Category Archives: Breaking the mould

Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Michaela

By Paul Krugman To understand the furor over the decision by Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, to downgrade U.S. government debt, you have to hold in your mind two seemingly (but not actually) contradictory ideas. The first is that … Continue reading →

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Mutual dependency

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Michaela

By Javier Solana Humanity’s main concerns today are not so much concrete evils as indeterminate threats. We are not worried by visible dangers, but by vague ones that could strike when least expected – and against which we are insufficiently protected. There … Continue reading →

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Dhaka’s Miracle Factory

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Michaela

Cholera, the silent killer, plagues Dhaka regularly, but the local hospital is pioneering a preventative approach which could bring hope to millions.

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Taking to the streets

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Michaela

By MJ Rosenberg Imagine if the anti-establishment fervor that followed the 2008 economic collapse produced a political movement that was essentially progressive rather than reactionary. The fury that swept the country might have been directed at the people who caused the … Continue reading →

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Rich and poor

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Michaela
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Closing the gap ?

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Michaela

By Dani Rodrik Perhaps for the first time in modern history, the future of the global economy lies in the hands of poor countries. The United States and Europe struggle on as wounded giants, casualties of their financial excesses and political … Continue reading →

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Stop screwing around

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Michaela

From the Economist MAYBE everything will turn out all right. One shouldn’t forget that possibility. As each day passes, however, frustration grows. Leaders in America and Europe are dallying with failure on an epic scale. They are constrained by dysfunctional … Continue reading →

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Women of Peace

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Michaela

By Fabiana Frayssinet Local women’s voices have begun to be heard over a community radio station now broadcasting in Complexo do Alemao, a clump of favelas or shantytowns on the north side of this Brazilian city that were ruled until recently … Continue reading →

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The World’s Library

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Michaela

Bookcrossin.com is such a neat idea…. This site does away with the idea that books are inanimate objects that become useless once read. Dusting away in a bookcase is no longer  the fate of a book…They are meant to be … Continue reading →

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The old order of things

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Michaela

I am silently watching as the current world events take their course. It is becoming so clear that we all have been living in an illusionary bubble of gargantuan dimensions – and we are are still deeply entangled in it’s … Continue reading →

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