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Creativity in the 21st Century
The G 20 summit in Toronto is now over and, not surprisingly, one of the conclusions of the conference was that in order to attract investors, nations need to provide an “environment that promotes creativity.”(1) From politics to business to education … Continue reading
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Financial Reform: What Must Be Done
Financial system reform has reached a critical point around the world. Pressure is building from the financial industry to slow reform and concerns about fiscal conditions risk drawing public and political energies away from the need to act on financia… Continue reading
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"No to Violence Against Women" Summit Points to Economics
When it comes to protecting women from violence, experts are realizing that economic self-sufficiency offers a method of prevention.More… Continue reading
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Persuading China
The recently completed U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) creates an opening to improve the role of China on the global stage that should not be wasted. Heading into the upcoming G-20 summit in Toronto, it’s critical that public and pri… Continue reading
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Michelle Obama’s Reno 411: FLOTUS Dons Coral Dress, Pearls (PHOTOS)
Michelle Obama attended the 2010 Women’s Summit in Reno, Nevada on Tuesday wearing a coral colored sundress paired with a pearl necklace. She told the audience, “First, let me begin by apologizing because I have a cold that I caught from this wonderful husband of mine. So forgive my voice and my dryness and all that good stuff. And when I come around to shake hands, there will be somebody following with Purell. Because you all have a lot of work to do and we can’t afford for any of you to be sick.” Although she may have felt under the weather, she sure didn’t look it!
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China Trade Reform: Mission (Not Yet) Accomplished
Last week, as the portion of the annual two-day US-China summit in Beijing regarding trade came to a close, I half-expected Treasury Secretary Geithner to tack up a banner on the wall of the Great Hall and declare “Mission Accomplished”.
While Mr. Geithner didn’t go that far, he certainly made it clear both before and after the summit that at least in his mind we’ve made great progress in reforming our deeply troubled trade relations with China.
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Five Years After Gleneagles, Africa Has Reason to Hope
It is little surprise, in an ever faster moving world, that few of the leaders who took part in the G8 summit at Gleneagles in 2005 are still in place. We have moved on or, in some cases, were politely asked to move on by our electorates.
But the commitments made and the ambitions set were neither short-term nor personal. The long-term goal of those at Gleneagles was to help Africa make the most of its rich potential through increased support from the wealthiest countries coupled with fundamental reform within the continent. Hopes, crucially, which reflected the insistent demands of many millions of our citizens to act over the gross injustices disfiguring our world.
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Needed: A Progressive Story
In preparing for the 2010 midterm election, we need a progressive summit, to prepare a shared narrative and shared positions. Currently, progressive groups are each pulling in a different direction, favoring distinct tactics, promoting their own rationales. True, despite all the talk about a “progressive movement,” there is no way to cobble the various progressive groups into one coherent force. However, one can find what political philosophers call “overlapping consensuses.” That is, instead of seeking one agreed-upon platform and strategy, progressives should identify selected.
Successful political movements have a narrative that usually takes an historical form. The narrative provides an account of the forces that got us into our current predicament and the rising forces that will save us, and an image of the more perfect union that we are going to reach once we put our shoulders to the wheel.