How many jabs do you want?
25 January2021
From Avaaz.org
To say no to horde vaccines:
United Nations 2.0 In the next few years, the United Nations can and should transition from being a ‘maker of non-binding resolutions’ to a ‘global regulator and enforcer of regulations’. As explained below, both the power and the need for … Continued
As global citizens in 2021, we might feel, at times, as if we are an ant on an aircraft carrier. We know the ship is headed for the rocks, but we are just too small to do anything about it. … Continued
The Problem Issues demanding global governance are suddenly everywhere. Climate change action; internet regulation; tax haven abuse; care for the oceans; coordinated responses to terror organizations, tyrants and torturers; coordinated responses to natural disasters and contagious diseases. The more time … Continued
Original post by POW Over the past few decades and especially in recent times, there has been a lot of complaining about democracy – that it does not work, or that it is not a good system for government, or … Continued
This site has pointed out that we are some way off having a world parliament (see ‘About Global Democracy’). Perhaps we need simpler kinds of institutions for global regulation. For example, imagine if this article appeared in tomorrow’s newspaper: “The … Continued
1. Nobody is Driving the Bus Globalization has arrived with a bang. The last 20 years have brought acute awareness of the need for at least some regulation on global issues, such as the GFC, atmospheric pollution, and the internet. … Continued
People Power is a potentially frightening expression, conjuring visions of mob rule and lynching. In fact, people power it is like any other source of power – water, electricity, nuclear. It can be dangerous, or it can be good, depending … Continued
The effective application of people power to politics through the social media is helped by an understanding of the science behind group behaviour on large scales (refer ‘People Power – A Short Discussion on Group Dynamics). When aggregated with lessons … Continued
