Category Archives: The world we live in Now

Observations and reflections of sweeping change

The ninth wave

I am not so much into the prophecy thing, but something IS going on energetically. The following interview is giving some interesting information and insight in terms of the Mayan calendar and the rising unity consciousness, that coincide with many … Continue reading

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Self-help

The extraordinary story of how a large rural area of Ethiopia is taking itself out of poverty.   If you drive around Ethiopia, the real tragedy of well-intended yet misguided aid efforts is there for everyone to see. Abandoned health … Continue reading

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The tipping point

Carolyn Myss on the 3 events over the past few days that changed America and the way it saw itself. A massive disillusion symbolized in what is happening on the outside and an explanation of the sense of devastation and … Continue reading

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A country in chaos

By Laurie Penny I’m huddled in the front room with some shell-shocked friends, watching my city burn. The BBC is interchanging footage of blazing cars and running street battles in Hackney, of police horses lining up in Lewisham, of roiling … Continue reading

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A pivotal moment

A fascinating interview with Carolyn Myss about the unprecedented forces of change and the end of the age of reason.

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Unsafe is safe

This is an idea that can be observed in many European cities, towns and communities: Shared space is an urban design concept aimed at integrated use of public spaces. It encourages traffic engineers, urban planners and experts from other fields to consult with users of public … Continue reading

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Dreaming…

By Thomas L Friedman This is a scary economic moment. The response we need is not easy, but it is totally obvious. We need a Grand Bargain between America’s two parties — and we need it right now. Until you … Continue reading

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Riots and residents

By Dan Hind Civil disturbances never have a single, simple meaning. When the Bastille was being stormed the thieves of Paris doubtless took advantage of the mayhem to rob houses and waylay unlucky revolutionaries. Sometimes the thieves were revolutionaries. Sometimes the … Continue reading

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London’s burning

The questions are uncomfortable – is this just mindless violence or has London failed to address deep social problems that it thought belonged to the past ?

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Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt

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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