Towards a Political Economy of Information (full text)

“We are all familiar with the typical story of an isolated village at the edge of the forest. Some villagers have to go to town to buy a few necessities, and maybe to stock the village store. Others need to go to sell some products for cash. Villagers start to feel that the foot path [...]

Crafting a sustainable energy program for the Philippines

Crafting a sustainable energy program for the Philippines by Roberto Verzola, Philippine Greens I have been asked by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) to help formulate an alternative energy program for groups critical of the government’s current energy program. Unfortunately, time was short for such an ambitiious project, which really requires at least a [...]

The world’s best origami CD/DVD envelope now on YouTube

For a video showing how to fold letter-size or A4 paper into a sturdy CD/DVD envelop that protects its contents well, check the site below. The video shows the same method described on this blog. If you use one-half or one-fourth of the paper, the result is perfect for seed packets. If you fold the [...]