Monthly Archives: January 2012

George Soros foresees US class war

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Permabusiness

In a recent interview with Newsweek, George Soros has said that he foresees “riots on the streets [in the USA] that will lead to a brutal clampdown that will dramatically curtail civil liberties.” This is not good news for US … Continue reading →

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From value-obstacle to value-enabler

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Permabusiness

In this video, Clay Shirky talks about how human beings organise to get things done. The traditional response has been to form an institution. The newly-emerging solution (in 2005) is to enable cooperation through infrastructure tools — essentially internet 2.0. … Continue reading →

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Energy and Growth — a physicist’s view

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Permabusiness

We cannot continue to grow our economy forever. A physics professor at the University of California has used the laws of physics to write two blogs that explain why. Permabusiness takes this information and looks at what would come next … Continue reading →

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