells of people praying, meditating, and acting together for positive change on local or international issues. Now there are a dozen "Networks of Grace" cells around the country. (more)

11-5-09

Commons

Samasource: Giving Work

Mariana Martinez

Is it really possible to run a successful business enterprise that also helps people in need? Moreover one that transcends borders, bypasses governments, and circumvents the rules set by economists in order to create sustainable growth for those who need it most? Founder and CEO of Samasource, 26-year-old Leila Chirayath Janah, certainly thinks so.  (more)

9-28-09

Living in the Material World

Steven Taylor

Being an intellectual is no longer just for "academics" and the nerd minority; all who are capable of learning deeply and broadly have to do it in one way or another. As they used to say in my parents' day, "don't you know there's a war on?" (more)

7-23-09

Arts

Inside the Evolver Academy: A Chat with Lance Bauscher

Propaganda Anonymous

The man behind the keyboard at Evolver Academy and Maybe Logic Academy reveals all the secrets of these online learning hubs. Evolver Academy launches this month with classes by R.U. Sirius, Charles Eisenstein, Antonio Lopez, Anya Kamenetz, and Daniel Pinchbeck. (more)

6-22-09

Psyche

Meeting in the Dream World: Oneironauticum

Jennifer Dumpert

On the last Saturday of the month, Oneironauticum participants enter dream space together. We do this by sharing things that induce vivid dreams – often substances but sometimes practices or sensory triggers. Whether it's garlic, Galantamine, or Tibetan Buddhist lucid dream practices, if it promotes dreams and dream recall, we'll try it. (more)

4-17-09

Commons

Building a Scaffold for Social Change

Daniel Pinchbeck

Most popular social networks are designed to support the "flattered self" and to make a profit for large corporations. Evolver.net is an independent network designed to engage people in transforming their own consciousness and their local communities. (more)

4-10-09

Commons

What is Economic Activism?

Taylor Ellwood

We need to be activists in the economy as well as in politics and the environment. We can use our money and skills to promote humanistic values on all levels of society. (more)

3-17-09

Eco

The Gort Cloud: An Interdependent Community of Green Businesses and Their Customers

Richard Seireeni

The Gort Cloud is the invisible network that connects thousands of environmentally aware people. In building their companies and developing their products, the Gort Cloud has played a role – even if they don't know what it is yet. (more)

3-4-09

Tech

The Self, the Field, and the Logic of Uncertainty: A Talk with Roy Ascott

id

What if other states of consciousness – those accessed by shamans and Buddhist monks – could be mapped and accessed by new forms of technology? Will there be a time when our minds will be able to move at will between alternative states and alternative selves? An interview with visionary pioneer Roy Ascott about technoetic culture, the nature of mind and the new consciousness. (more)

2-16-09

Commons

The Upside of Down

Daniel Pinchbeck

Dmitry Orlov proposes that the US is entering into a rapid decline similar to the one experienced by Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1989. In this podcast, Orlov and I discuss the current state of disrepair. (more)

10-15-08

Commons

Writing Source Code for Democracy

Ken Jordan

Our form of democracy is essentially a product of cutting-edge 18th century technology. If we re-wrote the Constitution from scratch, how would we use computers and the Internet to collaborate, manage our resources, and govern ourselves? (more)

9-18-08

Arts

The New Narrative

Keith M Judge

Artist and designer Jonathan Harris takes a novel approach to web development that utilizes dynamic, intuitive systems to reveal the connections we have with one another and the world around us. (more)

8-7-08

Arts

Media Permaculture

Antonio Lopez

How can we harmonize our approach to media with the principles of ecology? It's time for a more holistic understanding of media. (more)

6-9-08

Psyche

The Nature of Good Old Diebold (G.O.D.)

Moses 2.0

[Time for An Upgrade] • G.O.D. is an idea or an intent given corporal form. Interestingly, the people that reify corporations generally do so in order to limit personal responsibility and liability. Then the high executives act in the name of G.O.D. with protection from direct judgment. There is a higher power, however, that the high executives of G.O.D. do have to answer to: The Board. (more)

6-8-07

Psyche

Time for An Upgrade

Moses 2.0

Moses 1.0 – best known as the "5 Books of Moses" – are a set of instructions that are followed by the machine we call society. These instructions are meant to cause that machine to exhibit a set of desirable behaviors and functions. But we know that usage is dropping off. What will make the product more appealing to today’s sophisticated user base? (more)
5-31-07