The new source of power
is not money
in the hands of a few,
but information
in the hands of many.
John Naisbitt
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Should We Worry About *Internal* Brain Drain?
Are the UN and NGOs stealing all the best talent in developing countries?
Recently, the issue of internal brain drain in the developing world has come up on both development and economics ...
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March 12, 2010 - 16:38
5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Here at Enough, we often swap emails with interesting articles and feature stories that we come across in our favorite publications and on our favorite websites. We wanted to share some of these ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
The Forward Shows Some Love for the UN
The Forward is the oldest American Jewish periodical. From about the turn of the 19th century to the mid 1980s it published exclusively in Yiddish.
The Forward is the oldest American Jewish ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
This week’s fundraising Best Practice: March 12 – Increase event registrations by starting early
Our friends at Climate Cycle are living out their mission to promote “Clean Energy in Motion” by starting registration early for their 2010 Solar Schools fundraising ride: This announcement ...
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March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Weekly Tweets for 2010-03-12
Alex Counts of @GrameenFdn on why 2009's #microfinance impact studies don't persuade him http://j.mp/aNvGob #
Mark Pickens @CGAP on pushing mobile money projects to work harder on savings ...
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March 12, 2010 - 16:38
MA in Peace and Reconciliation Studies, Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies Postgraduate study, Coventry University, UK
Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies Postgraduate study opportunities for 2010-11, Coventry University, UK
Some scholarships are available for our programmes.
MA in Peace and ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
The Telegraph on acid – France, the CIA, and a touch of plagiary
After ‘Duke of Edinburgh asks female sea cadet if she works at a strip club’, the most popular story on the Telegraph website at the moment accuses the CIA of having secretly fed LSD to the ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Morning Coffee - 12 March 2012
Summary:
UN calls for war crimes probe of Burma; 51 headless Vikings found in UK burial pit; UN conference talks trade in endangered species; German Scientologists try to suppress critical TV ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Finding Courage Through Skillz
Grassroot Soccer continues to make an impact on the lives of the youth who participate in our programs. The following story from Skillz Coach Siyabonga “Glen” Mgwadlen, from Port Elizabeth, South ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Chinese medicine societies reject use of tiger bones ahead of CITES conference
The World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies has urged its memebrs not to use parts from endangered wildlifeDoha, Qatar, 12 March 2010 – WWF and TRAFFIC International welcome a World ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Indian Companies: Doing Well Because They Do Good
The public image of US CEOs and other business leaders is in the basement along with the general perception of corporations. The idea that what is good for business is good for America seems a ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
The Strategic Challenges in Financial Services
This post is a response to Pankaj Ghemawat's article 'Finding Your Strategy in the New Landscape'
In his article 'Finding Your Strategy in the New Landscape', Pankaj Ghemawat offers us an ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Tweet or Meet? How to Choose Your Medium Wisely
When Stevie Wonder first sang 'I just called to say I love you,' no one wondered whether he would have been better off tweeting his message instead of picking up the phone. Not so today. ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Are economics students happier? One estimation from Germany
Michael Tamada sent me notice of a recent study, by Justus Haucap and Ulrich Heimeshoff:
A pair of German economists note that while scholars in their field have vigorously begun analyzing the ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Meet the Skinks
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March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Maintaining peace after natural disasters
Ahoka Peace contributor Rebecca Sargent recently wrote a post on rebuilding efforts in disaster zones. In her post she makes the importnat connection between reconstruction efforts and building ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:38
Giraffe knock-out
Today on our way to work, we saw something pretty wild. Two male giraffes were walking on either side of a rhino fence. One decided to cross at one of the gaps in the fence. It took several ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:37
Why The US Occupation Makes Iraqi Women Miss Saddam
by Abdu Rahman and Dahr Jamail
BAGHDAD - Under Saddam Hussein, women in government got a year's maternity leave; that is now cut to six months. Under the Personal Status Law in force since Jul. ...
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March 12, 2010 - 16:37
Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census
by Suzanne Manneh
SAN FRANCISCO - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message ...
March 12, 2010 - 16:37
Industries Hoarding Greenhouse Gas Emission Permits
by Juliette Jowit and Tim Webb
Companies across Europe are hoarding permits to produce greenhouse gas emissions worth hundreds of millions of pounds, the Guardian can reveal.
The surplus credits ...