Category: geopolitics

The USA Had A Major Clandestine Operation Running In Iran Jun 2009

Seymour Hersh writing in The New Yorker magazine, July 2008: Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert…

Happy Twitter Anniversary To Me Jun 2009

Tomorrow is my 2nd Twitter anniversary so it’s the perfect opportunity to take stock of what it means to me. At the time of writing this, I’ve done…

GDay World 384 – Michael Doneman on Ethical Entrepreneurship Jun 2009

My guest on today’s show is Michael Doneman – one part business coach, one part social activist, one part guru. Over the last few months his name has…

GDay World 383 – Jabiz R on Iran Jun 2009

My guest today is Jabiz R. Born in Iran, raised in America, now living in Qatar, Jabiz is an educator and blogger. I’ve really enjoyed some of his…

GDay World 381 Reloaded Jun 2009

Hey folks, apparently I screwed up the track alignment in show 381 (about banks) so there is a fair amount of overlapping of voices. (Thanks to Anthony Voevodin…

Why Letting Banks Fail Is Actually Good For Real People Jun 2009

Continuing our theme about banks this week, a friend sent me a link to the ChangeThis site which has a manifesto from Douglas Rushkoff. Here are a couple…

The Govt Hates Banks Too Jun 2009

The Commonwealth Bank announced that it is raising interest rates by 10 base points (which is 0.1% to the rest of us). Deputy prime minister Julia Gillard called…

Today is Che Day Jun 2009

June 14 is the birthday of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna known to most of us by his nickname "Che". If all you know about Che is stuff…

GDay World 381 – Why We Hate Banks (part one) Jun 2009

UPDATE: The original audio for this show had a problem (overlapping tracks) so I’ve re-uploaded it here. We hate banks. (see my recent poll) It’s true. You know…

Why People Hate Aussie Banks Jun 2009

Today I’m recording a podcast about why people hate banks so much – and what we can do about it. I’m interviewing a range of people about banks,…