Feb 4 2009
Author: Curbing Lobbyists’ Influence is Obama’s Most Difficult Task
With a tanking economy, warming planet and multiple bloody conflicts abroad, President Obama has his work cut out for him. His biggest challenge, however, might be keeping his campaign promise to transform American politics, according to Robert Kaiser, author of the new book “So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of [...]
Jan 31 2009
The World is Facing the First Truly Global Economic Crisis
by Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland January 28, 2009
Good afternoon, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to thank the forum’s organisers for this opportunity to share my thoughts on global economic developments and to share our plans and proposals.
The world is [...]