I felt inspired today Election Day after reading this. Hope it energizes your work for peace and compassion in the world too.

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U.S. COST OF VIOLENCE SURPASSES 15% of GDP

New Report Calculates Total U.S. Public and Private Expenditure on

Containing Violence – International & Domestic 

• $2.16 trillion or $15,000 per taxpayer spent on preventing or dealing with violence
• Violence–related expenditures four times greater than the Department of Defense budget
• If Violence…

An International Half Day Conference on Peace Building on 15th of March, 2012 at Hilton, Euston, London, UK.



"PEACE IN MY LIFETIME"



Speakers:

Baronness Jenny Tonge

Sir Richard Jolly

Dave Webb

Ian Davis

Chris Woods

Vijay Mehta

Mairead Maguire [TBC]



To register please email hur@unitingforpeace.com or register at our facebook page at…

CITIES DRIVE GLOBAL GROWTH

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

The world is going urban and no force whatsoever, save for geological cataclysm of a planetary scale, can wreck the social phenomenon of urbanization. My own country PH is now 70% urban population-wise, which is in far contrast to what it was once during my birthyear of 1958 when 85% of people were rural peasants and fisherfolks.

Cities were the ones that drove the domestic…

IEP's latest report, Economic Consequences of War on the US Economy, available here, analyzes the macroeconomic effects of US government spending on wars and the military. The report studies five periods – World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Afghanistan/Iraq wars – exposing the effect of war financing on debt, consumption, investment,…

the economic condition of the world as whole and the USA and its allies specially is getting worst with each passing day. no doubt there would be more then one reasons behind this collapse of economy, but the War Against Terrorism has also played a vital role in this regard. undefined war has destroyed the world from many aspects. specially the financial support involved in all military operations is the lion's share as commpared to the funds utilised for construction.

So it is the…

EUROZONE’S PATHETIC 0.8% GROWTH

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

Pathetic! This is what I can say of the latest 0.8% growth for the Eurozone during the 1^st quarter of 2011. The figure seems to echo the growth for Greece during the same period, of 0.8% growth in growth domestic product or GDP.

As I’ve been saying for a couple of decades now, based on a pattern that was started from 1990 onwards yet, Europe is flat on…

By Raghda El-Halawany

I was looking at some dollars in my hands, with their different USA figures (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln) and I was thinking to myself if soon enough we will be holding Yuan with different Chinese figures (Mao Zedong on…

MEDIA ADVISORY

March 23, 2011



NEW STUDY: REDUCTIONS IN VIOLENCE, INCREASE IN PEACE IN THE U.S., COULD YIELD HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS TO U.S. ECONOMY



RELEASE OF UNITED STATES PEACE INDEX, FIRST-EVER RANKING OF STATES FROM MOST TO LEAST PEACEFUL



Index Reveals Factors Related to Education, Health and Opportunity Strongly Correlate with Levels of Peace



WHAT: A briefing hosted by the Institute for…

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

Christmas is now nearing as of this writing. Christmas bell tolls, kids’ carols, merry songs & dances are now up in the air, inviting everyone else to share the spirit of fun and camaraderie.…

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

The yearend Holidays are now nearing, and so we all better cheer up for the forthcoming holiday season. As early as November, Christmas trees and gigantic lanterns were already set up in malls and public places in the Philippines, a very thoughtful way of…

USA’S LEADERSHIP HAD EVAPORATED, WHY OUGHT STOCK MARKETS FOLLOW?…

The world community must find ways and resources through creating employment and income generating opportunities for the poor segment of society to eradicate poverty.

Poverty,…

PUNISH BUSH & NEO-CONS FOR WAR CRIMES!

Erle Frayne D. Argonza…

APPRECIATING PARK CHUNG HEE

Erle Frayne D. Argonza…

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

As we get filled electrified with the euphoria of the world soccer games, the…

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

Magandang gabi! Good evening!…

I've developed an executive certification program through the University of San Diego. I'd really love some feedback about its perceived viability in other countries if marketed as an online course. I have taught the courses individually with success, but not sure if multinational organizations or companies will see it as a valuable certification. The curriculum is commercially based, but it is focused on bridging cultures, creating awareness, and establishing an open-mind, global mindset.…