Monthly Archives: January 2007

Sunday Open Thread – January 21, 2007

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Dave Pollard

What I’m planning on writing about soon: The Role of Art and Artists in Social Change: Tomorrow, I think. Experience-Based Decision Making: It seems an obvious choice, until you understand why the alternatives hold sway. Finding & Working With Others … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links for the Week – January 20, 2007

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Photo: Golden Jackal by traveling New Zealand photographer-poet extraordinaire Pohangina Pete How the World Really Works Bush Still Doesn’t See What’s Happening in Iraq: The NYT makes it clear there is no graceful or face-saving way out of the Iraq quagmire. … Continue reading →

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2006 Predictions — Results

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Dave Pollard

This Crowd was none too wise, or else just not large and diverse enough. A year ago I challenged readers to predict the results of economic data and political events at the end of, or during, 2006. I received 25 … Continue reading →

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Starring in Our Own Movie

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Painting by painter-environmentalist Sophie Sheppard, auctioned in 1999 at the Authors United in Defense of Mother Earth festival.No one’s in control. Not the government, not the giant corporatist oligopolies, not some superior being. Not even Gaia, even though she fights … Continue reading →

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Missing the Obvious

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Driving home today, I passed a traffic cop standing at the entrance to a strip mall parking lot with a radar gun in his hand. It was the usual rush hour crawl on Toronto’s busy Yonge Street, and no one … Continue reading →

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Finding Collective Capacities

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Dave Pollard

If we’re going to save the world and stuff, we’re going to need to bring some diverse skills and capacities to bear. The two models above, which come from these posts last year, suggest what these needed skills and capacities … Continue reading →

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What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Dave Pollard

My What You Can Do (to Save the World) list How do I put this delicately? Most of the activists I know just don’t have much of a personal life. Just as work/life balance is such a big deal in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread – January 14, 2007

Posted on January 14, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Photo of Nathan Philips Square by City Hall, by Toronto photographer Payam Rajabi What I’m planning on writing about soon: The Role of Art and Artists in Social Change: Was Eminem’s failure to get Kerry elected the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links for the Week — January 13, 2007

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Preparing for Civilization’s End Rob Paterson Creates a Trusted Space to Save the World: “My intent is to Host a space where you can read about the stories of people who are making progress in the Great Work that has … Continue reading →

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Tech Trash Talk

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Dave Pollard

The release of Appleís new iPhone immediately made me groan: More encouragement to continue to throw out old cell phones and ‘obsolete’ high-tech toys. Consumers will buy over a billion cell phones this year, and the rate is growing by … Continue reading →

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