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Tom Friedman Explains Causes Of America's 'Sub-Optimal Solutions' (VIDEO)

Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Gerrymandering, Governance, President Obama, Civics, Media, Citizens, American Business, Internet, Politics, One-Party System, Cable News, Global Warming, China, Charlie Rose, Media News

New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman is worried that America is producing "sub-optimal solutions" to big problems like global warming, an educa...

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Why Values Trump Rules and Regulation

Dov Seidman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: HOW Online, Business Ethics, Governance, Crisis Management, Values, Government/Politics, Inspiration, Economy, Society, Triumph, Business News
Dov Seidman

More regulation, and in particular a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, could be a very good thing, but we shouldn't rush to regulation without careful consideration of two key questions.

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Africa's Seat at the Table

President Abdoulaye Wade | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: G-20 Summit, Governance, President Barack Obama, Malaria, Reform, G-20, Accra Speech, World Bank, g20, Senegal, Food Shortage, Robert Zoellick, Senegal President, United Nations General Assembly, Aids, President Abdoulaye Wade, World News
President Abdoulaye Wade

Battling global warming, the economic crisis, food and energy shortages, and AIDS and malaria requires co-partners, not post-colonial relationships.

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365 Days and Still Thanking Jesus

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Negotiation, Governance, Afghanistan, American Democracy, Peacebuilding, President Obama, Narrative, Middle East, Cold War, Defense Budget, Government, Facilitation, Military, Climate Change, One Year Later, Conflict Resolution, Barack Obama, Timidity to Govern, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

In looking at Obama's first year, we must not fall into the typical trap that pits idealism against pragmatism, where the virtuous line up against the effective, and the purists fight the negotiators.

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Women Board Members Make a Difference

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Women in Business, Governance, Board of Directors, U.S. Business, Financial Results, World News
Blythe McGarvie

When I was in my twenties starting out in business, I asked the septuagenarian man sitting next to me at a meeting held at his private club whether it...

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Shariah in Lawless Somalia

Abukar Arman | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Al-Shabab, Shariah, Governance, Somalia, Hizbul-Islam, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Religion and Politics, Islamic Law, Tfg, World News
Abukar Arman

Can lawless Somalia be governed by Shariah? It depends! The Somali people are desperate for a government and indeed a system of governance that they can invest their trust in.

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Sustainability: It's Not About Light Bulbs

Dov Seidman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Environment, Business Ethics, Governance, Values, Inspiration, Customer Experience, Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability, Economy, Society, Business News
Dov Seidman

We need to reframe and reclaim sustainability to take the term beyond "green" and make it relevant to the work businesspeople do every day.

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A Goal for Copenhagen: Keep the Focus on Enforcement

Peter Lehner | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Copenhagen, Fundecor, Governance, Nicaragua, Rainforest, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Costa Rica, Green News
Peter Lehner

There's no silver bullet that can resolve the carbon emissions problem in Copenhagen, but there are steps that can be taken to help developing nations strengthen their institutions and, with that, enforcement.

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Despite Obama in Ghana, a Bad Month for African Democracy

Todd Moss | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Clinton, Todd Moss, Governance, Africa, Center for Global Development, State Department, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Congo Crisis, Congo Violence, Congo, Presidency, Voting Problems, Obama Ghana Trip, Hillary Clinton Africa, Obama Ghana Speech, Africa-Democracy, African-Development, Gabon, Ghana Obama, Niger, Coup, World News
Todd Moss

In Mauritania the vote was so obviously suspicious that the electoral chief resigned and the opposition rejected the results.

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What Would Be the Result of Quitting AfPak?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Governance, World, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, 9/11, Taliban, Proportionality, Military, Ethics, Stephen c.rose, Afbak, Foreign Affairs, Un, Casualties, International, World News
Stephen C. Rose

In essence, if we avoided a disproportionate response, we would be doing what I believe we should have done after 9/11. We didn't and look what happened.

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Put the Brakes on the Bank: Carbon Finance in Indonesia

Chad Dobson | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Transparency, Sustainable-Forestry, Governance, Human Rights, Indonesia, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Finance, World Bank, Reducing Carbon Emissions, Indigenous Rights, International-Financial-Institutions, Reducing Deforestation in Developing Countries, Civil Society, Deforestation, Indigenous People, Business News
Chad Dobson

The World Bank's current struggle within its Forest Carbon Partnership Facility illustrates the difficulty of building a solid programmatic foundation that incorporates civil society concerns.

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Why I Don't Want the Recession to End Yet

Dov Seidman | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Environment, HOW Online, Business Ethics, Governance, Crisis Management, Values, Government/Politics, Inspiration, Dov Seidman, Lrn, Society, Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability, Economy, Business News
Dov Seidman

Now that there are signs of recovery, there's a part of me that doesn't want things to get too good too fast. We could use some more time to understand what went wrong with our economy.

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Indonesia Tries Honesty Policy to Rebuild Trust

Dov Seidman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Read More: HOW Online, Business Ethics, Governance, Values, Government/Politics, Inspiration, Dov Seidman, Customer Experience, Society, Economy, Business News
Dov Seidman

Nordstrom has a great reputation for customer service because, among other things, the department store trusts people who bring their purchases back to the store and gives them refunds.

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Congress Should Not Cap CEO Pay, But Look at the Deeper Problems of Corporate Governance

David Paul | Posted 03.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Fuld, Aig, Financial Crisis, Credit Default Swaps, Governance, Lehman Brothers, CEO Compensation, Business News
David Paul

It needs to be said: The Congress of the United States has no business setting the terms of executive compensation.

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(Not) Newmark's Law -- the "Culture of Participation" and "Consent of the Governed"

Craig Newmark | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Wikipedia, Jeff Jarvis, Governance, Jay Rosen, Culture of Participation, David Weinberger, Craigslist, Media News
Craig Newmark

Anyone who runs anything, that is, any governing entity, should normally operate in the "culture of participation" mode.

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A Bumpy Road to Health: Human Rights, Obama, and Lessons from Kenya

Rishi Manchanda | Posted 01.10.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Leadership, Women's Rights, Governance, Equity, Health, Physicians for Human Rights, Democracy, Civil Society, Health Care, Kenya, Barack Obama, Participation, World News
Rishi Manchanda

Kenya's health infrastructure remains thirsty for workers in a sea of relative plenty, and patients continue to pay the ultimate price.

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Barack Obama And The Righteous Wind

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, Governance, Righteous Wind, Colin Powell, Barack Obama, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose I doubt anyone remembers a Presidential candidate saying we have a righteous wind at our back, but these remarkable words are now ...

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Fourteen Changes Barack Obama Could Make in His First 30 Days

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement, Governance, Green Jobs, Financial Aid, Democracy, Policy, Barack Obama, Carbon Neutral, Stephen C. Rose, Businesses, White House, Federal Government, Presidential Records, Tax Filing, Huffington Post, No-Bid Contracts, Health Reform, Flexible Work Schedules, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

If he can infuse the huge federal engine with bite-sized, doable tasks that all link together somehow, he will be a mystery reformer -- a relatively low-key, undramatic force that renews and redirects an ineffective establishment.

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A Double Tragedy for China

Yang Jianli | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Governance, China Google, China Internet Access, China Earthquake, China, Tiananmen Square, Politics News
Yang Jianli

Since the earthquake struck, I have had one question foremost in my mind: How can we help the Chinese government do the right thing, and sure the Chinese people are not doubly victimized?

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