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Michelle Chan: After Traveling Europe, Robin Hood Drops in on Congress

2011-02-22T11:47:54Z

What do French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu have in common? They both support taxing harmful financial speculation to pay for global goods.

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Sunita Narain: Davos Assessment on Climate Change Is Right and Wrong

2011-02-12T12:09:07Z

Climate change is the highest-ranking risk the world will face in the coming years, but what's even more important is the interconnections between climate change and the other top risks, from economic disparity to geopolitical crises.

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Don Tapscott: The State of the World: 10 Belated Reflections on 2011 Davos

2011-02-09T16:03:13Z

It is my custom after attending Davos to formulate my top 10 reflections. These are not necessarily the top issues discussed at Davos but rather some observations about the state of the world.

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Corbin Hiar: International Climate Negotiations Grind to a Standstill

2011-02-07T17:40:06Z

Not much has been said or written about the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change since the flurry of post-Cancun commentary. So what's been happening with the climate talks?

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Eric Holt Gimenez: Onward Corporate Food Crusaders!

2011-02-07T10:54:26Z

Last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the business leaders of the global corporate food regime announced a new Corporate Food Crusade to empower small farmers and entrepreneurs.

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David Kroodsma: 40 Interviews in Davos

2011-02-04T16:58:16Z

The global community faces countless issues, and as many of leaders said in these interviews, it will take much more than just talk to solve them.

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Georges Ugeux: Davos: Goldman's Cohn Does Not Get It

2011-02-01T10:49:37Z

Gary Cohn's position is obviously self-interested: nothing else should be expected from the Honorable firm. He and his peers recently increased their salary from $600,000 to $2,000,000!

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Carol Realini: A Technology Pioneer's Top 10 of Davos

2011-01-31T15:23:48Z

I thought I would create my own list of "bests" for Davos. Not to contradict the top 25 award, but to see Davos through a different lens. So here is one Technology Pioneer's Top 10.

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Kari Stoever: Davos 2011: Immanuel Kant, 21st Century CEO

2011-01-31T15:32:43Z

What if we redefined the stakeholder as the consumer, the human being at the receiving end of every decision a CEO is forced to make?

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Karl Hofmann: Davos, the MDGs -- and What's Missing

2011-02-01T10:30:42Z

This year at Davos, we wrestled with gender issues, financial gaps, and new strategies for healthcare delivery. One topic that was not on the agenda enough? The population issue.

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Lori Pottinger: Grand Illusions for African Energy in Davos

2011-01-31T17:00:43Z

Ritzy Davos might not be the best place to encourage this kind of "small is beautiful" thinking. Maybe future talks on "lighting up Africa" should be held in a rural hospital, where doctors deliver babies in the dark.

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Marc Van Ameringen: This Generation's Sputnik Moment

2011-01-31T15:55:34Z

Around the world, food prices are surging, with protests breaking out across Northern Africa. And against this backdrop, the scourge of malnutrition continues to ravage more than one billion people.

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Thanos Dimadis: Will Papandreou Rescue Greek People From Social Bankruptcy?

2011-01-31T15:42:16Z

What's now important for the Greek government is to provide people with evidence that their sacrifices are not in vain. And, furthermore, that people are paying for the crisis equally.

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Analyst Warns Of 2015 Bank Crisis

2011-01-31T10:11:29Z

As politicians, executives and financiers networked at parties and panels last week in Davos, Switzerland, Barrie Wilkinson was in a nearby hotel, war...

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The New Women's Movement, From Congo To Davos

2011-01-31T10:28:59Z

This is the last post in our series profiling the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.

"I follow with my eyes men who are passing by. ...

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Carol Realini: Davos Hot Topic -- Inclusive Growth Through Mobile Banking

2011-01-30T22:02:47Z

Today, there are more five billion mobile phones in the world, but only 1.6 billion bank accounts. This creates an unprecedented opportunity to use mobile access to bridge this gap.

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Andrew Reinbach: Davos 2011: The World's Future Is Either a Boom or a Disaster

2011-01-30T21:10:55Z

It doesn't take much to see that most people in this country will be displeased -- that what those of us not living in Kuala Lumpur or Shanghai are looking at is something close to long-term, slow-moving misery.

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Aron Cramer: Davos 2011: Welcome to the World of the "G-Everybody"

2011-01-30T14:08:05Z

Welcome to the world where our information, perspectives and influence come from more sources than we can possibly count.

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Marcus Samuelsson: Marcus Samuelsson: A Dispatch From Davos

2011-01-29T14:11:30Z

I'm so excited to be here in Davos. I was here many years ago as a student cook. It was the same principle of hard work and trying to not get yelled at in Swiss-German.

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Jim Wallis: Changing Bad Behavior At Davos

2011-01-29T12:03:13Z

There is much encouraging talk about companies' responsibilities to society and even the common good. But unless all our talk about "values" changes bad behaviors, we are just talking.

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Specter Of Currency War Rears Its Head At Davos

2011-01-29T10:28:22Z

DAVOS, Switzerland — Key global trade officials spoke of their optimism that a new deal to liberalize international commerce can be finalized, b...

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Amy Rosen: Davos 2011: The Final Hours

2011-01-29T10:04:16Z

With 0.13% of the world's population controlling over 25% of its financial assets, there is not a moment to wait in opening the doors to ownership wider than ever before.

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Simon Johnson: Davos: Two Worlds, Ready or Not

2011-01-29T09:50:58Z

Many of the people who control the world's largest corporations are quite comfortable with the status quo post-financial crisis. This makes sense for them -- and poses a major problem for the rest of us.

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Arianna Huffington: Davos Notes: Sugary Explosions, Embarrassing Dads, Genial Hosts, the Latest Microtrends, and a Comeback of Irrational Exuberance

2011-01-28T17:40:30Z

At a great Emerging Microtrends dinner, the most fascinating microtrend that emerged was moving from knowledge to wisdom and insightfulness. In a Google-fueled world, knowing things is no longer as important as problem-solving. READ MORE

Davos Notes: State of the Union Shrugs, and the Spirit of RFK Hovers Above the CNBC Unemployment Debate My day started with a debate focused on global employment. The most memorable part was a powerful video highlighting the crisis. Watching it leaves you feeling like you have to do something before it's too late. READ MORE

Davos Diary: Heading to the World Economic Forum at a Crossroads Moment for the World From Davos to DC, it's clear that the world is in need of big ideas. Let's hope the president, and those business and government leaders gathering a continent away, rise to the challenge. READ MORE

LISTEN: Arianna Discusses Davos on BBC Radio 4

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The Next Generation Of Wikileaks

2011-01-28T14:33:47Z

BERLIN (By Mark Hosenball) - All across Europe, from Brussels to the Balkans, a new generation of WikiLeaks-style websites is sprouting.

Like their ...

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