Category Archives: The world we live in Now

Observations and reflections of sweeping change

The news of public discontent

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Michaela

By Michael Wines BEIJING — “After all the wind and storm, what’s going on with the high-speed train?” read the prophetic message posted last Saturday evening on the Chinese microblog Sina Weibo. “It’s crawling slower than a snail. I hope nothing … Continue reading →

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Cutting, taxing, spending….

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L Friedman There is only one thing worse than Republicans and Democrats failing to agree to lift the debt ceiling, and that is lifting the debt ceiling without a well-thought-out plan and with hasty cuts totaling trillions of … Continue reading →

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Climate change and Security

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Michaela

The UN Security Council has expressed concern that climate change may aggravate threats to international peace and security after what diplomats described as intense negotiations between Germany and Russia, which initially opposed any council action.

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Smash the Ceiling

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Michaela

By James Surowiecki In the past few years, the U.S. economy has been beset by the subprime meltdown, skyrocketing oil prices, the Eurozone debt crisis, and even the Tohoku earthquake. Now it’s staring at a new problem—a failure to raise … Continue reading →

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The silence of the United States

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Michaela

Freedom vs interest – Fault Lines’ Seb Walker travels to the Perisan Gulf to look at US policy in the region, and to explore why the US has taken an interventionist policy in Libya, but not in Bahrain, where there has … Continue reading →

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Debt and delusion

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Michaela

By Robert J. Shiller Economists like to talk about thresholds that, if crossed, spell trouble. Usually there is an element of truth in what they say. But the public often overreacts to such talk. Consider, for example, the debt-to-GDP ratio, much … Continue reading →

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Save the Frogs

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Michaela

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The mess in Wapping

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Michaela

By Schumpeter ( The Economist) ON JULY 15th “Fox & Friends”, a show on Fox News, condescended to cover the scandal that is mesmerising the world. Steve Doocy, the host, and Bob Dilenschneider, his guest, conceded that there is a … Continue reading →

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No, they don’t represent us

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Michaela

Thousands of “indignant” demonstrators are angered by politicians’ faliure to solve high unemployment and economic woes.     From the English edition of the Spanish  Newspaper ” El Pais”

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Terrorism is propaganda

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Michaela

By Dr Robert Lambert With the death toll nearing 100, Anders Behring Breivik has been arrested and charged with Norway’s worst act of terrorism. His lawyer has indicated that Breivik had planned the attack for some time and would explain in court … Continue reading →

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