Category Archives: The world we live in Now

Observations and reflections of sweeping change

Global Denial

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Michaela

By Danny Schechter What will it take for our world to recognise the dangers that nuclear scientists and even Albert Einstein were warning about at the “dawn” of the nuclear age? Amy Goodman reminds us of the prophetic statement by … Continue reading →

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Losing the Centre

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Michaela

Looking around me, all I can see are lies being pushed to the surface. There is the outer world and everything that is happening right now.  The financial meltdown, the banking and debt-crisis, the political crisis and breaking up of … Continue reading →

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Europe Re-divided

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Michaela

By George Soros The so-called euro crisis is generally seen exclusively as a currency crisis, but it is also a sovereign-debt crisis – and even more a banking crisis. The situation’s complexity has bred confusion, and that confusion has political … Continue reading →

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European Disunion

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Michaela

In all the shock and awe about the events of the pasts weeks – the middle East, Japan, the astronomically food prices, the question of energy waste, the cold war of political division in the US – Europe has been … Continue reading →

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Old world or New Earth ?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Michaela

Come on… A gleaming and empty lounge with Eames chairs ? Space, comfort and luxury ? Alluding to a transatlantic crossing experience that is nothing short of cruising on the QE3 ? Have you been flying lately ? Product marketing … Continue reading →

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Saboteur in action

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L Friedman It is hard to read the news from Japan to the Persian Gulf and then reflect on American politics and not conclude, as scientists would say, that we’re running an uncontrolled experiment on the only country … Continue reading →

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Up close

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Michaela

Today, March 19 2011, the Moon will come closer to the Earth than ist has in the last 18 years, exerting it’s gravitational pull from only 221,557 miles away. This is called a “super-moon”.  In short, Earth, Moon and Sun … Continue reading →

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Caught in a Rip Tide

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Michaela

78 Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few … Continue reading →

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Finding Hope

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Michaela

By RYU MURAKAMI I  set out from my home in the port city of Yokohama early in the afternoon last Friday, and shortly before 3 p.m. I checked into my hotel in the Shinjuku neighborhood of Tokyo. I usually spend … Continue reading →

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Overlooked

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Michaela

While the whole world is spellbound by the events unfolding in Japan, the following is happening in the blind spot of our attention: Tanks and helicopters crack down in Bahrain Gaddafis forces close in on rebel stronghold Public protest quashed … Continue reading →

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