If you like what we are doing
-
Just out
- Following currents
- Athena the Weaver
- Worldwide
- Every story is ours
- Of Sacrifice and Snowdrops
- A thrilling journey
- Silent Night, Holy Night
- Appeal to eternity
- W.A. Mozart: Regina Coeli in C major, K. 276
- A wondrous comet appeared…
- The Oratorio of Joy
- Christmas Concerto
- For the first Sunday in Advent…
- Be joyful…
- Energy medicine : The Whole Story
What is new
Listening to Orpheus
Make New from Old
Featured
What is hot
What is cool
What is apropos
Come on in…
What we are talking about
Archives
When & what
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 To the backroom
-
Join 227 other subscribers
Category Archives: The Window Seat
The empathic civilisation
Jeremy Rifkin on TED
A good job
From the Economist WITH unemployment stubbornly high and an August jobs report showing no net job creation, some people might argue that American workers should be happy with whatever employment they can get. But others are making a very different … Continue reading
Posted in The world we live in Now
Tagged Employment, Job creation program, Labor, Minimum wage
Leave a comment
That’s what freedom all about
Back in 1980, just as America was making its political turn to the right, Milton Friedman lent his voice to the change with the famous TV series “Free to Choose.” In episode after episode, the genial economist identified laissez-faire economics … Continue reading
Posted in The world we live in Now
Leave a comment
Fear
Recently I read a study estimating the prevalence of mental disorders in the European population about 38%. Anxiety and panic disorders took the larges share with about 14% , followed by depression. This is about 60 Mio people in fear … Continue reading
Selling crazy
By Thomas L Friedman Every time I listen to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota talk about how climate change is some fraud perpetrated by scientists trying to gin up money for research, I’m always … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking the mould, The world we live in Now
Tagged Climate change, Economy, gasoline price, Green job, Politics
Leave a comment
A modern monastery
A small example of what I said before. Monasteries today are modern institutions, often very active in terms of keeping faith and tradition alive – for everyone.
Posted in Breaking the mould
1 Comment
Bank run
By Paul Krugman On Thursday Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank or E.C.B. — Europe’s equivalent to Ben Bernanke — lost his sang-froid. In response to a question about whether the E.C.B. is becoming a “bad bank” … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking the mould, The world we live in Now
Tagged Ben Bernanke, DEfault, Euro, European Central Bank, Italy, Jean-Claude Trichet, Spain
1 Comment
I felt terrible
Colin Powell on making a case for war with Iraq at the United Nations
A day in September
“What happens, changes what happens next” Sir Karl Popper A full issue of the New Yorker dedicated to 9/11 and how it changed New York, America and the world. The New Yorker, Sep 12, 2011 Enjoy !
Posted in The world we live in Now
Leave a comment
The Living Room 