Jeff Jarvis at Buzzmachine brings an outsider’s perspective to the proceedings:I’m talking with other people who are getting more depressed as the day goes on and here, I think, is why: We are surrounded by the leaders who fucked it up: bankers,..
Topics: alter-globalisation movement, quotes and thoughts

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According to Timothy Garton Ash in today’s Guardian,The biggest danger to the world’s economic system is not a surfeit of Davos-type internationalism; it’s the strengthening of economic nationalism. Davos has always been a small part of.
Topics: quotes and thoughts

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Since Russia’s incursion/invasion in Georgia, foreign investors have been wary of the country. Indeed, according to the BBC, foreign reserves fell by £8.8 billion between 8 and 15 August. The Financial Times reports that Russian businesses are...
Topics: geopolitics and international relations

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This is a guest post by Kyle Christie, a blogger, political analyst and student of journalism. He writes at The Christie Communiqués.Representatives from Hezbollah have attended this year’s World Social Forum in January through a front...
Topics: alter-globalisation movement

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I have an article at thepolitics.co.uk entitled “The collapse of the WTO talks: why we should care”.thepolitics.co.uk is an innovative website, enabling the best journalists, academics and political commentators to have their work published...
Topics: alter-globalisation movement, linking, WTO

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