Here is a review of the writings of Lewis Mumford that discusses technics or social organizations that arise in the modern era. Technics are more than machines but ways of doing things to build cities and other complex systems. In the post-industrial age the definition and use of technics must be revised.

 
Here is a site that describes the use of cargo containers as units of housing. With some slight modifications and combined with other containers they can act as durable and cheap housing that is efficient in construction as well. This can be helpful in developing countries especially.

 
There is the emergence of a new social class in the wake of the turn of the century. The Cultural Creatives are those who look toward developing a sustainable environment as well as nurturing the self. Actually naming this class allows for others who may show characteristics to identify themselves and find ways to act upon their needs and desires which is to enact positive change. They may be the driving force in the upcoming decades.

 
The Green Party is a growing progressive political movement and is strongest in New York state and California in terms of enrollees and continual existence so far. There is also an emerging use of blogs by the Green Party. The combination of new forms of communication and a new alternative to Democrats and Republicans is a great step forward.

 
The emergence of network studies emphasizes the interactions among parts of a whole. There is an increasing sense of familiarity between these networks and dialectics in modern philosophy. This may mean a rebirth of a philosophical construct in a more scientific form.

 
The Matrix movies may have ended but they still elicit much speculation. Here is a blog that compiles various essays and articles that look at the philosophical foundation of the movies and their repercussions in viewing reality.

 
Here is a blog that is more than current events or personal musings. It is a site that blends philosophical essays with the blog format. In this case it is the application of postanarchist theory, which is the merger of postmodernism and anarchism.