A New Brazil Emerges on the World Stage

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Learn more about ‘Brazil Rising’ Brazil. It conjures up images of carnival, the beaches of Rio, The Girl From Ipanema, and the samba. But a new Brazil is emerging on the world stage. Brazil today is one of the fastest growing players in the global economy, a bio-fuels pioneer on …

Why Hank Paulson Has Failed As Treasury Secretary

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As Hank Paulson seeks to resubmit his action plan to save the US financial system, Euromoney considers whether he was ever the right man for the job, asks the questions that he desperately needs to answer, and analyses the mistakes he has made which mean, whether his bill is eventually …

Global Marshall Plan Inititative Newsletter: Oct. 2, 2008

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News Prince (50) and Felix (10) Unite with a Common Vision Each newly planted tree is a symbol for climate justice. Strengthening the Connections with Latin America Successful Avina networking meeting in Rio den Janeiro. People Participation HRH Prince Hassan Interview on “The Leaders” A Regional Commons for Human Security …

FOCUS ON TRADE

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NUMBER 143 SEPTEMBER 2008 http://focusweb.org/focus-on-trade-number-143-september-2008.html?Itemid=1 running scared dvdrip download IN THIS ISSUE of Focus on Trade, Chanida Chanyapate and Jacques-chai Chomthongdi shed some much-needed light on the political situation in Thailand, and Herbert Docena looks at why a potentially breakthrough agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Philippines …

Alternative Trickle-up Plans Beyond Paulson

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© Hazel Henderson, September 30, 2008 New proposals that can and should now be implemented immediately include: * Raise the FDIC’s guaranty of all insured banks’ depositors from $100,000 (now inadequate due to past inflation) to $500,000 for each individual account and $1 million for each corporate account – while …

Earth Overshoot Day

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On September 23rd this year we mark an unfortunate milestone: As of today, humanity will have consumed all the new resources the planet will produce this year, according to Global Footprint Network calculations. For the rest of 2008, we will be in the ecological equivalent of deficit spending, drawing down …

GOLDMAN, MORGAN STANLEY TO BECOME REGULATED BANKS

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By Krishna Guha in Washington Published: September 22 2008 03:04 | Last updated: September 22 2008 07:34 Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the last surviving big investment banks on Wall Street, have become regulated banks. In a statement issued at 9.30pm Sunday, the Federal Reserve said it had approved their …

CHICAGO BOYS’ CURSE COMES HOME TO WALL STREET

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By Hazel Henderson, © 2008 Hear commentary on Corporate Watchdog Radio The famous school of economics at the University of Chicago led by the late Milton Friedman spread its market fundamentalism worldwide. Greed, selfishness, individualism and short-termism were conflated with freedom and democracy and elevated to the status of moral …

Jacksonville’s First Go Green Expo Set to kick off a Two-Day Event on October 18 and 19, 2008.

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Global GreenUp, LLC has released the detailed planning of the first-of-its-kind green-living and sustainability showcase to hit Jacksonville, (www.jacksonvillegreenexpo.com). Jacksonville Green Expo is scheduled to kick-off its inaugural two-day event by hosting a colorful reception breakfast at 10am on Saturday, October 18 with a celebration honoring local companies, sponsors, exhibitors …