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writing from himalayan hill-resort of shimla. there have been no snowfall from last 2 yrs. global warming is real!
Manish Srivastava
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Capitalism explained in a way we can understand
“A brillant graphic recording and narrative”
Sat, 07/10/2010 - 17:15 | by martin siesta
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Gerry Hudson's Key Note Address at MIT's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Celebration
Gerry Hudson, Chairman of the Board of Emerald Cities & International Exec. VP of SEIU address MIT audience during The 36th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. (more)
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 20:02 | by Manish Srivastava
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Mapping global capital markets- $167 trillion and counting
“Global financial assets reached an unprecedented $167 trillion... nearly 3.5 times world GDP”
Mapping global capital markets- Fourth annual report. Chapter 1- $167 trillion and counting, Mckinsey Global Institute (2008)
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Fri, 08/20/2010 - 09:41 | by Manish Srivastava
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Global wealth inequity
“Richest 1% of adults owned 40% of global assets in 2000. Bottom half owned barely 1%.”
Richest 1% of adults owned 40% of global assets in 2000. Bottom half owned barely 1%.
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Fri, 08/20/2010 - 09:15 | by Manish Srivastava
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World Labor Force Growing at Divergent Rates
“The potential labor force has nearly tripled since 1950, when it was 1.5 billion, and people of working age now account for 65 percent of the world’s total population—the highest ratio since 1950”
Vital Signs, World Watch Institute, 2009
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Fri, 08/20/2010 - 08:50 | by Manish Srivastava
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Global Employment Trends
“In many developing countries well over half of the workforce is employed in conditions that fall short of decent work”
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 07:54 | by Manish Srivastava
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Global Chronic Hunger Rises Above 1 Billion
“In 2009, an estimated 1.02 billion people were classified as undernourished, 12 percent more than in 2008. This means nearly one in six people on Earth suffers from undernourishment.”
Vital Signs, World Watch Institute (2010)
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Fri, 08/20/2010 - 07:14 | by Manish Srivastava
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Warming May Spur Extinctions, Shortages, Conflicts, World Experts Warn
“Global warming threatens to extinguish hundreds of millions of human lives and nearly a third of the planet's wildlife”
A follow-up report by IPCC (2007) warned that global warming could lead to:
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Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:53 | by Manish Srivastava
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Impact of habitat loss on species
“Around half of the world's original forests have disappeared, and they are still being removed at a rate 10x higher than any possible level of regrowth.”
Read more on WWF website and share your views at (more)
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:40 | by Manish Srivastava
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Riane Eisler: Caring Economics
Riane Eisler shares about her new book "The Real Wealth of Nations" and the concept of the "Caring economics". (more)
Mon, 06/07/2010 - 12:36 | by Manish Srivastava
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