The 8. and 9. September there was an election in Norway. For the political parties election equals exams. A four year term and intensive campaigns determine the winners and the losers. The leader of the parties who form government are victorious and their status as party leader will never be safer. ...

Once a year the organization “Rydd en strand” cleans beaches along the Norwegian coast. This is the Norwegian contribution to The Ocean Conservancy, an international organization that protects the marine biology and cleans coastlines. In 2012 “Rydd en strand” reported that 51 ...

The UN has released a report pointing to insects as a food source for the future. This should open our eyes to a new way for us to feed ourselves. In a time of economic stagnation this food market can employ and create profit. Cultivation of insects can be a new economic industry with enormous poten ...

Mark Kerston writes on his blog that the International Criminal Court(ICC) has lost its independence from the United Nations Security Council(UNSC). This independence is the essence of international justice because no other institution should be able to control the court's investigations and jud ...

Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work in microfinance loans. Investment loans were given to poor people with no assets who otherwise do not qualify for for credit. Today nobody talks of these loans as salvation of the poor anymore. The internet site microfinanceschool.com wan ...

Joffe-walt (2013) has found that 14 million Americans receive disability checks. This does not necessary mean that peoples' health is deteriorating, despite what the charts suggest. Beside the people that truly qualify for the programs are the oportunitists that are struggling for a tiring job w ...