Category Archives: INTERNATIONAL

Tropics in Decline as Natural Resources Exhausted at Alarming Rate

Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 by meganwilson

ScienceDaily (Oct. 18, 2010) New analysis shows populations of tropical species are plummeting and humanity’s demands on natural resources are sky-rocketing to 50 per cent more than the earth can sustain, reveals the 2010 edition of WWF’s Living Planet Report … Continue reading →

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Cerdos Enfurecidos Bailando

Posted on Saturday, October 9, 2010 by meganwilson
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FLOW: For Love Of Water

Posted on Monday, October 4, 2010 by meganwilson

Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply … Continue reading →

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“Guest Workers” and U.S. Unemployment

Posted on Sunday, October 3, 2010 by maw

The Huffington Post OCTOBER 3, 2010 Host, Dan Rather Reports Posted: September 29, 2010 01:36 PM Immigration reform this year is not just dead but rotting, despite the earnest efforts of talking heads on the left to create a buzz … Continue reading →

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Chilean Economist Manfred Max-Neef: US Is Becoming an “Underdeveloping Nation”

Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by meganwilson

Via Gordon Winiemko: On Democracy NOW!: While President Obama is reporting looking into tapping a former corporate executive to become his next top economic adviser, many economists question the path the United States is on. We speak to the acclaimed … Continue reading →

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Who Did We Elect President In 2008?

Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 by meganwilson

Barack Obama to authorise record $60bn Saudi arms sale Biggest arms deal in US history will shore up a Gulf ally against Iran threat, but angers Tehran and worries Israel Barack Obama is to go ahead with plans to sell … Continue reading →

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David Korten: Agenda for a New Economy

Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 by meganwilson
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Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?

Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2010 by meganwilson

From SALON.COM BY THOMAS GEOGHEGAN A conversation with Alex Jung Since the start of the recession, the number of unemployed in the U.S. has doubled. Those who are fortunate enough to still have jobs are often working longer hours for … Continue reading →

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RAJ PATEL – THE REAL PRICE OF FOOD

Posted on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 by meganwilson
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A HISTORY OF IRAQ

Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by meganwilson

Via Heather Sparks:

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