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John Perkins: How to Remake the Global Economy on fora.tv

2010-04-12T04:34:47.042Z

Economic hit man John Perkins has confessed the sins of predatory politicians and analyzed the reasons for the current meltdown. A reformed economist, he warns that returning to our "normal" blueprints for the global economy would prove disastrous. Perkins details the steps to transform "the mutant form of capitalism" into a system based on sustainability and justice.

Rethinking How to Feed The World on fora.tv

2010-04-12T02:06:53.050Z

World leaders and CEOs at the Davos 2010 World Economic Forum participate in a panel called Rethinking how to feed the world. The panel discusses the challenges facing global food production and possible solutions that will increase yield and support agricultural producers worldwide.

The panel is moderated by Prannoy Roy, Chairman, New Delhi Television (NDTV), India, and panelists included: Jakaya M. Kikwete, William H. Gates III, Ellen Kullman, Nguyen Tan Dung, Patricia A. Woertz, Prannoy Roy,

Scott Harrison: Water As Luxury on Fora.tv

2010-04-11T08:55:47.592Z

Scott Harrison - Scott Harrison spent 10 years as a New York City party promoter, throwing fashion and music events at top nightclubs for the likes of MTV, VH1, ABC TV, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Universal Records, Island Records, Bacardi, and Anheuser-Busch. In the fall of 2004, he returned to his childhood Christian faith and left nightlife to volunteer with a team of humanitarian doctors and surgeons onboard a hospital ship in Liberia, Africa. Armed with a pair of Nikons, Harrison spent eight months as the ship's volunteer photojournalist, documenting the incredible need he saw there.

Returning home to New York City a year later, he produced a large exhibition in Chelsea of more than 100 photographs and videos from the journey. The show gathered major media attention and brought in more than $96,000 in donations for medical procedures and freshwater well projects in Africa.

Following another six-month journey on the ship to West Africa, he returned to New York City to found the non-profit organization charity: water. Turning his full attention to the global water crisis and the 1.1 billion people without clean water to drink, he and a small team created exhibitions in galleries and outdoor parks, online campaigns, and nationally-aired public service announcements.

In three years, with the help of more than 60,000 donors from 200 countries and 300+ media mentions, charity: water has raised not only massive awareness, but more than $10 million, funding more than 1,400 water projects in 16 developing nations. Those projects will provide over 700,000 people with clean, safe drinking water.

Sasa Vucinic invests in free press

2010-04-02T10:05:33.242Z

Sasa Vucinic's Media Development Loan Fund applies venture-capital principles to create a sustainable free press in developing nations and countries emerging from repressive regimes. - Changing money isn't necessarily the only option - changing the modes and models of investment is another one. Check him out.

PS He gets my personal endorsement too as our kids go to school together.

Mama Money Credit Card Offer

2010-04-01T06:04:18.041Z

In his book, Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely introduces the idea of a credit card that empowers one's self-control. By 2020. we can now embed the credit cards with smart chips that can link with other smart devices (your refrigerator, your wardrobe, your medical records, etc.) and guide you to better decisions.

Establishing an economic system that works with our psychology and impulse to enable better choices will free up resources for everybody. This is one such card offer - the Mama Money Credit Card.