Thursday, February 21, 2013

Complacency in a Leaderless World by Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate

Complacency in a Leaderless World by Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate

"A high point of the meeting was the speech by Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director, who stressed the marked change in her institution, at least at the top: deep concern about women’s rights; renewed emphasis on the link between inequality and instability; and recognition that collective bargaining and minimum wages could play an important role in reducing inequality. If only the IMF programs in Greece and elsewhere fully reflected these sentiments!"

Tweeting Tyrants Out of Tunisia: Global Internet at Its Best | Threat Level | Wired.com

Tweeting Tyrants Out of Tunisia: Global Internet at Its Best | Threat Level | Wired.com

People risked their lives in the street, with some getting a bullet for their troubles, but the internet played a significant role in organizing these protests and in disseminating news and pictures of them to the world.