Category Archives: The world we live in Now

Observations and reflections of sweeping change

Old world or New Earth

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Michaela

Wooden models…or no gas ? Shift the way you move… or Romancing 125 years of combustion engine ?

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THE price of oil has had an unnerving ability to blow up the world economy, and the Middle East has often provided the spark. The Arab oil embargo of 1973, the Iranian revolution in 1978-79 and Saddam Hussein’s invasion of … Continue reading →

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The Mauritius Miracle

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Michaela

by Joseph E Stieglitz Suppose someone were to describe a small country that provided free education through university for all of its citizens, transportation for school children, and free health care – including heart surgery – for all. You might … Continue reading →

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A new reality

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Michaela

A historic moment in the Arab world: Wadah Khanfar’s talk at TED As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what’s happening in … Continue reading →

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Greed and Growth

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Michaela

by Jeffrey D. Sachs India’s great moral leader Mohandas Gandhi famously said that there is enough on Earth for everybody’s need, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Today, Gandhi’s insight is being put to the test as never before. The … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged China, Economic growth, Environment, Greed, India, Middle East, United States | 3 Comments

Old World or New Earth ?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Michaela

So what do you think ? Old world or New Earth ? Thats a difficult one…;.)

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This is just the start

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L. Friedman Future historians will long puzzle over how the self-immolation of a Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, in protest over the confiscation of his fruit stand, managed to trigger popular uprisings across the Arab/Muslim world. We … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged Arab world, Connectedness, Egypt, Middle East, United States | 1 Comment

I am your son, so I will not judge you

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michaela

This is a very touching account of a son journey to understand the life of his parents. He also discovers a period in history that played a crucial part in their marriage. We all have to return from where we … Continue reading →

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Ten problems

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Michaela

by Danny Schechter Hats off to Matt Taibbi for staying on the Wall Street crime beat, asking in his most recent report in Rolling Stone: “Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?” “Financial crooks,” he argues, “brought down the world’s economy — … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged Financial Crime, Plunder, Wall Street, World Economy | 4 Comments

Beyond extraordinary

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Michaela

Information is power and in the age of the information revolution, cyber and satellite communication is transforming our lives, reinventing the relationship between people and power. How will governments (and influential organizations) deal with the information revolution.