The Burmese Festival of Lights takes place over the three days of this October Full MoonPhotograph by Chien-Chi Chang, National GeographicTwo hundred political prisoners were released this week in Burma. So I guess it’s not all bad news in the world.Ha…
Tag: politics
Could Christine Lagarde Save the World?
Christin LagardePallas AthenaYou know, Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, almost looks as if she’s enjoying herself. Perhaps she is – because clearly her time has arrived. This point is what her life has been about.For her everything is focusing…
Fall of the Republic (the movie); Obama’s Chiron/Pluto
There’s a lot to take in in the following video presentation so I’ll keep my comments under wraps until I watch Fall of the Republic again. Included is my old argument on this blog that Rs and Ds are on the same team (and that’s what spawns "class warfare" here in America–plutocrats v we-the-people–not the expectation that upper-crusters will pay their fair share of US taxes while all the GOP
Europe: Oh Rose Thou Art Sick
Not very long ago, when my parents were kids, this continent ripped itself apart in a cataclysm of self-destruction. Millions died. Cities were destroyed. World War Two was the culmination of a century and a half of fighting. By the end of it the …
The UK: Up to Our Necks in Sewage
Did I mention that our Prime Minister David Cameron’s relationship with the News of the World et al was likely to be too close? Yes I did.What I didn’t realise then was this: last year he spent a family Christmas with the head of News International Reb…
News of the World: The Bitter End
Well, here’s a load of cobblers.The Romans had the Colosseum; we have the gutter press. Usually, it’s the evisceration of a celebrity’s private life that rouses the public’s bloodlust. But today, the News of the World, Britain’s biggest-selling newspap…
Anne Sinclair: The Power Behind Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Anne Sinclair puts a guiding hand on Dominique Strauss Kahn’s shoulderI can’t help wondering what is going through rich, handsome and clever Anne Sinclair’s head. The wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, disgraced head of the IMF, has stood by her man …
Greece: Archipelago of Dreams
The island of Santorini”In tempi come questi, la fuga è l’unico mezzo che rimane per mantenersi vìvi e continuare a sognare.In times like these, escape is the only way to stay alive and continue dreaming.”The Italian film Mediterr…
Massey Energy name change fools few as Romney enters race in N. H.
That was quite a performance yesterday to mark Massey Energy’s name change to Alpha Resources though those who have experience with the safety-challenged company don’t seem to be fooled by the obvious public relations ploy. But Massey shareholders decreed!Meanwhile, in an apparently unrelated event, Mitt Romney (former management consultant advising corporations on how to ‘reinvent themselves’)
Ireland and Britain: A Miserable Marriage Turns Into a Beautiful Friendship?
The Queen’s trip to Ireland this week shifted Anglo-Irish relations a lot closer to normal.The relationship between Britain and Ireland has often been like a bad marriage: with Britain in the role of abusive husband. He loves her and he hits her. He ca…