Category Archives: The world we live in Now

Observations and reflections of sweeping change

Old World or New Earth ?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Michaela

Know-how of what exactly ? Maybe of  losing money big time ? Remember 2008 anyone…?? Hmmm…Retirement Goals? Do they still exist ? The guy with the toothy grin says he can make it happen…fortunately it says in the disclaimer: May … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | 2 Comments

What is going on ?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Michaela

The biggest issue with Fukushima is that it is so difficult to find balanced and pertinent information. Part of it is that nobody really knows, but another part is that the media have been extremely cautious and by now all … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Shhh…capitalism is dead

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Michaela

Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton and a Nobel Laureate, is specialised on international trade and finance. His current work is  focused on economic and currency crises, and he is one of the preeminent economists of our time. I am … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Ludicrous and Cruel

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Michaela

By Paul Krugman Many commentators swooned earlier this week after House Republicans, led by the Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan, unveiled their budget proposals. They lavished praise on Mr. Ryan, asserting that his plan set a new standard of fiscal … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Gambling with the Planet

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Michaela

By Joseph E. Stiglitz The consequences of the Japanese earthquake – especially the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant – resonate grimly for observers of the American financial crash that precipitated the Great Recession. Both events provide stark … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Facing adversity, facing aversion

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Michaela

Look around you – it s all but impossible to ignore: The world that we have known and took for granted,  has simply ceased to exist.  There is a forceful dynamic at work, that is bringing everything that is untrue … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | 20 Comments

Runaway Train

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Michaela

How does it feel to be on a runaway train ? News and commentaries on the state of the global economy are nothing but daunting. Old world solutions obviously do not work any longer, New Earth responses are yet to … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Course of action

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Michaela

Obama’s Lybia speech:   What is the right course of action ? I admit – I do not know. I do not quite trust the moral argumentation of a humanitarian intervention.  But it’s clear that Obama has taken the lead … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Leave a comment

Old World or New Earth

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

” Social Currency” sounds pretty cool… …but do you really buy it ?

Posted in The world we live in Now | Leave a comment

Poking them with a sharp stick

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

Chronicles about Alexey Navalny and the Web site RosPil, which is dedicated to exposing state corruption in Russia. In the past three years Navalny has established himself as a kind of Russian Julian Assange or Lincoln Steffens. On his blog, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Room to Read, The world we live in Now | Tagged , | Leave a comment