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Barack Obama: Time for action is now

On February 5th, 2009, Barack Obama delivered a speech at the U.S. Department of Energy about the stimulus plan.

You can find a transcript at Huffington Post.

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Jeremy Rifkin: The European Dream – America’s nightmare?

Everybody knows what the "American Dream" is. But what is the "European Dream"? Jeremy Rifkin argues why the "European Dream" should become the vision in a globalized world.

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Karl Denninger: $700 Billion Bailout Law – You were robbed

Karl Denninger from fedupusa.org has his own view about the $700 billion bailout. A really interesting example of presenting facts, figures and charts.

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Iqbal Quadir: How Technology Is Empowering the Poor

In his talk, which was part of a LongNow Foundaton seminar, Iqbal Quadir describes his long-term observations and why he thinks that technology and not aid will empower the people in poor countries.


In his talk he claims that women manage money better. There’s another site that supports that idea and is recommended by the Blog Action day site: the GirlEffect.

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Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you’ve ever seen

I decided to join the Blog Action Day. But instead of posting only on October 15, 2008, the actual Blog Action Day, I will cover this year’s theme "Poverty" the whole week starting with a great TED talk again.

Swedish professor Hans Rosling makes the data come to live by some animations, commenting it like a sports game.

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