Global Culture

I take the bike to work. It makes me feel that I’m making a statement about the kind of future I want for my children. However, we can’t expect to change the world with such small steps. The task requires a more important sense of urgency. With Worldchanging: A User’s Guide [...]

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Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh of the Institute for Policy Studies released their report Top 200: The Rise of Corporate Global Power. The one fact that got my attention was that as of 2000, of the world’s 100 largest economic entities, 51 are corporations and 49 are countries. With General Motors, Wal-Mart, [...]

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Via oD Today I’m learning about the European Citizens Consultations, which:
provide the first-ever opportunity for members of the public from all 25 Member States to debate the future of the European Union across the boundaries of geography and language. Citizens reflecting the diversity of the population are randomly chosen to take part in the deliberations. [...]

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Most migrant stories tell tales of people flooding the big cities of “the North”. So when I got an email from Jenny sent from Zanzibar, Tanzania I knew how precious this unique window into life abroad would be. She is an awesome photographer too, so don’t forget to check her pictures in [...]

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Trying to convince a friend of mine to become a bridge blogger seems to be a little bit more difficult than I suspected. Besides the usual fear of “who will read my posts?”, there is the “I don’t want everyone to read about my life!”. So in an attempt to create some peace [...]

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