by D-L Nelson – France – Old wars are usually forgotten as soon as new wars make headlines. The war fought in Bosnia between March 1992 and November 1995 is such a war. In a conflict whose politics were as …
by D-L Nelson – France – France is a mecca for the large number of small-scale raw milk cheese producers that live and work in the region. Cheese lovers in the United States must content themselves with cheeses that abide …
Producing Artisan Cheeses in Provence: A Proud Tradition Still Lives Read more »
by D-L Nelson – France – Look closely at the Van der Grinten map. It is upside down, except it isn’t. The earth, seen from space, has no up and down.The map drawn by Gerardus Kremer (1512-1594) decorates classroom walls …
by D-L Nelson – France – People talk of capitalism, socialism or communism as if these were the only three economic systems for the world to choose from. Little is said about co-operativism, one of the least-publicized economic systems, El …
Cooperatives Provide Viable Alternative to Capitalism Read more »
by D-L Nelson – France – It is easy to talk about a problem; it is much harder to do anything about it. Two Canadian women, tired of hearing about leadership crisis, decided to kick-start a national dialogue. Françoise Morissette …
Two Canadian Women Start Leadership Dialogue with Book Read more »
by D-L Nelson – France – Geneva, Switzerland – “The chair is back,” Geneva residents are saying to each other. They are referring to a 12-meter (39-foot) wooden chair that stands between spouting fountains at the recently renovated Place des …
by D-L Nelson – France – Sujatha Venkatesh sips Indian spiced tea in her Geneva, Switzerland countryside home as she talks about her real and creative journey from Bangalore, India, to becoming the maven of Indian classic and folk dance …
by D-L Nelson – France – What turns a happy employee and grandmother into a striker willing to walk an icy picket line in Hamilton, ON, Canada for almost six months? Nancy Bachorski says unfair treatment is to blame. For …
Canadian Strikers Weather the Cold for Fair Wages Read more »
by D-L Nelson – France – Anyone who says one person can’t make a difference never met Karen Tse. She looks like a college student, but at 43, Tse is a lawyer, a Unitarian minister, a wife and mother. As …
Chinese Legal System: Better Than You Think Regarding Human Rights Read more »
by D-L Nelson France Not having any business experience didn’t stop artist-sculptor, Cristina Schønberg, from creating an arts and culture center in the tiny Catalan village of Argelès-sur-mer, France (www.argeles-sur-mer.com) at an age when most women are thinking of retirement. …