All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Wednesday Night #1353
February 6, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1353

If there’s anything going on in the world besides Super Tuesday, it’s hard to discern it in the media, wheth ...

The 2009 Bush e-Budget
February 4, 2008, Comments Off on The 2009 Bush e-Budget

Feb 7th 2008 | WASHINGTON, DC From The Economist print edition George Bush’s fiscal plan will set off an epic figh ...

Barack Obama: My America
February 4, 2008, Comments Off on Barack Obama: My America

First, he captivated the world. Now a young senator from Illinois has a fighting chance of becoming the first black pres ...

Bill Clinton, Canadian mining financier in Kazakhstan
January 31, 2008, Comments Off on Bill Clinton, Canadian mining financier in Kazakhstan

This does not bode well for transparency under a Clinton II White House. We are curious whether there may be a Georgetow ...

Embroiderers & microcredit: Sheila Arnopoulos in India
January 31, 2008, Comments Off on Embroiderers & microcredit: Sheila Arnopoulos in India

January 30, 2008 From Sheila in Ahmedabad India with grassroots women embroiderers I’m deep into research into Ind ...

Wednesday Night Salon #1352: The Perils of Dumb Democracy
January 30, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night Salon #1352: The Perils of Dumb Democracy

Despite fearsome weather conditions a loyal and enthusiastic band gathered for an unusual evening in that discussion was ...

2008 Canadian Constitutional Affairs Conference
January 30, 2008, 1 Comment

The 2008 Canadian Constitutional Affairs Conference – organized by a group of students from the Laval and McGill Facul ...

Flaherty dismisses fears over foreign capital
January 29, 2008, Comments Off on Flaherty dismisses fears over foreign capital

29 January 2008 Finance Minister backs injections of overseas cash; plans national security test for foreign takeovers T ...

State of the Union 2008
January 28, 2008, Comments Off on State of the Union 2008

January 31 (The Economist) The disappearing president and the shape of politics to come George Bush gave his last state- ...

Davos and Porto Alegre (WSF) 2008
January 28, 2008, 1 Comment

January 28, 2008 Davos Diary: The schmooze of the world Extreme brainpower meets extraordinary wealth at the annual Worl ...

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