March 12, 2008 Nothing left to lose: A landless peasant in Brazil resists state police forcibly moving her and some 200 other members of the Landless Movement from a piece of private property in the Brazilian Amazon. Their bows and arrows were no match for tear gas and trained dogs. March 18, 2008 Playing amid […]
On each and every one of these 365 days, I will look at everyone and everything as if for the first time, especially at the smallest things. – Paulo Coelho, Chronicle – As If For The First Time
First of all, I have to apologize for being off the air for so long. There’s a seven-year-old kid in the picture and Christmas, plus getting away for the last five days for some R & R for us, has all been a little consuming. I should’ve put some posts in the can prior to […]
In yet another slapstick episode of this world's financial turmoil, Citigroup says its industry is “partly to blame” and that some actually do feel remorse reports the BBC news. To express their solidarity with those suffering from the fallout of corporate greed, wealthy executives will give up their million dollar bonuses. How touching. In the […]
As you spend your last hours of 2008, one hopes you look fondly on the year and ring in the New Year with both hope and great expectations for yourself and our global community, especially our children. Wishing you and a wonderful night and please check back in the New Year when the Foreign Policy […]
Hezbollah announced yesterday that its Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah will be making an address on Al Manar TV at (1 pm EST) in response to Israel's military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Various sources have reported that air strikes have so far led to over 200 deaths, with Hamas security and police forces […]
The 2015 Millennium Goal to cut hunger by half is dead. An estimated one billion people will go hungry next year says the United Nations. Never before will so many people go without food reports the Independent. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says 963 million people are malnourished today. There is plenty of food. […]
UN urges better built schools after 2008 collapses The United Nations called on Tuesday for action around the world to build safer schools after natural disasters killed thousands of children from China to Haiti in 2008 because of poor construction. “Safe schools don't just save children's lives, they can also serve as temporary shelters for […]
Huber, the top Protestant Bishop in Germany, warned in his Christmas message that the financial markets have not been balanced by real values. According to a German news report, the bishop said the whole economic crisis is because of "a dance round the golden calf." In fact, most Christian religious leaders talked yesterday about the […]
Naturally, posting is light this week, and we wish all of you the best of the holiday season and a joyous celebration of whichever holidays you choose to celebrate. We’d be remiss not to note, however, the conviction in federal court of the Fort Dix plotters, who the Department of Justice alleged had prepared to […]
Tomorrow many will sit with their family's for Christmas and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, however this is the holiday season for all and it is with that note that one must remember the true spirit of the holidays regardless of your religious beliefs. Take this time to look around at all who are […]
The latest report on how to improve America's public diplomacy has its merits, but overall it inspires deja vu. We’ve been in this place before, trying to figure out how the world's most influential culture and most powerful government might finally achieve a public diplomacy organization that operates at the same level. The Brookings […]
Today begings the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, and as you Celebrate the Festival of Lights, please remember to give thanks for the children in your life, and prayer for those who are alone this holiday season. Nes Gadol Haya Sham ("A great miracle happened there"), and let us again see great miracles for children […]
Obama’s Team, Continued – Climate experts get key US posts is the headline from the BBC. John Holdren, a physicist, Harvard professor, and director of the Woods Hole Research Center, has been named Obama’s top science advisor. Holdren is a passionate advocate of early and decisive action on warming. See also this from Woods Hole […]
