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Food Riots Erupt Worldwide
Anuradha Mittal writes for AlterNet, "Over the last few decades, the United States, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have used their leverage to impose devastating policies on developing... ...
Latin America: The Attack On Democracy
By John Pilger An unreported war is being waged by the US to restore power to the privileged classes at the expense of the poor. http://www.informat ionclearinghouse.info/arti cle19795.htm https://fre epage.twoday.net/search?q= John+Pilger ...
The New Face Of Hunger: UN Cuts School Children's Meals
By Jeremy Lovell in London A "SILENT tsunami" unleashed by costlier food is threatening 100 million people, the United Nations has warned, revealing that its World Food Program has begun cutting the... ...
Why More Food Is Not the Answer
Writing for Truthout, Kelpie Wilson explains: "With food riots across the globe in the news, the immediate cause of food shortages is simply this: grain prices have doubled over the last year and poor... ...
Petraeus Hid Maliki Resistance to US Troops in Basra
Petraeus referred to a plan for an operation to be carried out in Basra that he and his staff had developed with the head of the Basra Operational Command, Gen. Mohan al-Furayji. But Petraeus carefully... ...
Global Hunger, Corporate Greed: When will enough be enough?
By Debnath Guharoy Systemic deception has become acceptable culture in too many boardrooms, with nothing more than a wink and a nod required down the chain of command. When it gets to a point that an... ...
Rich States Failing to Lead on Emissions
David Adam and John Vidal of The Guardian UK report: "Developing countries, including China and India, are unwilling to sign up to a new global climate change pact to replace the Kyoto protocol in 2012... ...
Taxing the Poor
NOW goes to Alabama "to document the personal impact of regressive tax policies on three very different families. They include a working mom who shows us how a ten percent sales tax on groceries makes... ...
McCain’s outreach tour
Slate by John Dickerson 04/09/08 How many points do you get for just showing up? John McCain will get an idea at the end of the month when he travels to venues where Republicans don’t usually campaign.... ...
Why Food Costs Are Climbing
The Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly says, "For the first time in decades, the specter of widespread hunger for millions looms as food prices explode. Two words not in common currency in recent years - famine... ...