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Glenn Brigaldino
Social scientist and specialist in development cooperation, have lived and worked in Europe, Africa, and Asia before settling in Canada.

Much of my writing relates to international affairs, with occasional attempts at fiction (still in progress)

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Reflections on success, struggle, and happiness: 2 of 298

Senseless MissionsGalaxies are colliding, someone in an ivory tower discovered the other day;Meanwhile DNA from a soda-pop can, gave him away and at last he got locked up with a chance for early parole.Comparative analysis of obesity rates in the countries of the West has been done; the mismatch between high-school scores and... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Debt Debt: How much debt is too much?: 1 of 23
How much is too much debt? Most all of it if is yours!Debt is not necessarily a bad thing. If you have enough of it, best well over $100,000 then paradoxically it is easier to get more credit than if you owe $10,000. At least until teh 2008 financial crunch came along and perhaps doubled the thresholds. How so? Well, usually ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Debate on the war in Iraq: 8 of 123
The tide is highThe tide is high, body counts keep rising, coming to the box office soon, Rome is on fire. More than five long years after 9/11 and the triggering of the new imperial wars, on the home-front, at long last, in 2004 the anti-war movement (rallying around Cindy Sheehan) has reached the barbed-wire fences of the E... More..
Travel > Europe Travel experiences: A trip to London: 5 of 24
Mind the gap. Why? Isn't it possible to engineer subway trains at level height with the platform? Whole generations of Londoners and their many visitors have had to pay attention not to trip and break a foot when getting o0n or off of the "tube". Young mothers struggle daily to safely maneuver their kids in their strollers in... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Society has its priorities confused: 19 of 70
As years come and go priorities slumber through the seasonsAgain next month, on most any day before Christmas, last minute shopping will slow down but still there will be no time to rest. Ten minutes idling away in line at the drive-through window to snatch a burger and some fires doesn't count as time out. It is the season t... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Should Labor Day in the US honor workers or the end of summer: 3 of 10
Labor day for the masses or keeping the system greasedAs millions of US-Americans and Canadians joyously head of for picnics an barbeques, only a scattering of activists will pay tribute to the ideas and historic ideals of Labor Day. But what is in the name, does anyone recall the history and the events that lead up to establ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Hunger, Disease & Poverty World hunger: Causes and effects: 3 of 9

As the mainstream media fails to provide coherent and regular reporting on important world events that are not easily "marketable", lives go on in many places we rarely hear about. The struggles and concerns that shape the lives of so many people, are all too often ignored by the few large news agencies that provide 50 to 95 ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Struggle in life: 397 of 915
Paint is off.....Harvest failed three seasons in a row,Having once seen the big city lights,They had to take the urban plungeSet themselves up, at first it would be tight.He stumbled upon this guy, settled down on the pavement,next to the donut store with seating for patrons only;when he asked him if he'd like a tea or coffee... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Do people have absolute rights that all governments should protect?: 31 of 66
A daily portion of Human RightsThe concept of human rights is constantly under political pressure. No matter if in the so-called advanced and developed countries of "the North" or in the remote and unknown dungeons of the world's torture states, human rights can be little more than an abstract and general notion. Indeed, ever... More..
Business > Financing a Startup Types of companies you can start with little or no initial expenditure: 2 of 4

Is consulting a cup of tea for all?Consulting as a business and commitmentAs globalisation continues to transform, erode and reinvent forms of employment, an increasing number of formerly "secure" employees are finding themselves in and out of jobs more frequently than ever before. The captains of industry and their political... More..