An underrated road out of poverty: Saving money
The global poor already prefer savings to loans, but add in an additional monetary incentive to save and piggy banks begin to fill even faster. After years of hype about microlending being the key to upward economic mobility for the world's poor, relying on simple savings may seem like a [...]
Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Qatar: Pipelineistan at Work
Construction is nearing completion on a natural gas pipeline linking Iran and Pakistan, a project that portends a huge geopolitical shift. As regional powers strengthen ties in this key energy market, they're looking to China, and away from the West.
Where’s the Money? World Military Expenditure in 2012
Stockholm, 15 April 2013 - World military expenditure totalled $1.75 trillion in 2012, according to figures released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI. The fall—the first since 1998—was driven by major spending cuts in the USA and Western and Central Europe, as well as in Australia, Canada and [...]
Petition Calls for General and Complete Disarmament
The Global Harmony Association (GHA) is collecting signatures for a petition to the UN calling for peace with peace with general and complete disarmament. They hope to collect 1 Million Signatures by September 21, 2013 – International Peace Day. The petition can be signed here or here.
How to sell Big Macs in India: A lesson for social entrepreneurs
Social enterprises often takes their cues from venture capital, but a recent article at Co.Exist claims there is a lot to learn from the big, bad transnational corporations as well. One surprise from the article: Did you know McDonalds usually buys from local suppliers? In fact, local partnerships play an [...]
Nonviolence. Yes, it is working in Kenya!
‘Our colonial masters were brutal in their governance. The independence leaders saw that as their role model, so they too used oppression and brutality to rule. It became generational. We have not been taught alternative ways of making our point.’ These are the words of Malesi Kinaro, executive director of [...]