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Pope Says Rich Nations "Plundered" Third World
Rich countries bent on power and profit have mercilessly "plundered and sacked" Africa and other poor regions and exported to them the "cynicism of a world without God," Pope Benedict writes in his first... ...
Economists: Ethanol push hurts poor
The push toward corn-based ethanol has the potential to starve millions around the world, two economists from the University of Minnesota say. http://www.earthtime s.org/articles/show/47289. html From... ...
Poor Nations to Bear Brunt as World Warms
The world's richest countries, which have contributed by far the most to the atmospheric changes linked to global warming, are already spending billions of dollars to limit their own risks from its worst... ...
The Myth of "Underdevelopment"
The stupendous fortunes that were-and still are being extracted by the European and North American investors should remind us that there are very few really poor nations in what today is commonly called... ...
World Must Pay Poorer Nations to Keep Forests
A major UN conference on global warming in December should target setting up a system to pay developing nations such as Indonesia and Brazil to keep their forests, an influential climate change expert... ...
Think the Nation's Debt Doesn't Affect You? Think Again
"In addition to borrowing from the world's poorest countries, Bush & Co. are secretly confiscating your hard-earned dollars to support their out-of-control spending habits," writes John F. Ince. http://www.truthout .org/docs_2006/032107M.sht ml ...
A History of America's Disappearing Middle Class
Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman explains in simple terms how the American economy went from having the world's most dynamic middle class to being on the verge of a rich-poor state in... ...
Are US Farm Subsidies Causing Global Starvation?
There are roughly 30,000 cotton growers in America who receive billions of our US tax dollars every year through government subsidies. Critics charge this generous financial support may be ruining the... ...
Climate Policy Solutions that Save the Planet
Responses must be sufficient, scientifically based, rapidly pursued, address underlying causes, and go beyond seeking to maintain conspicuous excessive consumption by the rich Earth Meanders, http://earthmean ders.blogspot.com/ By... ...
How Corporations Continue to Rape The Worlds Poor
BBC: Video Report By Greg Palast Vulture funds - as defined by the International Monetary Fund and Gordon Brown amongst others - are companies which buy up the debt of poor nations cheaply when it is... ...