Opinion: World Bank Reinvents Tainted Aid Program for Ethiopia Elizabeth Fraser I was taught that responsibility means admitting your mistakes and being accountable when you make a mistake. I still believe this to be true for individuals and institutions. So when a powerful group like the World Bank makes a …
TerraViva-United Nations, March 28, 2016
Argentina, the United States’ New South American Ally Fabiana Frayssinet After a decade of bilateral tension, the presidents of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, and the United States, Barack Obama, resumed the friendship between the two countries, which could lead to a free trade treaty and a “universal” alliance. “The United States …
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Paonia, Colorado: Solar Training Goes into Full Swing in April – Enroll Today! Why should you travel to Paonia, Colorado for solar training? Ask most anyone in the solar industry and they will tell you that SEI’s training facility in Western Colorado is THE PLACE TO GO if you are …
Electoral Revolution in Brazil Aimed at Neutralising Corporate Influence Inter Press Service
Nice to find good news on IPS from Brazil! Ethical Markets applauds Brazil’s Supreme Court decision to make corporate donations to political campaigns unconstitutional, violating the democratic principle that all citizens are political equals with each individual vote carrying the same weight. My article with Rinaldo Brutoco, “Time to …
Presentations for IONS and UNITY INSTITUTE
NEW PRESENTATIONS: IONS AND UNITY Here in the Greater Portland area, I will be offering TWO different but related/ integrated presentations for my friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS). Each presentation is stand-alone, but both are integrated to provide what I hope will be an informative and meaningful …
TerraViva-United Nations, October 1, 2015
Opinion: The Party’s Over for U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals Adriano Campolina The Pope has left the U.N. and the traffic in Manhattan is back to normal. The hoard of government delegations, NGOs and civil society representatives are packing up and the press is moving on. The party’s over for the …
THE GLOBALIST | Real Obama Doctrine
Global Politics Brazil’s and South Africa’s Watergate Moment What happens when judges fight corrupt political leaders? | By Frank Vogl The Real Obama Doctrine English Version: The Silent Emergence of the Obama Doctrine German Version (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung): Viel Feind’, wenig Ehr’ PDF | Online A President who ended the …
TerraViva-United Nations, March 22, 2016
World Water Day: Water Scarcity Is a Clear and Present Danger Farhana Haque Rahman, Director General, Inter Press Service Water scarcity is already a clear and present danger, and it is the innocent, particularly women and children, who are harmed most. When we are inundated with information about water it’s …
Sunday March 20th at 12:31AM USA Eastern Time is the Equinox Earth Day Celebration at the UN and Worldwide!
The Earth Society Foundation www.earthsocietyfoundation.org cordially invites you to participate in the celebration of the 46th Annual UN Peace Bell Ceremony On the Original Earth Day Sunday, March 20, 2016 Equinox is at precisely 12:31AM Eastern Daylight Time (USA) Ceremony will begin at 12:31am EDT in the Zen Garden RSVP …
Trump & America, You Can’t Have It Back Again! | Donald Trump’s Rise: Lessons for Asia
Donald Trump (cont.) Trump & America, You Can’t Have It Back Again! Grandpa was dead; the kids were being poisoned; mom was enslaved and Armageddon was just around the corner! | By Richard Phillips What Asia Should Learn From Trump’s Rise Trump’s ability to tap into the fears of those …