An important  article by John Edwards, regarding social and political realities.

Help me out on this, but from an integral perspective, isn't this an example of a financial system obeying the directives of an "unhealthy", or corrupted, Traditional society?

UPDATE: 

Here's an old article from Catallaxis, on "authoritarian economics".  Don't think this really addresses this situation, but it is a start in integral economic analysis.

Via the hard-charging  Duff, a look at the Academy of Achievement's "Meet Your Mentor" feature.  Get biographies of high achievers who have similar impulses as you, and may have had similar challenges.

I have posted an article on Generation Sit, titled The Mysteriousness of Will, and Impediments to Practice. Since this applies so well to any type of practice (health, diet, meditation, career development) I thought I would follow up here.   more »

Interesting article on Mimics from Wired News.

How to Win Friends and Influence People, indeed.