When we look at the news cycle - conflict, oppressive regimes, natural disasters resulting from climate change - it's easy to wonder: Is the world in a crisis?
When we look at the news cycle - conflict, oppressive regimes, natural disasters resulting from climate change - it's easy to wonder, is the world in a crisis?
The poorest country in the Western hemisphere has a history of colonial interference, oppressive dictators, natural disasters, corruption, poor governance, violence and human rights abuses.
The poorest country in the Western hemisphere has a history of colonial interference, oppressive dictators, natural disasters, corruption, poor governance, violence... "Haiti - Children of Chaos" Telethon The two places might be almost ten thousand kilometres apart, but Romanians opened their hearts and their wallets to stricken Haiti in a telethon organised by UNICEF and Realitatea TV station.
I frequently complain about the industry myself in this space, but not this week, because I spent much of it in Havana … which basically felt like a picturesque disaster area, still under the thumb of oppressive one-party rule.
At a time of such global turmoil and national disasters, with earthquakes and wars, uprisings against oppressive governments and tsunamis, the royal wedding became a symbol for all of us to believe that we can still celebrate hope and love.
What about the common feeling that these lofty modernist visions often turned out to be oppressive and inhuman; that they could lead to the kind of disasters from which many cities – Birmingham for example – had to escape?
It's worth noting that there have been several major oppressive governments throughout world history, resulting in some of the biggest disasters ever.
And it is one of the Commission's high functions to protect the public interest against unfair or oppressive financial practices which in the past led to such great havoc and disaster.
An oppressive government?" For his part, Mr. Baxter has not given up on the prospect of future disaster generating future business.
