All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

World Social Forum
August 10, 2016, Comments Off on World Social Forum

What is the World Social Forum?   The World Social Forum is a place for activists, NGOs, academics and development thin ...

China: government and governance /2
August 9, 2016, Comments Off on China: government and governance /2

China’s Year of Tumult Puts Xi’s Governance Under the Microscope Looking out over Beijing’s Tiananmen Squa ...

Wednesday Night #1796
August 3, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1796

Inevitably, the topic on everyone’s mind was Donald Trump. Some Wednesday Nighters believe that he will win the el ...

Lead-up to U.S. 2016 elections – Democrats
July 29, 2016, 1 Comment

2016 Democratic National Convention 25-28 July This year’s platform process is the most representative and inclusive i ...

Lead-up to U.S. 2016 elections – Republicans Part II
July 28, 2016, Comments Off on Lead-up to U.S. 2016 elections – Republicans Part II

The Most Extreme Republican Platform in Memory Barring some bizarre meltdown by the candidate, unexpected clusterfucks o ...

Wednesday Night #1795 with Désirée McGraw
July 27, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1795 with Désirée McGraw

We are delighted to welcome Désirée for what may be her last Wednesday Night for some time, as she moves her family to ...

Wednesday Night #1794
July 20, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1794

Only one week and how drastically the world’s mood has changed! A week ago, WN was decrying (with more than a bit of w ...

U.K. in 2016
July 18, 2016, 2 Comments

Dear Boris Johnson: here’s my 10-step guide to being Foreign Secretary By William Hague … Reject the idea th ...

What Great Listeners Actually Do
July 16, 2016, Comments Off on What Great Listeners Actually Do

Harvard Business Review By Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman 14 July 2016 Chances are you think you’re a good listener. P ...

Wednesday Night #1793
July 13, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1793

On Wednesday, David Cameron resigns and Theresa May moves into #10 Downing Street. Andrew Hammond, writing in the Globe ...

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