Being "of a Marxist disposition," as Varoufakis told me, he had tended to see calm as a prelude to turmoil: "Most of my colleagues in economics think of crises as preventable accidents — a mistake of some policy — whereas, if you look at the world from my perspective, capitalism generates them".
Victoria's Secret may not be the first company that comes to mind when one thinks of crisis relief, but the lingerie brand proved that they could step up to the plate during Hurricane Sandy -- and their contribution was actually pretty major.
People typically think of midlife crisis in men to be the most frequent type of midlife crisis but it certainly affects women as well and there are many husbands wondering what to do about their wife's midlife crisis.
Whenever I think of a crisis, I remember John F. Kennedy's wise words, "When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters - one represents change and the other represents opportunity".
With the world's attention focused on violent anti-government protests in Kiev, what do people outside the capital think of the crisis?
When you think of the crisis at the border, the photo of a young, migrant girl crying as her mother is frisked by a Border Patrol agent is probably the first image that comes to mind.
As a Gen-Xer I think of the crisis stereotype of my Baby Boomer parent's generation, one that would likely lead to a marital separation, a departure from a life-long career, a purchase of a Porsche (and possibly a yacht) and the 'acquisition' of a much younger, more attractive and probably temporary, domestic partner.
We deal with crises in our everyday life - or what we think of as crises.
I think of moral crises, but when have I known the taste of abstinence and self-discipline?
we don't like to think of a similar crisis in this country.
