Link Lovin 10.05.12

• Climate change is not a ‘message.’ It’s an objective reality and an urgent crisis. That’s why we must talk about it. KC Golden. h/t Rich Hawkins.
• How insatiable ambition and studied indifference to the wrecked lives that litter a path to power came back to haunt Bo Xilai. Michael Wines.
•  Previously unreleased photographs show impact of BP oil on endangered sea turtles. Brian Vastag.
• Seven ideas on how to begin the structural transformation of the economy, to ensure it is publicly accountable and socially responsible. Peter Tatchell. h/t Brendan Guy.

Bertrand Russell’s 10 Commandments For Teachers

1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
3. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
4. When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavour to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
7. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent that in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
9. Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.

h/t Marginal Revolution

Link Loving 09.05.12

• Who complains the most about political polarization? The polarized. Christopher Shea.
• The efforts of China’s ruling elite to cope with the scandal that consumed a leading comrade mark a political watershed for the country. Kerry Brown and David Goodman.
• Miss Travel – the most ethically questionable site I’ve seen in a while.
• And FYI – the Wall St. Journal reports that women who get plastic surgery are likely to have poorer body image than women who don’t get plastic surgery.

Arundhati Roy’s Slamming Of Professional NGOs

“Armed with their billions, these NGOs have waded into the world, turning potential revolutionaries into salaried activists, funding artists, intellectuals and filmmakers, gently luring them away from radical confrontation, ushering them in the direction of multi-culturalism, gender, community development-the discourse couched in the language of identity politics and human rights.”

Arundhati Roy

Democracy Or Disempowerment?

Or both?

Link Loving 08.05.12

• Occupy Philanthropy: how can we devolve the philanthropic power of the 1% to the 99% to create the social change we need? The Edge Fund.
• If you’re involved with Green Party leadership – listen to Jonathan Kent.
• The flip side to Bill Gates’ charity billions. Andrew Bowman.
• A simple antidote to a corporatized, unfeeling, profit-maximizing world. Seth Godin.
• Growing numbers of non-white evangelicals and changing attitudes among younger Christians are reshaping the politics of American Christianity. The Economist. h/t Tom Baker.

Africa Ahead Of Europe

How Does Change Happen – Angela Davis

You just gotta watch this.

Key point – ‘we are not informed about how the civil rights movement (and Dr King’s) leadership developed. We assume the Massiah-model of leadership.’

h/t Gavin Thomson

Link Loving 07.05.12

• This is how you kill an attack ad.
• Distributed leadership. Marshall Ganz.
• What to do when you can’t communicate. Margaret Paul.
• Lewin’s leadership styles. Kendra Cherry. h/t Charlotte Millar.

Michael Meacher MP Is Spot On