Friday Thread: Wealth distribution in the United States

This has been around for a while, but as it’s just been picked up by Mashable it’s doing the rounds… H/T Alasdair McKenzie on Google Plus. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty

Friday thread: “Setting ourselves up for environmental failure”

Alex Steffen: Our economy operates by stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it GDP. Towards a sustainable environmental future, and the problem with simple answers. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty

Friday Thread: Internet Scepticism for Beginners…

Evgeny Morozov, professional net sceptic, with some things worth noting about the cyberoptimists… Not everything good about the net is as good as its own hype… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty

Friday post: Beyond the idea of free schools…

Fascinating 4 minute Ted presentation from Dave Eggers from McSweeneys, aka the Pirate Supplies Shop, aka a tutorial centre… There’s now 826 centres across the world manned by volunteers… The nearest one we know of, is Fighting Words in Dublin… Adults just giving lots of face time to kids who need it Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest …

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