Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Michel Chossudovsky

Born: 1946 (age 79)
Bio: Michel Chossudovsky is a Canadian economist and author. He is a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa and the president and director of the Centre for Research on Globalization.
Known for:
- America's war on Terrorism (2005)
- War and globalisation (2002)