In the 12 years after 9/11, a lot has changed for the US and the rest of the World. However, it is a pertinent matter to ask what the impact would have been in the presence of social media on that dreadful day. How? When? Where? questions may have gotten instant location and follow ups….
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The Germans want Merkel – but with her, there is no democratic, social and green Europe!
Let’s be honest. Although we wish otherwise, the most powerful institution in the EU is NOT the European Parliament. The EU suffers from the democratic deficit, since the member state governments are those who have the biggest say in EU policies. To be more precise: It is some national governments, backed by economic strength and…
Couple wages – reduce wage inequality!
On the 10th of April the “Youth in Crisis”-conference took place in Brussels. One of the proposals worked out by the economic workshop is a “coupling” of wages, which is also called a “maximum wage ratio” by some. This seems to be a relatively new and not well-known concept1, which is why I have decided…
The European Citizens Initiative for the Human Right to Water
World Water Day, on March 22, was introduced by the United Nations 20 years ago in order to raise awareness of the importance of freshwater and to promote the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Water is a basic need for everyone. Without water there is no life. However, not all water is usable. While 71…
The Big Business Climate Change Conundrum
The vast majority of scientists and experts who have anything to say on the subject consider the following simple, apolitical fact- the world is getting warmer and much of its weather more severe. Temperatures have climbed steadily since the beginning of the 20th century and spiked recently. NASA reported that 9 of the ten hottest…
The carbon market beyond Kyoto?
A plea to include six measures into the post-Kyoto agreemen[1] ‘Concerns about climate change have placed this threat to development prospects high on the international agenda, particularly in terms of its economic, trade and social impacts’[2].