After Cancun: Possibilities for a New North-South Grand Bargain on Trade
By Thomas I. Palley

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Posted on February 21st, 2004 by jl
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This report appeared on the Singapore Straits Times website on 20 February 2004.

Posted on February 20th, 2004 by jl
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When I was a child, I thought that one day a man would come and sweep me off my feet. He would be tall, not necessarily dark but certainly handsome. He would be wise and witty. He would be charming and eloquent. But most of all, he would be strong, protective, loving and caring. He would be a real man. Not a boy. Not a child who wouldn’t grow up. Not a man who requires constant attention. Not a ditzy queen. But a real, big, buffed man.

As I grew up, I began to realise what a fallacious fantasy this was. This man did not exist. Or if he did, he was so deeply hidden in the haystack that I’d sooner find the needle before I found him. Instead, life yielded men who were in the closet and troubled; men who were married and were trouble; men who were in trouble and couldn’t fend for themselves let alone me. And then, there were men who were just plain trouble.

Posted on February 20th, 2004 by jl
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Weeks like this don’t crop up very often which is probably just as well. Immensely positive though the current cosmic climate is, it is nonetheless creating a level of intensity and drama in your world. Try to go beyond a state of tension. You are under pressure for a very good, healthy reason. Something has long been unsatisfactory. All reasonable, gentle attempts to put it right have failed. It’s thus now essential to use a force with more power. You need to be strong. But you don’t need to stop being loving and forgiving.
- Cainer for Aries on Monday, 16 February 2004.

Posted on February 16th, 2004 by jl
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This was published in the Global Trends column in the Star Newspaper on Monday, 16 February 2004.

Posted on February 16th, 2004 by jl
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