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Dutch writer Margriet de Moor looks at Islam in the light of Europe and Europe in the light of Islam. -
1voteUS Continues to Get Low Marks Views of China, Russia, France Down Sharply Europe and Japan Viewed Most Positively
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2voteDo large networks of people acting together politically equal a political force even when there's no readily-apparent leadership?
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1voteThe emergence of the Second Superpower is of primary concern to worldchangers. Ethan Zuckerman (formerly of Geek Corps) has done us all a service by challenging the idea that as the Second Superpower emerges, it will look like a bigger version of what we have now:
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1votePoverty is another country, one with languages, cultures, assumptions and patterns which are quite different from the ones those of us who live in the wealthier parts of the world take for granted. If we want to think clearly about sustainable development, we need to see more clearly the nature of poverty itself. Here are a few resources that have given us some "aha!" moments:
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1voteIn recent years, some governments - notably the government of Bhutan - have suggested that a measure of gross national happiness might be a better evaluation of national priorities than a purely economic measure like “gross domestic product per capita”. And academic journals have appeared, dedicated to happiness studies, or the more academic-sounding “Subjective Well-Being”. These journals produce lists of happiest and unhappiest nations, which are always good for a quick media story, proclaiming Denmark the happiest place on earth and Burundi the most miserable.
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1voteOpenCongress.org is still very beta (I'm getting proxy errors as I try to review the site), but it looks like a promising tool for citizens and activists hoping to track and respond to Federal legislation. When it's working, the site should be a welcome addition to the online activist's toolkit.
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