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The US Does Not Really Have a Foreign Policy
The US missile defence system is the magic pudding that will never run outBy George Monbiot / August 19, 2008 Poland is just the latest fall guy for an American foreign policy dictated by military industrial lobbyists in Washington It’s … Continue reading
Independence in South Ossetia or World War III?
‘We the people have maybe 24 hours to make up our own minds.’By Greg Moses / August 9, 2008 Considering the grave implications of the battle that has broken out over South Ossetia, it was puzzling to see the sparse … Continue reading
Worldwide Protests On Eve of China Olympics
Tibetans protest in India ahead of Olympics.Demonstrations ‘pressure Beijing over its rule of Tibet and heavily Muslim Xinjiang province, the arrests of dissidents, Internet censorship and concerns about Chinese foreign policy’August 8, 2008 PARIS – Police banned demonstrations outside the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Human Rights, Olympics, Protest, Social Action, Sport, The World, Tibet
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India : On the Front Lines of the Global Food Crisis
The courtyard of the home where I stayed.Things that go bump in the nightBy Mira Kamdar / August 4, 2008 JAITU, FARIDKOT DISTRICT, India—Wrapped in a musky blanket under a fan that was frantically trying to beat the air free … Continue reading
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Tagged Food Crisis, Green Revolution, Hunger, India, Poverty, The World
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Amy Goodman from Estonia : ‘It’s a Global Election’
From Estonia:’Obama will open doors.’In former Soviet republic, everyone has an opinion about Obamaby Amy Goodman / July 30, 2008 TALLINN, Estonia – When I arrived in Estonia last week — a former Soviet republic that lies just south of … Continue reading
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Tagged Estonia, Islam, Obama, Presidential Campaign, The World, World Opinion
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World Hunger : Do the Math
A Shortage of Democracy, Not FoodBy Frances Moore Lappé Forty years ago, squirreled away in the basement “Ag” library at U.C. Berkeley, I wanted answers to one question: Why were 960 million people going hungry? At the time, newspaper headlines … Continue reading
Our President : ‘Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter’
Bush yuks it up with Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuo Fukuda, and Chinese President Hu Jintao at the G8 Summit in Tokyo. Photo by Reuters. George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, G8 Summit, George W. Bush, pollution, The World
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Summit That’s Hard to Swallow
Hungry? CLICK on menu to enlarge.World leaders enjoy 18-course banquet as they discuss how to solve global food crisisBy James Chapman / July 8, 2008 Just two days ago, Gordon Brown was urging us all to stop wasting food and … Continue reading
Run the Flag Up The Pole, Boys…
U.S. percentage of the world’s military spending. Source. / armscontrolcenter.org. Click to enlarge.There’s a little GI Joe in all of usBy Duncan Echelson / The Rag Blog / July 2, 2008 How military service suddenly qualifies someone for sainthood or … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Marketing, Militarism, Military, Military Budget, Propaganda, The World, U.S. Military
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We are doomed! Sort of!
Earth in crisis, food and water increasingly scarce, people freaking out. Should you join them?By Mark Morford / June 25, 2008 It would be nice to think much of the ugliness is coming to an end. It would be lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Ecology, Existential Angst, Global Crisis, Global Economy, Inventors, Technology, The World
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Maybe He’s With Waldo…
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) 14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me. Matt [Matthew (Matt) Harding is an American video game developer and Internet celebrity known as … Continue reading
"The Whole World is Watching…."
Waiting For Obama: The First Global ElectionBy Derek Shearer / June 18, 2008 Nothing could be more accurate today than the political chant from Chicago in 1968: “The Whole World is Watching.” The level of interest in the upcoming U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama, Presidential Campaign, Public Opinion, The World, World Opinion
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