Anything in China can be justified by calling it “development.” But as this slideshow makes clear, the environmental costs are mounting.
Archive for March, 2009
The Quiet Coup
Posted in Economy, tagged 2008 Financial Crisis on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This article on the financial crisis by Simon Johnson is unmissable. If the United States were not the United States, and the dollar wasn’t the dollar, American bankers would have to face up to reality the way emerging market bankers have had to many times before.
As Johnson, the IMF’s former chief economist, explains:
“The challenges [...]
Peace Games at P.S. 84
Posted in Education, tagged Education, empathy, Peace Games, peacebuilding on March 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I spent the morning yesterday hanging out with the 10-year-old Peacemakers at P.S. 84 in Manhattan and had a blast. Peace Games teaches youngsters how to transform their schools and families using peacemaking techniques. Is it possible for fifth graders to change their schools? Just ask “lunch leaders” Carlos and Tiffany, ten year olds who, [...]
