Paul Polak: An Entrepreneur Creating Chances at a Better Life

Repost from the New York Times For 30 years Dr. Polak, a 78-year-old former psychiatrist, has focused on creating devices that will improve the lives of 2.6 billion people living on less than $2 a day. But, he insists, they must be so cheap and effective that the poor will actually buy them, since charity disappears … Continue reading Paul Polak: An Entrepreneur Creating Chances at a Better Life →

Maggie – in her words

«She has the eyes of Stalin and the voice of Marilyn Monroe» Jacques Mitterand A controversial personality, perhaps the single most influential politician of the second half of the twentieth century, Margaret is someone I used to discard as a right extremist for a long time, like many people still do today. But, because of … Continue reading Maggie – in her words →

AMARTYA SEN: Economista, filosofo e decano dello sviluppo umano

Il lavoro dell’autorevole premio Nobel è stato costantemente caratterizzato dal concetto di sviluppo come libertà individuale di Simon Reid-Henry per The Guardian Traduzione a cura di Andrea Lisi Nel 1990 è venuto alla luce un insieme di idee raggruppabili sotto il concetto di sviluppo umano. Si tratta di una corrente di pensiero che non ha … Continue reading AMARTYA SEN: Economista, filosofo e decano dello sviluppo umano →

GET IT DONE!

The scene was the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban. A girl raised her voice against the leaders of the world. She spoke for more than half of the world's population.

HAPPINESS AND DEVELOPMENT: BHUTAN’S LESSON

This little Himalayan country has a lot to teach to the world, as a global leader in environmentally sustainable development. Here you can watch a video that shows how sustainability can be declined, using different indicators and approaches to "development" (i.e. measuring wealth and progress in terms of GNH instead of GDP). Do you want a simple … Continue reading HAPPINESS AND DEVELOPMENT: BHUTAN’S LESSON →

Andreas, Ulrike e la RAF

Le Brigate Rosse tedesche, gioventù bruciata per un'idea, la risposta disperata dei perdenti e dei disadattati. Storicamente, la Rote Armee Fraktion costituì un tentativo di lotta armata contro il sistema capitalista della Germania occidentale, prosperosa ma toccata ugualmente dai tumulti economici e sociali che negli anni 70 sconvolsero un pò tutto il mondo. Tentativo senza dubbio estremo, … Continue reading Andreas, Ulrike e la RAF →

GIRLFRIENDS

the women of the past keep phoning. there was another yesterday arrived from out of state. she wanted to see me. I told her <<no.>> I don't want to see them, I won't see them. It would be awkward gruesome and useless. I know some people who can watch the same movie more than once. … Continue reading GIRLFRIENDS →