PG cartoonist Rob Rogers is providing his off-center take on the G-20 spectacle with a special visual report, today continuing his account of the protest clash in his neighborhood. 
Check out an interactive look at 72 works by editorial cartoonists around the world addressing the G-20 in the current Warhol museum exhibit, "Drawn to the Summit." 
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World views of PittsburghA look at what global media are sayingAn index to reports and articles about Pittsburgh as host of the G-20 from media around world. Read More... In DepthWas summit good for business?Thursday and Friday represented two days unlike any other in Downtown's history. A lot of local businesses lost money to make room for global-level discussion of how to right the world's financial troubles. The question is: Was it worth it? Read More. Oakland's long Friday nightEyewitness accounts of the clash between students, protesters and police that ended with 110 arrested. Read More. Curtain closes on the G20, but will it close on "money-making games"?Cindy Skrzycki, summit correspondent for the GlobalPost international news service, notes what while The Group of 20 concluded the Pittsburgh summit calling for greater supervision to avoid another world financial meltdown, it is very unclear how such safeguards can be implemented. Read More. Analysis: Obama strikes a tough tone on IranC.M. Sennott, GlobalPost's executive editor, cautions the West is running out of rhetorical options. Read More. U.S. wants goals set for economic reformPG Politics Editor James O'Toole previews the American G-20 agenda and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner forecast of today's outcome. Read More. Analysis: G20's real work begins at homeGlobalPost's Cindy Skrzycki looks at one of of the top goals of the Group of 20 summit ... world economic stability ... and the one word they seem to be avoiding in pursuit of that goal. Read More... Panel spotlights issues confronting G-20Panelists at the PG town hall meeting to discuss the G-20 summit agree the session will likely see little "drama" or breakthroughs on controversial global issues. Read More... How business links Pittsburgh to the worldA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette special report of stories providing a comprehensive look at the summit and its context in the world's shifting political and economic currents. Read More... The world arrives in the 'city of bridges'
A dispatch by GlobalPost's Cindy Skrzycki sets the stage for the global news organization's G-20 coverage in partnership with the Post-Gazette in a package including a look at G-20 members and their agendas. Read More... PerspectiveThe double-edged sword of the G-20PG columnist Tony Norman finds his sympathies are more with the non-violent protesters than they are with folks who have what he considers an irrational fear of dissent. Read More. Bring on the peer pressureThe G-20 forces the U.S. political system to grapple with problems that it has dangerously sidestepped for 30 years. Read More. Assessing Obama's foreign policy touchGlobalPost executive editor C.M. Sennott looks at the insights President Barack Obama's performance at the G-20 summit may lend to evaluating his leadership strengths. Read More... Pittsburgh must continue London's momentumKofi Annan, Amartya Sen and Michel Camdessus call on the G-20 to continue to work on its pledge to help the world's poor cope with the troubles spawned by a global economic crisis not of their making. Read More... G-20 growing painsThe RAND Corp.'s Lowell Schwartz cautions integrating the newcomer nations into the world's leading economic circles is unlikely to be straightforward or simple. Read More... G20 Pittsburgh: They meet againMichael Goldfarb, GlobalPost's United Kingdom correspondent, reflects on the London G-20 summit and this week's gathering and asks: Why do political leaders do this? Read More... In praise of globalizationRather than turning to protectionism as the global economy shifted during the 20th century, Pittsburgh leveraged its human capital, invested in developing new technologies and embraced globalization. Read More... The accidental rioter
In 1970, I was 20 years old. From my cozy efficiency apartment in Shadyside, I sat as a spectator, watching but not personally affected by all the turmoil over the Vietnam War. Read More... How women saved PittsburghMany things are cited as having made important contributions to our community's renaissance over the past 25 years. One major factor, however, is overlooked in nearly every account: It was the working women of Pittsburgh who made the transformation possible. Read More... There are plenty of reasons to protest the G-20
When the announcement was made in Washington that Pittsburgh would be the site of the G-20 summit, reporters laughed. Clearly, the significance of the city in the nation's history is poorly understood. Read More... Rob Rogers' G-20 Sketch BlogCartoonist at the summit
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From the BlogsBoth Sides Wrong NowAlexanderTD says a clear-eyed look at the Friday night confrontation in Oakland and sweep arrests spotlighted plenty of fault on both sides of the protest line. Read More. Red Zone Day2 - Uniformity & UnityPGrier explores the Downtown scene on Day 2 of the summit ijn pictures and words ... and finds some interesting undercurrents ... Read More. Peoples' March to the G-20 (Now! Nonviolent and permitted!)Maria in Pittsburgh put her faith in the seasoned activists at the Merton Center to pull off the biggest march of the G-20 summit without violence. Read More. Pancakes with the first ladyGlobalPost's correspondent at G-20, Cindy Skrzycki, talks with Michelle Obama, albeit briefly, about pancakes.. Read More. Last Day -- what will end up getting done?With the sudden dramatics about Iran dangled in front of the world media, Indian Run Sage looks at the regulatory challenges still before the G-20 and can't help but smell a rat. Read More. Unlawful GatheringsAlexanderTD challenges the notion that the assemblies of protesters and students yesterday were somehow illegal. Read More. Pittsburgh welcomes the James GangThe Radical Middle's Chad Hermann offers his take on yeseterday's protest clashes between anarchists and police and that empty feeling Downtown. Read More. G-20 to act as global economy caretakersGlobalPost's correspondent at the summit, Cindy Skrzycki, relates G-20 will take on a more pronounced role in the global economy as leaders work together to keep the steady but slow economic recovery on track and prevent a similiar meltdown from occurring again.. Also ... The visiting Russian president on Barack Obama, missle defense, Georgia and love. Read More. So Many Thoughts, So Little TimeMichael Goldfarb, United Kingdom correspondent for the GlobalPost international news service, reflects on protest headlines from Pittsburgh, big spending financiers and who will be left to bail them out next time if the G-20 dodges tough reforms to prevent another meltdown. Read More. Living in the "Red Zone"PGrider talks about life in Downtown's 'Red Zone' and offers some pictures of the day from the viewpoint of those making center city their neighborhood. Read More... G20 leaders already scrambling for position in PitsburghGlobalPost's executive editor, C.M. Sennott, spotlights the dignified tussle among the assembled world figures about what set of ideas about securing the world's economic condition will get top billing at the summit. Read More... Protests, Penguins, police and Fort Pitt
Maria in Pittsburgh, a veteran of the politics blogosphere, is posting about the the city lockdown, street protests, protests+Pens rallies and the police response. Read More... E.U. president honored at PittGlobalPost's correspondent at the summit, Cindy Skrzycki, details the scene in Oakland today as Jose Manuel Durao Barroso took the chance to talk up the European Union. Read More... We could fund everything -- and move onSamuel Margolies shares ideas for breaking the world's development gridlock with debt realignment giving poor countries and average folks some breathing room. Read More... Heresy or Common Sense?GlobalPost's Michael Goldfarb posts about two Lords who have riled up the London financial community with their views on what governments should do to oversee their work and compensation. Read More... At the G20, will the rich eat the poor?Thomas Mucha, managing editor and global commerce columnist for GlobalPost says beneath the high-level political theater is an under-reported but increasingly important aspect of the global economy. Read More... This ain't no party, this ain't no disco ...
Maria in Pittsburgh has links focusing on allegations that Pittsburgh Police are systematically harassing protesters and groups that would support them even before the summit begins. Read More... The Day Before the Day Before
Indian Run Sage sees the international diplomacy spotlight swing to New York today before heading our way ... and wonders if our president miht be ready to kick back a little, 'Burgh style. Read More... |
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