Written by Emmanuelle Leroy Cerqueira · Translated by Alison Writer, human rights advocate, and French resistance fighter Stéphane Hessel [1], whose bestselling manifesto on peaceful uprising inspired the disenchanted of Europe and the United States to organize into protest [2], died on the night of February 26, 2013. He was 95. Hessel came to the worldwide recognition […]
Hacking Technologies Impact on Middle Class Jobs in the United States
Paul F Renda Hacking Technologies Impact on Middle Class Jobs in the United States During the 1980s, I worked at a major brokerage house in New York City. This brokerage house was located in the World Trade Center. Unbeknown to much of the public, each floor of the World Trade Center has an […]
Invisible Money 3
Invisible Money 3 Iddhis Bing Any system that treats a Cayman Island subsidiary as a separate entity is just asking to be destroyed. Professor Calvin Johnson, University of Texas Law School Try Imagining A Place Where It’s Always Safe And Warm Glaxo Smith Kline, according to their accountant, is […]
Cuba: Bloggers Continue to Speak Out about Papal Visit
Written by Janine Mendes-Franco Pope Benedict XVI [1]‘s upcoming trip to Cuba will be the first from the head of the Catholic church in more than a decade. As the pontiff’s arrival draws ever closer, bloggers continue to be vocal about their opinions, even as human rights violations reportedly continue [2]. Pedazos de la Isla [3] dedicated this week (prior […]
Nigeria’s Iron lady: Dr.Okonjo-Iweala – Do not heap all the blames on her
http://afripol.org/ Nigeria finally got herself her very own Iron lady, Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. A lady with vim and enduring conviction that believes that Nigeria’s greatness is attainable. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a patriot with nerve of steel and to her Nigeria’s potential can be harnessed for the country’s greatness. Okonjo-Iweala […]
Merkel and Sarkozy meet to agree on a position towards the European Council
The leaders of Germany and France coordinate their strategy for meeting look for a real solution to the debt crisis in the eurozone. Other objectives are the reform of the treaties and replace unanimity in decisions concerning the euro by the majority. Also on Thursday will be a meeting of the European People’s Party, […]