Alors qu’est publié en français, presque simultanément, le livre de Saski Sassen “Expulsions. Brutality and Complexity in the Global »[1], et que le livre de Thomas Piketty a le succès que l’on sait[2],   et après « The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World,[3] Jeremy Rifkin dans son dernier ouvrage poursuit donc sa réflexion prospective  et vient de publier : “The zero marginal cost society: The internet of…

En ce début d'après-midi à la mosquée Bilal, le verset 32 de la sourate La Table  fut intelligemment expliqué par le guide religieux, une dame de 40 ans aux femmes fidèles. Ina apprécia particulièrement le choix de ce verset qui tombait à point et dont la signification était que celui qui tue une personne comme s'il a tué toute l'humanité et celui qui sauve une personne, c'est comme s'il a…

President Obama made a passionate plea to Howard University graduates to get involved in the political process during a commencement address that involved a lecture on how to best bring about change as well as recognition of how America hasimproved over the years. Although activism of all types is important, Obama said, many young people aren’t willing to put in the work necessary to turn the dream of change into a reality. "You have to go through life with more than just a passion for change—you have to have strategy," Obama said, saying that what is needed is "not just…

Gerard Adams (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh;[2] born 6 October 1948) is an Irish republican politician who is the president of the Sinn Féin political party, and a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth since the 2011 general election.[3][4] From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament (MP) forBelfast West. He has been the president of Sinn Féin since 1983. Since that time the party has become the fourth-largest party in theRepublic of Ireland, the second-largest political party in Northern Ireland and the largest Irish nationalist party in that region.[5][6][7] In 1984, Adams was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by several gunmen from the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), including John Gregg.[8] From the late 1980s onwards, Adams was an important figure in the Northern Ireland peace…

China is doubling down on efforts to keep unprofitable factories afloat despite for years pledging to curb excess capacity, adding to a glut of basic materials flooding the global economy. The country’s overproduction of steel, aluminum, diesel and other industrial goods has driven down prices and crippled competitors, leading to thousands of lost jobs in the U.S. and elsewhere. China’s continuing aid for unneeded factories is triggering a sharp rise in trade disputes and protectionist sentiment, especially in the U.S., where trade has emerged as one of the pivotal issues in the U.S. presidential election. According to a Wall Street…