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Almost all tropical forests unprotected
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER http://seattlepi.nwsourc e.com/national/1501AP_Enda ngered_Tropical_Forests.ht ml May 25, 2006 By LISA J. ADAMS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Ilegal confiscated wood sits in... ...
Judge Steps In for Poor Inmates Without Justice Since Hurricane
Hurricane Katrina took his house, his courtroom and, Judge Arthur L. Hunter Jr. says, his faith in the way his city treats poor people facing criminal charges. Nine months after the storm, more than a... ...
Die working poor in der deutschen Erwachsenenbildung
Abwärts immer Prekär, schlecht bezahlt, kaum abgesichert, nie krank: die working poor in der deutschen Erwachsenenbildung. Fragmente aus ihrem täglichen Leben und Arbeiten, gesammelt von Birgit Schmidt,... ...
Why you should have a phone mast as close to your house as possible
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ life/badscience/story/0,,1 779393,00.html From Chris Thought you might "like" the article below from yesterdays Guardian newspaper. Check out number six on the list. The article... ...
How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer
In his new book, "The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer," well-known economist Dean Baker debunks the myth that conservatives favor the market over... ...
Final Appeal: Wisconsin Death Penalty Vote Tomorrow!
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Tomorrow the Wisconsin Senate is expected to vote whether to place the issue of the death penalty on the November election ballot. The National Coalition... ...
Toxic 100 Corporate Air Polluters Named
Researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts today released the Toxic 100, an updated list of the top corporate air polluters. The Toxic 100's top five... ...
The World's Riches and the Poor: Dark Side of the Gold Rush
A David-and-Goliath-style battle between Honduran villagers and an international conglomerate shows how the hunt for precious metal can threaten some of the world's most vulnerable people and their environment. http://www.t ruthout.org/issues_06/0511 06EA.shtml ...
UN Human Rights Council Begins with Violations
The US, known for its poor record on human rights, voiced its opposition to the appointment of representatives of Cuba, China, and Saudi Arabia to the council. http://www.zaman.com/?bl =international&alt=&hn=330 29 From... ...
Reshuffling the cards in Iraq
Contrary to the myth played and promoted by the Western so-called “Left” and “Right” and the corprorate media that the “US failed [in Iraq] because of poor planning” and “incompetence,” the U.S. planned... ...