Here is an application of emergent phenomenon in democracy. It proposes a base of given principles that are entered into voluntarily, and allow for expansion and revisions in government in the spirit of open source. In some respects this is similar to the relation of the principles of the Constitution and Bill of Rights that provide a base for federal and state laws that have been passed in the United States.

 
In this time of war it is imperative that citizens are able to see those who have died return home. That is why these pictures are important and must be released to the press. Our president has not attended one funeral for a soldier since the war began, and it illustrates his disregard for the long-term damage this war has wrought.

 
Here is a simulation of the current year's national budget. One has the ability to increase or decrease various categories of federal spending as well as changing tax cuts. This gives citizens a chance to see if they could create a better budget than the current administration.

 
The upcoming presidential election is going to involve huge amounts of money. This site offers a way to determine who contributed to what campaign. It is a tool to see who in your community donated money and what amount they gave. It is a form of transparency that helps the democratic process.

 
There has been an increasing chorus of experts and former advisors to President Bush who have spoken out and criticized the intentions to go to war with Iraq. Chalmers Johnson is one of them and comes from a conservative perspective that adds legitimacy to his observations. It is an overall critique of the expansion of U.S. military influence across the world and in Iraq in particular.

 
Within emergent behavior there is the formation of swarm intelligence. This is the creation of an overall cognition that arises from interacting parts. The phenomenon is greater than the sum of the various parts. It can be found in nature as well as the Internet.

 
Here is an interesting use of the blog technique. Instead of compiling news and links to various elements on the Web, this blog offers a space to post problems or solutions to problems. Links can be made to problems that need to be addresed or solutions to previously posted problems. Overall, it is a continuation and extension of the public discourse.

 
Easter is soon approaching, and one is reminded of the "The Passion" as well as other movies depicting the life and death of Jesus. In actuality the Mel Gibson movie is quite mediocre compared to "King Of Kings", "The Greatest Story Ever Told", "The Last Temptation of Christ", and "Godspell" in terms of a cinematic work. Here is a collection of critiques of "The Passion" which allows for an opening of debate that religious fundementalism would wish to suppress.

 
In the postmodern era, there is the need for a new classification of people in general within society and economics. This is the multitude, which is more autonomous than the public and more organized than the masses. It is a new organizing principle of people that allows for individualism and collective action to coexist.