Sentences with phrase «where leaders of countries»

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His biography contains elements of an epic novel: growing up the son of a jailed Trotskyist labor leader in whose Chicago home he met Rosa Luxembourg's and Karl Liebknecht's colleagues; serving as a young balance of payments analyst for David Rockefeller whose Chase Manhattan Bank was calculating how much interest the bank could extract on loans to South American countries; touring America on Vatican - sponsored economics lectures; turning after a riot at a UN Third World debt meeting in Mexico to the study of ancient debt cancellation practices through Harvard's Babylonian Archeology department; authoring many books about finance from Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire [1972] to J is For Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception [2017]; and lately, among many other ventures, commuting from his Queens home to lecture at Peking University in Beijing where he hopes to convince the Chinese to avoid the debt - fuelled economic model off which Western big bankers feast and apply lessons he and his colleagues have learned about the debt relief practices of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.

Despite the grand ambitions for cooperation voiced by the two countries» leaders, achieving substantive results often eludes them, particularly in the Russian Far East and the Arctic, where realizing the plethora of trade, investment, and infrastructure deals announced since 2014 has been difficult.

That fact was a major takeaway from our recent trip to China, where we met with some of the country's top business and political leaders.

For the second year, Walmart Canada is running the Green Student Challenge where teams of post-secondary students from across the country have an opportunity to convince some of Canada's most successful business leaders that they have the most compelling breakthrough idea to change business as we know it.

In short: Trump, a man whom other countries have frequently and successfully manipulated, appears set to have personal talks with the leader of an extremely dangerous country on an issue where the stakes are literally nuclear.

The dispute offers another example of the rising tensions between mining companies and the government leaders in cash strapped countries where they operate

The people who use this as a basis for electing a leader would be better suited living in a country where religion plays a role in the laws of the land.

Tell that to all the «Christian» leaders of this country that have sent us to war numerous times where we use this technology for the wrong purposes.

You live in a country where a prime minister has appointed half of his leaders to be female, not based on merit, so it's not surprising that this has influence on the rest of the culture in your country.

This is something of a honeymoon for the new president and the country, a time of optimism and new initiatives where the recently elected leader of the free world moves quickly to take advantage of the momentum of his campaign and high approval ratings to accomplish some of his key campaign promises.

«This year alone, over 20 attacks have been recorded in the country leaving behind a trail of death and destruction where over 200 Kenyans have lost their lives» the leaders recalled.

Republicans should be happy to learn this Truth that has brought America to the state of Light for Obama to pick on it.One thing good about American Democracy is it is «truly participating» and lasting with lessons for others to follow in modernity to tap blue horizons of life.Those blue horizons just do not end in economics that has many minds to tap the financial barometer of the country self educative in working of its affluent class and ordinary class both domestically and internationally relating to perfection with budgeting of money in economic plans that have been existing and are in the process to move charismatically with a tide over where bipartisan element also comes into play well integrated to test the mettle of the top leader of the country who has to stand over the continuous democratic element evolving of the country both in economic as well as inherently in spiritual terms for the good of the people at large mixing with the culture of exchange that has humanity behind it to survive??

You might even hurt millions, or billions (and its just plain dumb luck, as you can see from the war mongering and stupidity of «religious» political leaders, like McCain, et al, who have said it would be a dandy idea to nuke Iran, that the body count has been higher due to people with lots of weapons, and countries full of people, who where duped into following insane people, because they where tired of the failure of priests to make the world better.)

This country is based upon separation of church and state and some of these organizations, if they had their way, would make this country a western version of some Islamic countries where the religious leaders are the people pulling the strings, not the political people.

I am so sorry that America is becoming a country where many of the leaders preach the Gospel of FEAR.

It is unfortunate that a country of this stature, who rules the world, from the skies like a god, and lacks comprehensive leadership to deal with these pressing issues... where are the Presidents akin to our late leaders that took the initiative and got things done, America has become a cold, hostile place to live, We lack the sense of unity that made us what we are... There are hundreds of thousand unemployed, Why can't the government promote an agency akin to the peace corps, that utilizes the young folks sitting on their a $ $ and make them earn their unemployment check by working in this storm zone, to rehabilitate and get these folks back on their feet... it would promote a culture of selflessness and charity and would without a question cause a paradigm shift in the minds of our youth, This is what makes a nation great!

A lot of politics, then, for a week where the three party leaders were out of the country.

That Cuomo marched alongside the leaders of the city and country's most prominent teachers unions in the same park where the Occupy Wall Street movement erupted was a clear demonstration of the governor's eagerness to burnish his progressive credentials.

And perhaps we can also start to be more aware of the persistence of social class in this country, where political leaders are drawn from a narrow social elite and where birth cohort evidence shows that parental background has a huge influence on academic attainment, health and labour - market opportunities.

In the UK, Labour party leader Ed Miliband has framed his agenda of a fairer country and a more responsible capitalism in a context where there is less money to spend, arguing that «it's Labour's responsibility to find a new approach for tough times» and that he wants to «demonstrate once and for all that Labour is a party for all times, not only a party for good times.»

And that is why it was interesting to spot the increasing number of bits of Boris» speeches where he presents himself as a leader of the country, not just of London.

«At this critical stage in our country where people are fast losing hope in politicians to address the current economic crisis and deal with corruption, Ghana needs a leader who is honest, decisive, incorruptible, and competent, to improve the lives of the citizenry,» Mrs. Akufo - Addo, who is sometimes addressed by some NPP elements as «First Lady In - Waiting,» said.

Growing diplomatic tensions between Britain and Argentina over the Falklands have been brought to a head in Mexico, where the country's leaders have clashed in a corridor on the fringes of the G20 summit.

«I am proud to live in a country where our leaders understand and acknowledge the importance of celebrating diversity, and ensuring that all people truly are treated equally.

Speaking in Swindon as part of a tour of west country constituencies, where his speech was watched by his parents, the Conservative leader said: «At the start of this campaign I said we would fight this election for the people who are ignored in our society, the ones who work hard, pay their taxes, live decent lives and yet feel they are sidelined.

We are at a cross roads in our state and country where elected leaders should be working together in an inspired pursuit of common ground.

«This is a country built on the principles of freedom and tolerance, where individuals are welcome to worship freely,» said Sen. Jeff Klein, the IDC leader.

The Labour Party wants to hold televised hustings in the parts of the country where it lost when it elects a new leader over the summer.

Baroness Jan Royall, Labour's leader in the Lords, said: «I am very proud to lead an excellent team which will scrutinise and vigorously oppose legislation where it harms the interests of the people of our country, and support Ed Miliband as he builds trust in our party so that we can defeat this unfair, incompetent and out of touch government at the next election.»

The demise of Mugabe leaves Zimbabwe in a different situation to a number of other African countries where veteran leaders have been toppled in popular uprisings or through elections.

Mr Clegg admitted both party leaders were taking «big risks» but said it would be a «new politics»: «It's a new kind of government, a radical, reforming government where it needs to be and a source of reassurance and stability at a time of great uncertainty in our country too.»

During our weekend in Navajo country — where we visit a substance - abuse clinic and meet a Native American Church leader as well as attend the peyote session — he exults in displaying his knowledge of psychedelic chemistry and his talent for mimicry.

When President Trump announced that he was pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement last summer, leaders across the country stood up and stepped in where the president had stepped out.

However, countries who have midwives as the leaders of maternity care and where home birth is considered among the norm experience better birth outcomes than countries where birth is facilitated in hospital settings with obstetricians.

Instead of promoting choice and letting the chips fall where they may, thoughtful leaders in cities across the country know that governments and their partners and choice advocates have important, challenging work to do if they want school choice to truly benefit families in the real world.

I'm thrilled that Education Next is helping to foster that discussion with a convening this Friday, September 16 in Washington DC — where a host of education researchers, change agents, community - and thought - leaders, and policy makers will discuss what we've learned about the country's views on K - 12 education over the past decade.

«As charter schools continue their reach across the country to respond to increased demand from families, we realize the mounting importance of having a stronger, improved framework in place to inform state and national leaders of what is working and where they can improve,» said Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Prior to District 79, she was the National Director of Recruitment and Admissions for New Leaders, where she helped school districts across the country recruit and select exemplary school lLeaders, where she helped school districts across the country recruit and select exemplary school leadersleaders.

Richard Barth, CEO of the KIPP Foundation, says similar collaborations have sprung up across the country, where civic leaders have moved past the «charter vs. district debate» and are asking themselves: «How do we just make sure that every child in the city gets to wake up in the morning and go to a great school?»

Having recently and frequently written about the inherent shortcomings of the current principalship model that is employed by schools across the country, I was asked this morning, «What about schools where the principal really is an instructional leader, has those talents, and applies them regularly?

Previously, she served as the coordinator of the Montgomery Institute and Teaching Fellow for Montgomery County Education Association's Center for Teacher Leadership, where she worked with teacher leaders across the country on collaborative problem solving to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

Justin then transitioned to Director, Strategic Consulting where he provided consulting services for teacher leadership initiatives for the New York City Department of Education and leaders from urban districts across the country.

Ms. Williams was placed with the University of Virginia's Darden - Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education in Charlottesville, Va., where she works with school districts around the country to support their school turnaround efforts.

Later, Rich joined the Building Excellent Schools Emerging Leaders Program, where he learned from some of the highest performing charter schools in the country.

I recently attended a national conference where hundreds of educators, parents, policy makers, and community leaders gathered to discuss innovative ways to ensure that high school students in this country are ready for college, work and life.

Among other things, the importation of foreign talent tells us there are plenty of jobs in our country, but simply not enough young people prepared to take them; that is where we, as urban education leaders, come in.

It is important to remember that Lincoln's generation of political leaders had grown up in a country where the possibility of disunion was always present but each time a compromise had always averted war.

While in many families it would be big news if one member was to up and visit one of the most dangerous places on earth - a place where Mom had previously been shot at (though she always said they were shooting at the tires, not at her), where she had met with the military leader Ahmed Shah Massoud (who was later assassinated by two suicide bombers), where the Taliban still controlled much of the country, and where more than two hundred members of the U.S. and Coalition forces would die before the year was out - for our family it was business as usual.

This is a region where visionary leaders continue to push the boundaries and every year, reach new heights in their quest to transform their respective countries into global destinations of distinction, leveraging their favorable geographical location and bringing the world to their doorsteps.

«The St. Regis brand remains laser - focused on increasing its presence in destinations where travellers from around the globe are seeking bespoke guest experiences, and we are thrilled to expand our portfolio in south - east Asia with an extraordinary brand debut in Malaysia — one of the most dynamic countries in the world,» said Jim Petrus, global brand leader, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts.