Blogs

By HENRY M. PAULSON Jr., New York Times

THERE is a time for weighing evidence and a time for acting. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout my work in finance, government and conservation, it is to act before problems become too big to manage.

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership raises a whole host of concerns in a variety of areas. In no particular order, here's a list of some of the reasons why we are currently against the deal.

By: Paul Krugman, International New York Times

By: Thomas Friedman, New York Times

WHEN it comes to dealing with the world’s climate and energy challenges I have a simple rule: change America, change the world.

I just returned from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. I came away with three observations: mindfulness is approaching a tipping point; human energy hotspots are the real attractor; and collective sleepwalkers remain dominant.

By MIKE IVESJAN. 7, 2014, New York Times

To some, Open Space Technology is a method for organizing meetings or facilitating groups. However, to the vast community of Open Space practitioners, Open Space is a way of life. It’s a philosophical perspective about how the world works, how humans organize, and a method for making visible some of the invisible laws of life and nature. We interviewed Harrison Owen, the founder of Open Space to learn his views on self-organization, structure, invitation and even grief.

By PAUL STEVENSJAN. 14, 2014, New York Times

By Thomas Friedman, New York Times