OTHER NEWS: Move over, big brother

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Move over, big brother Amitav Acharya – The Hindu The western media has been dismissive of the BRICS move to set up a bank, but such cynicism misses the larger picture — the end of western hegemony and the rise of the multiplex world For the first time since its …

Health Care, Food-plus & Health: View from a First Lady of Cancer

kristyThe Power of Yin

By Lavinia Gene Weissman @wecarehealth, The Story of Meaningful Use Lee Atwater, political adviser to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, died of Cancer at age 40, during the Clinton Administration and during the launch of Health Care Reform. In an article before his death, Atwater wrote, “Long before …

FOCUS: Secretary Hillary Clinton | Women, Peace, and Security

Ethical MarketsGlobal Citizen

Secretary Hillary Clinton, Reader Supported News Clinton writes: “Today, I want to focus on one aspect of peacemaking that too often goes overlooked – the role of women in ending conflict and building lasting security. Some of you may have watched a week ago Saturday as three remarkable women – …

Money and Democracy Update

kristySRI/ESG News

an e-newsletter about the movement to curb corporate influence in politics and restore our democracy Issue #81 • October 7, 2011 “Money and Democracy Update” is Public Citizen’s weekly e-newsletter about the intersection of money and politics. It is part of our ongoing campaign to track the results of — …

Un And United States Launch Plan Tap Emigrants’ Resources To Boost

kristySRI/ESG News

UN AND UNITED STATES LAUNCH PLAN TAP EMIGRANTS’ RESOURCES TO BOOST AGRICULTURE New York, May 17 2011 6:05PM The United Nations entity tasked with supporting rural development and the United States State Department today launched an <“http://www.ifad.org/media/press/2011/35.htm“>initiative to help tap the resources of emigrant communities for investment in agriculture in …