All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

WEDNESDAY NIGHT #1379
August 6, 2008, 2 Comments

On the eve of the opening of the Beijing Olympics, we have some very special guests, along with the much-anticipated ret ...

Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
August 6, 2008, Comments Off on Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots

Enlarged map and notes See also Arctic and Antarctic (BBC) British scientists say they have drawn up the first detailed ...

Commodities and co-dependency
August 1, 2008, Comments Off on Commodities and co-dependency

This thoughtful piece by Kenneth Rogoff was written in 2005. In light of the collapse of the Doha round, it bears readin ...

Can This Planet Be Saved?, Paul Krugman
August 1, 2008, Comments Off on Can This Planet Be Saved?, Paul Krugman

August 1, 2008 Please see Uncertainty and Climate change (Op-Ed, NYT) Recently the Web site The Politico asked Nancy Pel ...

The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies
August 1, 2008, Comments Off on The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies

See also Rodrigue Tremblay on Wednesday-night.com by Rodrigue Tremblay I think the [US financial] system is basically so ...

Moscow to seize grain export controls
July 31, 2008, Comments Off on Moscow to seize grain export controls

July 31, 2008 (FT) Russia plans to form a state grain trading company to control up to half of the country’s cereal ex ...

Zimbabwe must fight for itself, David Jones
July 31, 2008, 1 Comment

Zimbabwe Must Fight for Itself David Jones, Citizen Special It is time to tell some truth — cruel truth. Words, ev ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Issues – Trade & Tariffs
July 31, 2008, Comments Off on U.S. Presidential Campaign: Issues – Trade & Tariffs

Taxing the Poor Edward Gresser (Foreign Affairs) … most imports arrive not under FTAs but through the permanent ta ...

Nasa reaches 50
July 31, 2008, Comments Off on Nasa reaches 50

Nasa reaches 50 with pioneer spirit lost By Clive Cookson Media commentary on the 50th anniversary (dated either to July ...

Wednesday Night #1378
July 30, 2008, 3 Comments

See photos and more Starting this Wednesday Night on a different note (!), our very special diva, Susanna Eyton-Jones, a ...

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