Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 22, 2009
At the UN, talking about the future of the globe
Just a short while ago, with some 100 heads of state gathered at the United Nations, a conference on combating climate change was opened by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general. In his remarks he called for unity to address the problem and appealed to world leaders to set aside their national interests and think about the future of the earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 21, 2009
World leaders meet in New York and Pittsburgh
This week the United States are going to host two important summits, one in New York and the other in Pittsburgh. which will take place between December 7 and December 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 18, 2009
Six Italian soldiers killed in Kabul
While right now in the US politicians are bickering and posturing trying to get a health reform much needed but little believed in, very soon they are going to be involved in another important matter which is adding to the deficit the government is running but much more important increasing the deaths of the American and NATO soldiers: Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 17, 2009
Not much has changed since 1972
On Sunday, September 13, the Washington Post published an article written by George S. McGovern “It’s Simple: Medicare for All.” It made me think how things would have turn out were he to have won the election in the campaign he fought in 1972 against Richard Nixon. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 15, 2009
Sarkozy’s happiness and well-being at the G20
Next week the G20 summit will start at Pittsburgh. One of the assistants will be President Sarkozy from France. As Keyboard Politics published on September 2nd, the French president had a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel from Germany at which time he said “We want to see things changed in Pittsburgh.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 14, 2009
Political clout of pensioners in Germany
Last night took place in Germany a television debate between the two main candidates for the coming elections. The results indicated that neither Chancellor Angela Merkel nor her challenger Frank-Walter Steinmeier, from the center-left, managed to win. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 13, 2009
Health care reform: supporters and protesters
In the US the issue of health care not only is not calming down but the divisions, contradictions, plans, etc. are increasing. As well as the protests and distortions. And the country, as in many other ways, continues divided mostly in two camps: the supporters of President Obama and the protesters of his plan. Read the rest of this entry »
