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Peer2Politics
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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Over the years people have accused Free and Open Source Culture (FOSC) as being a “religion”. Other people have used FOSC as a political tool
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Brazil is facing its worst political crisis in over two decades as opponents of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff attempt to impeach her on corruption charges. But Rousseff is refusing calls to resign, saying the impeachment proceedings against her amount to undemocratic attempts by the right-wing opposition to oust her from power. On Wednesday, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the impeachment proceedings against Rousseff an attempted "coup d’état." We speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald. His piece, "Brazil Is Engulfed by Ruling Class Corruption—and a Dangerous Subversion of Democracy," recently was published by The Intercept.
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Tide is expected to spread along a 5.5-mile stretch of coastline, threatening a nature reserve after killing plants and animals along 400 miles of the Rio Doce
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Toxic mudslide from collapse of dams spreads as BHP Billiton fined $66m
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the deal an "outstanding example" of international collaboration on sustainability
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• An event was held in Ubatuba, Brazil during June 2015 to discuss the adoption of open science and provide visibility to regional initiatives using open and collaborative methodologies.
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A Brazilian site that lets people give tarot card readings and get air conditioner repairs in return is expanding into Europe.
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What do you know about FabLabs? Do you know anything about the stage of 3D printing in the developing countries? South America’s giant, Brazil, is the world’s seventh-largest economy with a population of almost 200 million. The middle class is growing, and millions have been lifted out of poverty. Over the past decade, the country has had strong growth driven by high commodity prices. However, for the past few years, Brazil has also grown unevenly. Public discontent was clearly made visible before and during the FIFA World Cup. Poor public services, high taxes, inflation, corruption, and antiquated and insufficient/lack of infrastructures, as well as slow economic expansion, are many reasons for this discontent. Nevertheless, the main issue is structural: “mostly-unfree” economic freedom. Rules, regulations, and laws limit economic choices and options. Brazil’s economy is the 118th freest in the 2015 Index. Thus, I was curious about the presence of 3D printing in such an economy.
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Very interesting episode which focuses on the relation between community dynamics and business models.
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On Oct. 26, Pres. Dilma Rousseff of Brazil of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers Party, PT) won re-election in the second round of voting by a narrow margin against Aécio Neves of the Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (Brazilian Social Democratic Party, PSDB). Despite the name of the PSDB, this was a clear left-right struggle, in which voters generally voted their class position, even though the programs of the two parties were on many fronts more centrist than left or right.
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= Coffee-producing community without permanent staff, and no hierarchies, where every client may include him/herself on the crew, interfering with ideas and productions
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From September 23rd to 28th, as a parallel program of the International Meeting on Culture and New Technologies, the SESC Vila Mariana will hosts the Human Ecosystems project, by the Italian artists Salvatore Iaconesi and Oriana Persico (Art is Open Source).
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Glenn Greenwald on Brazil: Goal of Rousseff Impeachment is to Boost Neoliberals & Protect Corruptionhttp://democracynow.org - Brazil’s Senate has forged ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, despite an earlier move by th
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Taxi drivers in Sao Paulo recently protesting the regularization of TNCs such as Uber. Photo by: Diego Torres Silvestre / Flickr How to regulate and manage the emerging services of shared and on-demand mobility? This was a topic of much debate during the most recent Transforming Transportation event, a major global conference of transport professionals organized by the World Bank and the World Resources Institute in Washington DC in January 2016. One recent development from Sao Paulo stands out as a worthwhile effort to balance the objectives of promoting innovation by Transportation Network Companies (TNCs, such as Uber, Lyft, EasyTaxi, 99Taxi, and others) and ridesharing services (such as BlablaCar, Caronetas, Tripda and others) with the interests of the city and its residents. The Municipal Government of Sao Paulo has published for public comments until January 27, 2016 a draft decree to charge TNCs an upfront fee based on an estimate of vehicle-kilometers, also referred to as “credits”, to be used by its fleet of passenger cars in a two month period, plus a surcharge if credits are exceeded. The idea is that any registered TNC could bid in an online public auction to purchase credits periodically and with certain limitations to ensure competition. This approach would create a market for these credits and be aligned with the principle commonly known in the vehicle insurance industry as “pay-as-you-drive”, and would allow the city to receive a fee from TNCs for the commercial use of its public road infrastructure, which can then be used to better manage and maintain it. The decree would exempt free ridesharing services which the city believes would help reduce the total number of vehicle-kilometers on its congested road network.
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As a large developing country with vast ecological wealth and huge potential for both renewable energy and environmental destruction, Brazil is an interesting case study for sustainability and — ultimately — the creation of a low-carbon...
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On November 10th, public school students in São Paulo State started a movement to occupy their schools when the São Paulo government began forcing an agenda to restructure of schools that didn’t include students as partners.
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Isabella Suarez's curator insight,
November 30, 2015 6:41 PM
A Dam in Brazil broke and started a huge flood. It was officially named the largest disaster that has happened in Brazil. It caused many deaths.
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Since 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has sought to promote and foster access to genetic resources, as well as the fair and equitable distribution of the benefits resulting from such access. The most important result has been the establishment, in October 2014, of The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS). In this field, Brazil, conscious of being one of the most mega-diverse countries with its abundant wealth in genetic and cultural resources, has been a pioneer in the implementation of an ABS mechanism by means of a Provisional Act that came into force in 2001.
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A network of young enthusiasts who wanted to integrate their tech skills with a variety of cultural forms and traditions
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The city of Sao Paulo is home to 20 million Brazilians, making it the 12th largest mega-city on a planet dominated by shortsighted humans. Shockingly, it has only 60 days of water supply remaining. The city "has about two months of guaranteed water supply remaining as it taps into the second of three emergency reserves," reports Reuters. - See more at: http://upriser.com/posts/alarm-bells-toll-for-human-civilization-as-world-s-12th-largest-mega-city-to-run-out-of-water-in-just-60-days#sthash.NoZG7Ee1.dpuf
Julie Nordskog Andrews's curator insight,
May 20, 2015 11:19 AM
What do you do when one of the world's largest cities runs out of water?
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As anyone who has read Marion Nestle's Food Politics or Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food knows, the US Department of Agriculture's attempts to issue dietary advice have always been haunted by industry influence and a reductionist vision of nutrition science. The department finally ditched its silly pyramids a few years ago, but its guidelines remain vague and arbitrary (for example, how does dairy merit inclusion as one of five food groups?).
Jake Red Dorman's curator insight,
December 15, 2014 10:18 PM
This is quite amazing seeing how the United States way of looking at dietary guidelines is so overly complicated compared to what the guideline are for Brazilian’s. They give 10 simple and easy to follow instructions on what to limit, avoid, what to eat, where to eat, when to eat, and a variety of other important information about food consumption. The United States could easily learn a thing or two from what these guidelines state. 
Amy Abrams's curator insight,
November 2, 2016 9:39 PM
The food pyramid was probably designed to help recover from the depression. Some other countries include more vegetable and fewer carbohydrates.
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Digital media's role in Brazil is being embraced and questioned, reports Alex Howard. Learn how human rights, the right to record, and Brazil's Bill of Internet Rights factor into this discussion.
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There is a large, imposing steel door along a popular street, in the bustling downtown business hub of Buenos Aires. There are no visible markings, or signs, that would indicate to passers-by what is housed inside. And given the time of day, it may take a few buzzes before anyone answers the door. But when someone does get around to letting you in, you’ll quickly find yourself in the nascent epicenter of Buenos Aires’ burgeoning Bitcoin industry.
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