How Fat Went Global

It’s not just Americans anymore; the whole world is becoming obese, and we have more than just the advent of cheap cheeseburgers to blame.

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A biblical lesson for today’s bankers

In a talk to European bankers last month, the governor of the Bank of Spain cited a Bible story to illustrate how modern economies might ameliorate the tendency for busts to follow booms in the business cycle.

Miguel Fernández Ordóñez spoke of Joseph’s interpretation of a dream by Egypt’s Pharaoh of seven fat and seven lean cows as indicating seven years of “great plenty” followed by seven years of “famine” (Genesis 41). [read more]

By David R. Francis | oncsmonitor.com | posted: 8 Dec 2008

Meddling in Kenya’s Elections

Nairobi – In the past few weeks, I’ve talked with a lot of Kenyans about what they think Barack Obama’s victory means for them personally and for the country. Many of the younger ones see him as an inspiration: if he can make it, so can they. Some talk about their hope that more Americans will visit Kenya in order to learn [read more]

By Karen Rothmyer (thenation.com)| posted: 10 December 2008

Zimbabwe cholera outbreak threatens regional stability

Disease is the latest sign of breakdown in the most basic government services. As the problem spreads, neighboring nations may increase pressure on Mugabe to step down.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa and HARARE, Zimbabwe – Few calamities signal a society under stress like an outbreak of cholera. So when Zimbabwe reported cases of cholera – a disease that spreads when raw sewage enters the drinking water supply – it was an admission that the country and its government had ceased to function effectively.

“Cholera occurs when there is [read more]

By Scott Baldauf | csmonitor.com |Posted: 12 Dec  2008

Greens offer six big steps for economic recovery

Part One

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders said today that the incoming Obama Administration and Congress should take six major steps to reverse the financial meltdown and restore financial security for Americans.

Six Green steps for economic recovery:

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Libertarian Party Calls Logic Behind Auto Bailout ‘Insanity’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s largest third-party is calling for Congress to strike down a measure backed by the White House that would risk at least $15 billion of taxpayer dollars to bailout the American automotive industry.

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Talks Between Government, Rebels Making Headway, Says UN Envoy

The United Nations envoy tasked with helping to resolve the conflict that has engulfed the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed satisfaction at progress made in talks between the country’s Government and a leading rebel group, but noted that some issues must be resolved to ensure success. Read more

Suddenly vulnerable

Asia’s two big beasts are shivering. India’s economy is weaker, but China’s leaders have more to fear

THE speed with which clouds of economic gloom and even despair have gathered over the global economy has been startling everywhere. But the change has been especially sudden in the world’s two most populous countries: China and India. Until quite recently, the world’s fastest-growing big economies both felt themselves largely immune from the contagion afflicting the rich world. Optimists even [read more]

From The Economist | posted: 11 Dec 2008

Canada’s Coalition Chaos

Canada is a country founded on principles of “peace, order and good government.” Lately, it has seemed to possess none of the above. In the two months since Canadians re-elected the Conservative Party to power in a federal election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has dramatically misinterpreted his mandate to govern. After three years of exploiting an enfeebled opposition, he now [read more]

By Will Di Novi ( thenation.com) | posted: 12 December 2008

Jesse Jackson: African-Americans Not Exempt from International Terrorism

LONDON (NNPA) – In the wake of last week’s terrorist killings of nearly 300 people at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India’s largest city, Black leaders are pressing for more information and cautioning African-Americans to be clear that they are not exempt as targets at home or abroad. Read more

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