Crisis

How Will the French and Greek Elections Change the Direction of Europe?

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Debt, Markets, Eurozone, Money, France, Economy, Italy, Austerity, Euro, Investors, Deficit, Greece, Wealth, Germany, Investment, Crisis, World Elections 2012, Business News
Gemma Godfrey

As French and Greek voters make their feeling about spending cuts loud and clear, we ask ourselves: why has there been such a strong swing to anti-austerity/pro-growth, how does this threaten the survival of the euro and is a Greek default still possible?

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Why 'For Sale By Owners' Miss 'The Right Buyer'

Trisha Ocona Francis | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Debt, Loan, Nyc, Economics, Ny, Financial Literacy, Economy, Buy, Jobs, Real Estate, Buyer, Seller, New Jersey, Luxury, Homeownership, Bank, Nj, Refinance, Money, Close, Negotiate, Home, New York, Owner, House, Mortgage, Purchase, Investment, Careers, Crisis, Credit Card, Broker, Agent, Savings, Business Finances, Cash, Sold, Business News
Trisha Ocona Francis

In this tough economic market everyone wants to save money, especially home sellers. A home seller may want to consider or even actually venture into ...

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Tanya Young Williams: ABC's Scandal Won't Fix Your Crisis But Judy Smith Can

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Crisis Management, Good Self Bad Self, Communications, Scandal, Judy Smith, Crisis, Goodself, Scandal Tv Show, Entertainment News
Tanya Young Williams

Good Self/Bad Self beautifully intertwines practical self-help tools with riveting insight into some of Judy Smith's high-profile cases.

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'Disturbing' Warning Physicists Have For U.S. Science

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Public Policy, Video, Global, Crowdfunding, Physics, Science Funding, Science, Crisis, U.S., Science in America, Warning, STEM Education, Science Infrastructure, Science Policy, American Physics Society, Science News

By: Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/06/2012 09:56 AM EDT on LiveScience ATLANTA — The United States is at risk of ced...

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Death in Athens

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Suicide, Financial Crisis, Crisis, Syntagma Square, Greece Austerity, Athens, Greek Debt, Greek Financial Crisis, World News
Diana Farr Louis

A Greek pensioner, aged 77, brought a dramatic end to his life in Syntagma Square recently and shocked the nation. At least, I hope he did, for that was his intention.

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Crisis: Remembering and Beginning...

Robert Levithan | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Beginner's Mind, Coping With Loss, Life-Skills, Adaption, Emotional Balance, Crisis, Manage Crisis, Crisis Management, Crisis Management Tips, Crisis Tips, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News
Robert Levithan

When faced with a new type of crisis, we often have to let ourselves be beginners and "not know" what we have not yet learned.

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Food Aid Takes Off in Athens

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Xenia Papastavrou, Food Aid, Homeless, Crisis, Facebook, Athens, Greece, Hungry, Boroume, Greek Debt Crisis, Food News
Diana Farr Louis

Last May a young woman had an idea that sent her to her computer. Why not create a network linking organizations that need food with those that have too much: bakeries, tavernas, hotels, fast food chains... ?

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Change the Story to Change the World

Duane Elgin | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Transition, Internet, Television, Global Brain, Global, Positive Thinking, Opportunity, Narrative, Crisis, Storytelling, Future, Media, Indigenous People, Reality Television, Movies, Media News
Duane Elgin

The next five to ten years represent an unprecedented break in the human journey. We are between stories, or the guiding narratives, that serve as bea...

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A Primer for Classical Homeopathy: How to Make the Interview Easier and More Productive

Judith Acosta | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Psychotherapy, Crisis, Trauma, Classical Homeopathy, Homeopathy, Health, Like Cures Like, Natural Health, Healthy Living News
Judith Acosta

Part of what makes a homeopathic interview successful is the synergy between you, the patient, and your homeopath. There must be a give and take, a relationship of trust, and an open dialogue.

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Violence Against Women and Girls in the Horn of Africa: The Untold Story

Sarah Costa | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: East Africa, Girls, Crisis, Women, Humanitarian, Somalia, Impact News
Sarah Costa

While we have been hearing news stories about the desperate need for food, water and basic health care in the Horn of Africa, we have heard little about the appalling sexual violence women and girls face there every day.

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U.S. Credit Rating Downgrades Are a Surprise? Forget AA+

Simon Dixon | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Debt, Stock Market. Congress, Economy, Triple A, Deal, Jobs, Rating Agency, Aa, United States, Obama, Dow Jones, AA+, S P, US S&P Downgrade, Unemployment, Ceiling, Finance, 1917, Nyse, Trillion Dollars, Standard and Poors, Index, Crisis, New York Stock Exchange, Downgrade US Credit Rating, S&P, Aaa, Senate, Crash, AA Plus, Business News
Simon Dixon

When did a credit rating stop becoming a credit rating? So the world and our politicians seem to be surprised with the announcement that Standard and...

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FAQs on the Standard & Poor's Downgrade of the U.S. Credit Rating

Natalie Pace | Posted 10.07.2011

Read More: White House, Debt, Depression, President Obama, Housing, Natalie Pace, Stocks, Bonds, Budget, Trillion, Standard & Poor's, Downgrade, Congress, Nasdaq, Recession, Mcconnell, France, Credit, Billion, Default, Interest, NataliePace.Com, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nyse, Crisis, Boehner, Reid, Moody's, Business News
Natalie Pace

If Congress gets smart, goes back into negotiations immediately and comes up with a credible plan to implement budget savings of more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years, the world will have renewed faith in the its largest economy.

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Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Debt, Tea Party, Populism, Faa, Mcconnell, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, John Boehner, Middle Class, Compromise, Extremist, Obama, Democratic, Tax the Rich, Big Banks, Tea Partier, Republican, Deficit, Giffords, Populist, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Brinksmanship, Reid, Mainstream, Taxes, American People, House, Terrorist, Democrat, Congress, Extremist Party, Joe Biden, Democrats, Barack Obama, Biden, Debt Ceiling, Wall Street, Mddotw, Chris Weigant, Tax, Crisis, Harry Reid, Gabrielle Giffords, Kitchen Table, Teachers, Friday Talking Points, Class Warfare, Boehner, Senate, Gabby Giffords, Extremism, Politics News
Chris Weigant

With the conclusion of the debt ceiling "crisis," the media pivoted swiftly to their standard larger questions (to them, at any rate) about any politi...

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Social Media Failing Somalia Famine Victims

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Famine, Social Media, Somalia, Unicef, Chile, Governments, Alan W. Silberberg, Japan, Non Profits, Haiti, Crisis, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

Why Social Media Fails Sometimes - Somalia in point. Horrifying: 29,000 children under the age of 5 dead in the last 90 days alone in Somalia. 29,0...

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Party Over in Greece

Danna Harman | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: George Papandreou, Crisis, Syntagma Square, Antonio Samaras, Athens College, Athens, Euro, Greece, Greece Economy, Greek Debt Crisis, Greece Bailout, World News
Danna Harman

The problem now is that its not just the top echelons who are guilty of the damage done. The whole country seems to have followed the example of their leaders and jumped in to participate in the corrupt system, working it to their benefit.

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Confrontational Obama Rebukes GOP On Debt Talks

AP | By BEN FELLER | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Debt, Video, Debt Ceiling, Default, Washington, President Obama, Gop, Crisis, Obama, Democrats, Stimulus, Republicans, Austerity, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a blistering rebuke of Republicans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday pressed lawmakers to accept tax increases as part of a deal t...

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For Australia's Natives, 'No Other Way But Jail'

AP | By ROD McGUIRK | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Poverty, Australian Aborigine, Aborigine, Australia, Indigenous Australians, Crime, Outback, Crisis, Jail, Aboriginal, World News

CANBERRA, Australia -- Fabian Brown, known among Aborigines by his tribal name Jabangardi, is usually jobless, addicted to alcohol and has been in and...

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George Soros: Europe 'Making A Mistake' By Waiting On Debt Crisis

Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Economic Conference, Debt, George Soros, Debt Crisis, Greece, Economic Crisis, Ireland, Crisis, Authorities, Investor, Billionaire, Europe, Portugal, Video, Business News

OSLO - The chances of positively resolving Europe's serious debt problems are decreasing from day to day as authorities focus on "buying more time...

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Connecting Through Texting: Saving Women's Lives With Social Media

Sarah Costa | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Social Media, Crisis, Text, Maternal Health, Facebook, Social Networking, Hospitals, Pregnancy, Liberia, Health Care, Women's Issues, Impact News
Sarah Costa

After 15 years of combating maternal mortality and disability in humanitarian settings at the policy level, it's time to do more than work on policies; we now need to improve the practice.

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Endless War and Empire: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Medea Benjamin | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Taxes, Congress, Bush, Economy, Budget, Washington DC, Economic Crisis, Obama, Tax Day, Deficit, Dc, White House, Military, Defense, Tax, Military Spending, Crisis, Defense Spending, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

While John Boehner and Barack Obama might disagree on some things, there's one area they can agree on: War. And the need for more of it.

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WHO's Real and Urgent Crisis: Its Role in a Changing World

Nandini Oomman | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Who, Crisis, Reform, World Health Organization, World News
Nandini Oomman

On March 23rd, Richard Horton, Editor, The Lancet, "tweeted" a series of 140 character messages in rapid fire about the World Health Organization (W...

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'Humanitarian Tragedy' Unfolding In Ivory Coast

Aol News | Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laurent Gbagbo, Ivory Coast, United Nations, Africa, Humanitarian Crisis, Crisis, Election, Home News

UNITED NATIONS -- Though the world's attention is fixed on Libya, the fighting in another hot spot -- Ivory Coast -- is escalating. The power struggle...

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Balanced LIfe -- 8 Tips for Feeling Happier During an Unhappy Time.

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Unhappiness, Exercise, Meaning, Health, Crisis, Catastrophe, Music, Anxiety, Gratitude, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 8 tips for feeling happier during an unhappy time. At some points in life, it's not possible -- or at l...

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Social Media in a Time of Crisis (As Illuminated by the Earthquake in Christchurch)

Marie Elena Martinez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christchurch Earthquake, Internet, Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake, New Zealand, Social Media, Social Networking, Global Connectivity, Twitter, Earthquake, Facebook, Crisis, World News
Marie Elena Martinez

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter can radically alter lives, bring people who would otherwise remain strangers together, and help make the world a more peaceful and cooperative place.

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The F Word: Obama Should Be Ashamed of His Budget

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Poverty, Madison, Economy, Deficits, Budget, War, Jacob Hacker, Jobs, Obama, Eisenhower, US, Grit Tv, President, America, Infrastructure, Unemployment, Wall Street, Laura Flanders, Spending, Crisis, Grittv, Cuts, Politics News
Laura Flanders

While around 22 million Americans are looking for work, domestic spending will be at its lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower? We should be ashamed to let our president get away with this.

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