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Qatar’s weighty problem
The emirate isn’t just the world’s richest country, it’s also one of the fattest. Half of adults and a third of children are obese, and almost 17 percent of the native population suffers from diabetes. By comparison, about a third of Americans are obese, and 8 percent diabetic. The problem is that Qataris are so rich that they don’t need […]
Read moreAustria: Why nobody wants to settle here
For all its natural beauty, Austria is doing a rotten job of attracting immigrants, said Jakob Zirm. Among the 34 most developed countries, this one ranks dead last as a destination for job-seekers from developing countries. That’s a problem, since our low birth rate means that we will soon lack enough workers to pay our retirees’ pensions. Only “targeted immigration […]
Read moreCapitalism – Confronting and Constructing a Culture
By Evo Morales, President of Bolivia – Jan 24, 2013 Sisters, brothers: The world is being hit by a world-wide multiple crisis that is manifested in a climate, financial, food, institutional, cultural, ethical and spiritual crisis. This crisis indicates to us that we are living in the final days of capitalism and unbridled consumerism; that is, of a model […]
Read moreWHAT’S THE WORLD’S TOP PROBLEM?
WIN/Gallup International asked 66,806 people in 65 nations. Here’s a sampling of what they said:
Read morePaul Auster Quote – A Place Beyond Our Understanding
“Our lives don’t really belong to us, you see — they belong to the world, and in spite of our efforts to make sense of it, the world is a place beyond our understanding.” – Paul Auster
Read moreNeil Gaiman Quote – Making Mistakes
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.” – Neil Gaiman
Read moreAnais Nin Quote – A New World Is Born
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” ― Anais Nin
Read moreCartoon – Current World Peace Status
Rob Brezsny Quote – Be An Enlightened Monarch
“Imagine that the whole world belongs to you. The birch trees in New Hampshire’s White Mountains are yours, and so are the cirrus clouds in the western sky at dusk and the black sand on the beaches of Hawaii’s Big Island. You own everything, my dear sovereign — the paintings in all the museums of the world, as well as […]
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