Director | March 12, 2009
The World Islamic Economic Forum met in Jakarta from March 1 to 3. Islamic countries want to organize themselves into a free trade region, and they want to promote Islamic banking as an alternative to the failed Western banking model. Stories at Indonesia-Ottowa, BBC, The Brunei Times, The Manila Times, and more background at Islamic […]
Director | March 10, 2009
Tricycle magazine (Buddhist) published a review of Warren Smith’s new book China’s Tibet: Autonomy or Assimilation? We haven’t read China’s Tibet, but the review caught our attention. Smith presents the two versions of Tibetan history, the Chinese and the Tibetan, and explains the unresolvable conflict that results when Communism encounters nationalism. The Chinese call their […]
Director | March 7, 2009
Let’s catch up with the CFL lightbulb story. The mandated switch to CFL’s results in two environmental crimes. First, CFL’s contain mercury. If you break a bulb, toxic mercury dust is spread through your home, and you will have a pay a large fee to have your spill cleaned up. The leading U.S. manufacturer of […]
Director | March 6, 2009
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown returned to England after his meeting with President Obama with the outline of new proposals to regulate the world financial system. Brown wants to close tax havens, set limits on corporate bonuses, and create an “early warning” system signalling financial troubles. The story is at the Guardian.
Director | March 5, 2009
NWOU is pleased that the global socialists and monopoly capitalists have ruined their system of global trade agreements and destroyed their investment banks. But the race to reglobalize is on, led by Gordon Brown and Barack Obama. NWOU hopes that nationalist and localist policies will replace failed globalism.
Director | March 3, 2009
In early February, NWOU briefly watched the bankers testify before Congress. The hearing was designed to humiliate the big bankers, but more revealing was the lack of knowledge congressmen have about how the financial system works. The bankers are about 40 IQ points ahead of the congressmen.
Director | March 2, 2009
From the Telegraph, an article with pictures about a man who built a model of Herod’s Temple.
