Entrepreneurship…finds a way, Part II
January 27th, 2012Chang Chang was just turning ten years old when I met him. Whip-smart, he'd already passed the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), though he'd only been in the US for…
German "managed capitalism" triumphs
January 27th, 2012The German Labour model of "Managed Capitalism" has proven to be superior to the Anglo-Saxon liberalized labour model. German unemployment is at a historic lowof 5.2%, while UK unemployment stands at 8.7%, and the USA…
School choice advocacy grows
January 26th, 2012Advocates of school choice have increased over the years and has spread across the USA and to other countries. Charter schools, which they are called in the USA is one option, in addition to support for vouchers for students…
School choice advocacy grows
January 26th, 2012Advocates of school choice have increased over the years and has spread across the USA and to other countries. Charter schools, which they are called in the USA is one option, in addition to support for vouchers for students…
How to be frugal…and stay out of jail
January 25th, 2012I once wrote an article for the Bay Area News Group about the many reasons to have a vegetable garden. Silly me, I thought this was an uncontroversial topic. Instead, I discovered that I've been breaking…
Impulse Driven
January 25th, 2012Confession time: I love Walmart. I can go in to any Walmart and find no fewer than 3,000,000 things I must have, right then. And therein lies the problem. If my shopping…
Greek creditors will return tomorrow to continue debt deal
January 25th, 2012Private bondholdersof Greekdebt will meet tomorrow with Greek officials. The private creditors are represented by the IIF the Institute for International Finance.Greece needs its creditors to wipe away 70% of the value of the bonds they hold. The…
IMF wants bigger firewall for Eurozone
January 24th, 2012The IMF chief Lagarde the former French Finance Minister has urged Eurozone leaders to build a bigger firewall to protect Italy and Spain. The EFSF needs to be larger to convince World markets that the EU is serious…
IMF predicts EU and global slowdown
January 22nd, 2012The IMF is predicting a global slowdown in 2012 instead of 4% growth has been forecasted at 3.3%. Meanwhile the Eurozone will shrink by 0.5%, a reversal of the predicted 1.1% growth. Greece, Portugal, Ireland, italy and…
Greece in negotiations to wipe away 70% of its debt
January 20th, 2012Greece is close to a deal that will see 70% of its outstanding 360 Billion euro debt wiped off. The country which had four straight years of economic decline, badly needs the deal where private creditors agree to take haircuts…