Recent content by Agarwaen

Oh no, they are growing just 7.5%! But wait, that is still fast. They are already a lot richer than a decade ago, and as already mentioned their population is not growing a lot with their restrictive one-child-policy. And while their per capita gdp is still a lot less then the developed world...

The number of conflicts are on the rise, for one. And they are overwhelmingly internal affairs. One could argue that this is quite exceptional in relation to past eras.

Well, if the concept of "global tension" is in anyway usefull it must have something to do with the record (and rising) number of violent conflicts worldwide. :think:

Some graphs from the conflict barometer 2012: Number of violent conflicts are at record levels and rising fast: And almost all conflicts are internal, not between states: And maps:

Been getting worse since the end of cold war, but we still have 5 min till the end of the world.

I'd say both are right. Brazil are not getting much richer, but the living conditions are indeed improving. If you look to the poor, the country has been getting richer, creating jobs and distributing wealth. If you look to the middle class, the taxes are higher, the cost of living increasing...

onedreamer, what is this 5 stars movement? Foreign talks about Italian election focused on Monti and Berlusconi, so I'm a bit lost. You say they are against hierarchies? Somo sort of neo-anarchists? How they appear in more tradicional political cleavages? Like, are they pro or against the...

May 1st may well be big this year in some european countries. What are the spaniards planning?

Even brazilian ex-president Lula could not meet Chavéz in his last visit to Cuba. He is clearly in very bad shape. His last election was a mistake, he could have avoid all this by appointing a successor for the election. This personalism and centralism can't be good even for his polical...

With the last quarter it is continuing to slowdown, Euroland and Japan are already (again) in recession.

Actually, a "free" pass to public transportation for everybody could be a sensible policy. On cinema, maybe a better solution to benefit students and the elderly would be more dicounts based on time. At a wednesday afternoon the cinemas certainly lose money with those empty movie rooms.

Some brazilian cities, even somewhat poor ones, already have "Free WiFi". A public option for internet service. The speed of the connection is lacking though, and any decent speed internet is very expensive in Brazil.

Neighbour countries with their own tuareg minorities and with fear of islamist expansion may gladly welcome the French intervension. An intervension they now don't have to pay or fight themselves.

The nordic countries are some of the richest and less unequal in the world. Whatever they are doing, something must be right.

In Uruguay they are discussing legalizing marijuana and instituting a state monopoly over the production. Then each citizen would have a quota they could buy for their own use. Apparently the drug could become cheaper and of higher quality. :D