The State of Myanmar in 2011
A journalist visits Yangon
The Government authorities in Myanmar do not welcome hournalists. Locals are hoping for the best.
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Egypt's Revolution
A Letter to Marshal Tantawy
Wael Ghonim writes a letter to Marshal Tentawy about the revolution in Egypt
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US Politics
A Mother of All Wars
The billionaire Koch brothers are stoking up the fire to set up a war to push Obama out of the White House
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US Energy Policy
Boone Pickens and Natural Gas
Boone Pickens argues for an energy policy that ensourages use of domestic natural gas rather than imported oil
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US Politics
Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise!
Bill Maher rant on America's biggest problem ... the incredible ignorance of Americans.
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US Politics
Humor by Bill Maher is very serious
Bill Maher lays waste to Global Warming deniers
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
The pursuit of happiness
In Bhutan, progress is measured by how happy people are, not how much wealth people have.
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Microfinance
Questions about origins of Grameen Bank
Did the Grameen Bank emerge from German cooperative movement? Milford Batement responds to this
question ... and Peter Burgess adds some comments
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Health
The GlobalHealthCheck dialog
Announcement of a new Oxfam initiative to have dialog about global health
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Money, Banking and Financial Services
Who are the worst rogue traders in history?
From Jérôme Kerviel of Société Générale to Nick Leeson of Barings, the Guardian looks at how unauthorised trading has cost major banks billions
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Microfinance
Fonkoze and Trickle-Up
Can Financial Services Help the Poorest of the Poor? Experience of Fonkoze and Trickle-Up
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Republican Party's base: A gallery of ghouls
Audience outbursts at recent Republican Party debates reveal the often vicious sentiments of the party's base.
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
The West's self-licking ice cream cones
Self-licking ice cream cones are entities that serve no purpose except to sustain themselves.
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Economic and Social Problens
Youth employment
Youth unemployment the most dangerous force in the world
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AlJazeera English ... Inside Story
Palestinian statehood and US-Saudi relations
Former Saudi intelligence chief says Washington will jeopardise relations with Riyadh if it vetoes statehood bid.
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State, Progress and Performance
Metrics for a Value Market Economy
A Capitalist Market Economy needs to be reformed so that it becomes a Value Market Economy
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Dueling legitimacies in Libya
Two sides are fighting a cold war over the nature of Libya's new political order.
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Netanyahu owes Obama big time
While the Israeli government continues to dig itself in a political hole the US can help only by publicly opposing them.
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Is inflation the answer?
Using inflation as a tool to restore economic health in the US is a risky strategy - and may just make matters worse.
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Losing mangrove forests in El Salvador
Rising sea levels are endangering a unique ecosystem along El Salvador's coastline.
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Palestine's Bid for Statehood
Background: The facts behind the bid ... What status do the Palestinians currently have? And what would change after a 'yes' vote in September?
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Banking and Economic Outlook
August 2011
Max Keiser- WW3 is on as Wall St. banks plunder economy.
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US ... The State of the Society
Budget Politics in Washington
Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders' Appeal to Obama, Super Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits
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Political Activism
The 'Occupy Wall Street' protest September 2011
This series of videos is about the Occupy Wall Street protest that took place in September 2011
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Burgess Book
Hundreds of Issues that Impact Relief and Development Performance
A single silver bullet is not going to work
Author: Peter Burgess Published in 2006
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Burgess Book
Iraq: A New Direction ... Multi-Sector Area Development
A Strategy for Peace ... A Methodology for Rapid Socio-Economic Progress
Author: Peter Burgess Published in 2006
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Burgess Book
Revolutionary Change for Relief and Development
Author: Peter Burgess Published in 2006
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Health
Health Information Systems
This video is about Health Information Systems, but it totally ignores the issue of cost effectiveness.
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Human Capital
Information and Human Capital
This video is about how human capital needs to relate to the technology that has been created in recent years
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Accountability
Global Fund for AIDS, Tuburculosis and Malaria
Global Fund verdict could be devastating for the fight against Aids
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AlJazeera English ... Middle East
Abbas: 'All hell let loose' over UN state bid
Palestinian president describes reaction to push for full membership as he arrives in New York.
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Country: Western Sahara
What are the key issues for Western Sahara
The key issues about Western Sahara have been simmering for a very long time with no resolution in sight
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Analytics
Text Analytics
Text Analytics Summit West ... November 10th-11th, Convention Plaza Hotel
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Corruption
Fraud and Corruption – Where has Iraq's Money Gone?
The US administration in Iraq has totally failed to do essential accounting in all aspects of the Iraq adventure
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Metrics and Transparency
How it works in Commercial Real Estate
A bit of dialog about metrics and transparency om cpmmercial real estate. Better data and transparency is better
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Health
Grameen Nursing Colleges
This is a bit of dialog about Grameen Nusing Colleges ... a collaboartion that has huge social value
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Wisdom
45 lessons of life
45 lessons of life written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
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Standards
Green Building Underwriting - Industry Standard
This article describes the importance of standards for measuring green building characteristics
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International Security
How President Bush handled security before 9/11/2001
VIDEO Keith Olbermann does what he does best ... Analysis of Bush and Al-Qaeda before 9/11/2001
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AlJazeera English ... Listening Post
Fear incorporated
September 19, 2011 ... We examine the phenomenon of Islamophobia in the US media and the people behind it.
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AlJazeera English ... Listening Post
9/11: When truth became a casualty of war
How did the 9/11 attacks impact the media?
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
Who can we trust to solve the debt crisis?
The world's public is realising that their leaders have no idea what to do about an increasingly global economic crisis.
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Favorite People
Steve Jobs
A video clip from 1997 ... that includes the idea that you start with the customer and work back to technology!
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Amazing People
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs catalyzed what must be the greatest turnaround of a company ... a product class ... in history
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AlJazeera English ... Meltdown
The men who crashed the world
The first of a four-part investigation into a world of greed and recklessness that led to financial collapse.
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Music
Leonard Cohen - 'Everybody Knows'
'Everybody Knows' sung live in London, 2008 ... singers have a way of saying very important
things in a way that is not too confrontational
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AlJazeera English ... Opinion
The humiliation of Barack Obama
As he prepares to singularly veto Palestine's statehood bid, he must be thinking to himself: 'This isn't right'.
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Country ... Western Sahara
@AJStreem has a conversation about Western Sahara
This is a useful introduction to a long standing issue that has received little international attention
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US Economy
Why Fake Savings Are As Good as Real Savings
Why Fake Savings Are As Good as Real Savings
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Global Economy
IMF Annual Meeting has focus on Europe
IMF warns global economic slowdown entering ‘dangerous new phase’
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