All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

UN Human Development Report 2009
October 5, 2009, Comments Off on UN Human Development Report 2009

Download complete 2009 Report ; All Reports UN report: “Best” countries should improve opportunities for mig ...

China's 60th birthday
October 3, 2009, Comments Off on China's 60th birthday

  From the Economist archives, October 4 1969 It’s later than Mao thinks China needs pulling together more urgent ...

G20 to end fossil fuel subsidies
October 2, 2009, 1 Comment

The G20 will end subsidies on fossil fuels TO LITTLE fanfare, world leaders at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh announced t ...

Wednesday Night #1439
September 30, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1439

In response to the video news summaries, there were several negative reactions about the way news is presented. In a non ...

Denise Bombardier : Le Canada: pays ou village?
September 29, 2009, Comments Off on Denise Bombardier : Le Canada: pays ou village?

Le Devoir Édition samedi et dimanche septembre 26-27 Alors que les chefs d’état et de gouvernement écoutaient c ...

William Safire R.I.P.
September 27, 2009, Comments Off on William Safire R.I.P.

Maureen Dowd: On Safire William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79 (NYT) William Safire, a s ...

Senator Edward Kennedy R.I.P.
September 24, 2009, Comments Off on Senator Edward Kennedy R.I.P.

More on Wednesday-Night.com ; [Paul G.] Kirk Heads to Senate With Brief, Crucial Mission Given the myriad other roles Pa ...

Wednesday Night #1438
September 23, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1438

September 24 3:10AM I apologize that – given the late hour – this must be a somewhat generic message, but it is ...

Joseph L. (Joe) Harrison R.I.P.
September 23, 2009, Comments Off on Joseph L. (Joe) Harrison R.I.P.

Sadly, Joe Harrison passed away in the early evening of September 22, 2009. He was, thankfully, at home with his family ...

R2P : Responsibility to protect
September 22, 2009, 1 Comment

The INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT (ICRtoP) ; Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Right ...