Monthly Archives: November 2007

bm235 Online Community and State of Emergency

November 18, 2007

At a time when the Pakistani government is using the state of emergency declaration to crack down on opposition and media, many citizens are turning to the internet. Amer Sarfraz, one of the people responsible for the Pakistani online community Buzzvines, joins me to describe life under the...

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Update, EU Xenophobes

Update, EU Xenophobes

November 17, 2007

Well, they lasted a year, and at last the far-right racist and xenophobic block of the European Parliament fell apart last week.  Known by their ironic title "Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group", the block dissolved after the Romanian far-right members were offended by derogatory comments by Mussolini's granddaughter. In practice it means they will get less speaking...

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Inspiring versus Annoying

Inspiring versus Annoying

November 15, 2007

First of all welcome to all the new people who have probably met me at this conference here in Paris. Many of you probably aren't into the world of blogs and podcasts, so the fact that you clicked over to my website is a major milestone... maybe. It was...

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bm234 Kasparov and The Other Russia

November 14, 2007

Gary Kasparov is known for being a chess master. Now he is challenging the president of Russia for control of the country, calling it a battle to bring democracy back to the nation.  With the help of my guest, Olaf Koens, in Moscow, we look at the details of Kasparov that...

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Sustaining Paris

Sustaining Paris

November 13, 2007

Greetings from Paris, where I'm spending a few days to have a few meetings and mainly, to attend a conference dedicated to sustainable investment and corporate social responsibility. Ha.. some people are thinking "those are buzzwords!"... you might be right, which is part of why I came down...

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