Economics
| The Military-Industrial Compex is Ruining the Economy ( 2010-01-11 ) Everyone knows that the too big to fails and their dishonest and footsy-playing regulators and politicians are largely responsible for trashing the economy. ... (read more) |
 | 'Banker of the Poor' Urges Poverty Fight ( 2006-12-11 ) "Putting resources into improving the lives of the poor is a better strategy than spending it on guns", Yunus said. (Reuters)... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: ‘Blood Diamonds’ ‘Blood Oil’ and ‘Blood Food’ ( 2008-04-28 ) For a while now, I have been thinking about what George W. Bush signifies from a socio-political perspective. Looking at the world from the time of the “Big Ban... (read more) |
 | Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" ( 2010-03-09 ) Sell! Buy! Rebel! 'Capitalism: A Love Story' Is Out Today on DVD (...and what is up with Wal-Mart?)!... (read more) |
| “China-dependence”going up for life in UK, as World as a whole goes into “ecological debt” ( 2007-10-10 ) Chinadependence: the second UK Interdependence report, published in association with the Open University, released to mark the day that the world as a whole goe... (read more) |
| MEDIA ALERT: ‘CREATIVE DESTRUCTION’ – THE MADNESS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY - Parts 1 and 2 ( 2008-02-08 ) Watching the corporate media report the ‘financial crisis’ is instructive. From the perspective of power, it is important that a steadying hand is applied to th... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: "Lame Duck" citizens and the global economy ( 2008-01-25 ) In regards to our “global economy”, one is better off reading Dostoevsky’s “The Gambler” and saying to himself, “at the present moment I must repair to the roul... (read more) |
| Tracy Worcester: Last chance to watch Pig Business online! ( 2009-07-18 ) After a year of the in-house legal department at Channel 4 ensuring that there is sufficient evidence to support the film ‘Pig Business’, Smithfield foods of Am... (read more) |
 | Hussein Al-alak: The Ghosts of Iraq ( 2010-02-10 ) "The Ghosts of Iraq" is the fantastic new painting by British soldier and war artist Martin Webster, who has donated the original print for auction, to raise mo... (read more) |
 | “The Hurt Locker” sweeps Oscars ( 2010-03-08 ) The Iraq war drama, "The Hurt Locker", has won Best Picture and five other prizes at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.... (read more) |
| “US” and the “Open Market” ( 2008-03-05 ) One wonders if the rhetoric emanating from the U.S. about “Free Trade” and “Free Speech” has any meaning. Media reports make one also question the “equality”... (read more) |
| 10 (More) Reasons to Protest the IMF and World Bank; Come to DC on Saturday, September 28, by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman ( 2002-09-27 ) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are again holding their annual meetings in Washington, D.C. With financial crises wracking Argentina an... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: 2008; Safari Tourism in Iraq ( 2007-10-11 ) Shortly after the occupation of Iraq in 2003, Coalition Provisional Authority administrator Paul Bremer issued an edict granting immunity to U.S. military and c... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: 2008; Year of the Bottom Billion ( 2008-01-07 ) After wishing the U.N. Press Corps a happy, healthy and prosperous 2008, in his first press conference of the year at UNHQ, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon took s... (read more) |
| A Corporate State, by Ralph Nader ( 2002-06-17 ) What Business Week magazine calls "the corporate crime wave" shows every sign of worsening, as more major corporations scramble to admit massive deception of in... (read more) |
| A Higher Law, by Stephen Gowans ( 2003-11-13 ) Journalist and author Naomi Klein makes a good point. "Any movement," she says, that's "serious about Iraqi self-determination must call not only for an end to ... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: WFP; A Hungry Man is an Angry Man ( 2008-04-26 ) Do you ever get the feeling that markets are on the wrong side of history? The side where people think investment in food (and housing) market speculation is o.... (read more) |
 | A Letter From A Palestinian Muslim to Santa ( 2008-12-23 ) Dear Mr. Santa, This might be unusual request coming from someone who is a Muslim, but the fact I have few things on my mind.... (read more) |
 | Abbé Pierre R.I.P. ( 2007-01-29 ) A Great Light has left his body. May his Work continue!... (read more) |
 | Asian Development Bank Hopes to Increase Rice Production through Information Technology ( 2004-07-28 ) Cambodia: Harvested rice is transported on cattle-drawn carts. Photo: FAO 19651/G. Bizzarri... (read more) |
 | Sustainable Environment Key to Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Mekong, Says First Atlas of GMS ( 2004-04-23 ) Environmental degradation remains one of the most pressing challenges in the countries sharing the Mekong River - a region rich in resources but with a high pov... (read more) |
 | Adbusters Demands Canwest, the CBC and the CRTC Stop Blocking Citizen-Produced Advertising ( 2008-03-05 ) On Monday, February 18, Adbusters lost its court battle against two of Canada's television networks that refused to sell airtime for its commercials. Adbusters ... (read more) |
 | Afghan opium production in significant decline ( 2009-09-02 ) Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is down 22 per cent, opium production is down 10 per cent, while prices are at a 10 year low. ... (read more) |
| Agreement to Strengthen Border Cooperation between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan Reached in Tehran ( 2008-05-08 ) TEHRAN (UNODC) A trilateral meeting between Ministers from the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan has concluded in Tehran with agreement on... (read more) |
 | Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah to Address OSCE ( 2003-12-03 ) OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (left) greets Afghan Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah at the Maastricht Ministerial ... (read more) |
 | U.N. Study Exposes Origins, Dimensions and Impact of Afghanistan Opium Economy, Points to Alternative ( 2003-02-05 ) ... (read more) |
 | Britain is protecting the biggest heroin crop of all time ( 2007-07-24 ) (Photo) Killing fields: Farmers in Afghanistan gather an opium crop which will be made into heroin... (read more) |
 | Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan - the Search for Alternatives ( 2004-02-02 ) FAO asks for $25.5 million to finance development projects in main poppy producing areas... (read more) |
 | Jason Motlagh: Garbage sustains Afghan 'ragpickers' ( 2008-10-29 ) LAHORE, Pakistan Six-year-old Ali Reza Khan spots a half-eaten apple and steps toward it, darting when another boy makes his move. In one quick swoop, he pic... (read more) |
 | TICAD III Wraps up with a Call for Global Partnership for Africa's Development ( 2003-10-02 ) Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses opening session.... (read more) |
| Africa Day: Looking to the Future ( 2002-05-31 ) Africa Day went largely unnoticed by much of the world, but it marked an important event in the history of the Continent. Thirty-nine years ago, on May 25, 1963... (read more) |
| Africa Industrialization Day 2008 ( 2008-11-20 ) Processing raw materials for industrial growth and development The 18th Africa Industrialization Day is organized under the theme “Processing raw mate... (read more) |
 | Africa Action Releases "Africa Policy Outlook 2006" ( 2006-03-10 ) Annual Publication Highlights Key Themes & Trends in U.S. Africa Policy; Report Assesses Promises Made in 2005 & Analyses U.S. Priorities in 2006 ... (read more) |
| Africa Unite: A Tribute To Bob Marley's Vision ( 2008-07-17 ) Black Docs Film Series Presents... Through The Eyes Of... Bob Marley and African Unity w/ Special Celebrity-Family Host July 17th at 7:00pm in W... (read more) |
| Africa’s Only Hope ( 2002-06-29 ) Discordant voices from the Zimbabwe government have greeted the arrival of NEPAD, Africa’s new economic rescue plan, exposing the widening rift on how to chart ... (read more) |
 | Africa's Pipeline Politics ( 2002-01-22 ) Summary Algeria and Nigeria, two of Africa's top energy producers, recently began talks on the development of a trans-Saharan gas pipeline. Several factors wil... (read more) |
 | Trade With West Boosts African Infrastructure ( 2002-05-24 ) A surge in investment in western Africa's petroleum sector is converging with a political and economic push to expand U.S. and European trade with the region. C... (read more) |
 | Millions of poor across Africa set to suffer deepening food crisis, warns UN report ( 2009-11-10 ) Photo: Grain prices in Mali are still far higher than before the food price crisis... (read more) |
| Gold-mining giants leave Africa to clear up mess: report ( 2007-10-11 ) TERRA.WIRE PARIS, Oct 9 (AFP) Open-cast gold-mining operations in Africa by multinationals have created an ecological and health time-bomb and failed to hel... (read more) |
 | Land acquisitions in Africa pose risks for poor ( 2009-05-26 ) Many countries do not have sufficient mechanisms for protecting local rights and interests during large scale land acquisitions.... (read more) |
 | Brother Barack Admonishes - and Encourages - Africa ( 2009-07-13 ) Speaking to Africans with the intimacy of a brother, and citing the heritage he shared with them, President Barack Obama of the United States delivered an uncom... (read more) |
 | AFRICA: Tractored out by “land grabs”? ( 2009-05-11 ) Are small-scale farmers going to be “tractored out” in a murky neo-colonial “land grab"?... (read more) |
| Zimbabwe Under Spotlight at African Economic Summit ( 2002-06-08 ) Zimbabwe, suspicious of the West which is critical of its human rights record, this week joined other African nations which are mapping out an economic rescue b... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: African Ministers Agreed On Fast-Track on Regional Projects ( 2007-06-09 ) During the second conference on financing for development which ended in Accra, Ghana, this week, African Finance and Energy Ministers have undertaken to fast-t... (read more) |
 | African Identity versus Corporate Hegemony ( 2003-12-18 ) As Kenya celebrates 40 years of independence, African culture continues to take second place to the territorial divisions of the colonial period and the aspirat... (read more) |
| African Security Council Could Bring Both Peace and Conflict ( 2002-07-12 ) The new African Union has set up a security council that has the power to intervene militarily in regional conflicts. Competition among countries for the five s... (read more) |
| Agreement on Agriculture: WTO Delegates Conflate Fair Trade with Market Access, by Maarten H.J. van den Berg ( 2003-09-07 ) One of the most controversial agreements to be negotiated at the conference of World Trade Organisation (WTO) members this year in Cancun (10-14 September), is ... (read more) |
 | Overhaul of Agriculture Systems Needed ( 2008-04-24 ) In the midst of the growing world food crisis, International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology (IAASTD), an independent and multi-stakeholder in... (read more) |
 | Modern Industrial Agriculture - A Program for Reform ( 2002-03-21 ) First BSE, and now foot-and-mouth, have led to calls in Europe for a thorough review of industrial animal farming, which is increasingly seen as cruel and unhea... (read more) |
| AGRICULTURE- THE NEED FOR CHANGE ( 2008-04-15 ) International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development WASHINGTON/ LONDON/ NAIROBI/ DELHI - 15th April 2008 The... (read more) |
| Afghanistan: Still Awaiting Aid - Afghan Rebuilding ( 2002-10-21 ) Where is all the promised international aid for the rebuilding of Afghanistan? It has been estimated by aid agencies that up to $30 billion is needed this decad... (read more) |
| Aid To Developing Countries, analysis by Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-08-25 ) Brussels - Rich countries have largely failed to back their roaring lip service to combating global poverty by doing more to help. The Washington-based Cente... (read more) |
 | Migrant Farmworkers: America's New Plantation Workers ( 2004-07-11 ) by Christine Ahn with Melissa Moore and Nick Parker of FOOD FIRST: Institute for Food and Development Policy... (read more) |
| Shepherd Bliss: THE AMERICAN HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPREE - AS THE US ECONOMY DECLINES ( 2007-11-26 ) As Americans begin the annual holiday shopping orgy, it is a good time to explore how our excessive spending damages us. The ten busiest shopping days of the ye... (read more) |
| Prof. Pao-yu Ching: American Imperialism and its Domination over Asia ( 2007-12-12 ) Refuting the Myth that China is becoming an economic super power Who is going to dominate Asia? In the long term the answer is certain and clear – the... (read more) |
| Americas Summit ends with no agreement on economic crisis ( 2009-04-21 ) The Americas Summit that concluded in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday has been hailed by most of the media as another “success” for US President Barack Obama. ... (read more) |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS ADDRESSES RFID PEOPLE TRACKING PLANS ( 2007-03-09 ) Promises Full Patent Review, Tracking Notice, and Chip-Free Option The top brass at American Express, chagrined at the discovery of its people trackin... (read more) |
 | The Emerging EU Superpower and a 21st Century-Styled Cold War Clash, by Selwyn Manning ( 2003-06-21 ) Pictured: French President Chirac and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ... (read more) |
 | Anita Roddick, R.I.P. ( 2007-09-12 ) Our prayers are with Anita, her family and all who knew her.... (read more) |
| Israel: Another Shoah disgrace ( 2008-01-09 ) Holocaust survivors continue to suffer as government fails to pay money it owes It appears that there are some phenomena that cannot be comprehended ... (read more) |
| DIRECTOR ANTHONY MINGHELLA DIES AT 54 ( 2008-03-18 ) LONDON (AP) Anthony Minghella, a screenwriter, opera director and the Oscar-winning filmmaker of "The English Patient", died of a hemorrhage Tuesday at age ... (read more) |
| Anti-Globalisation Voices Gain from U.S. Scandals, by Marwaan Macan-Markar ( 2002-08-14 ) BANGKOK - The timing of the scandals is apt, say some critics from South and South-east Asia, who ended a three-day conference here Monday. The crisis in co... (read more) |
| Anti-Slavery Announces its first online auction on Ebay ( 2009-11-13 ) I am writing to let you know that Anti-Slavery has launched its first online auction on Ebay. Our auction site http://shop.ebay.co.uk/antislavery_i... (read more) |
 | CAPE TOWN TO LONDON ANTI-SLAVERY CYCLISTS CROSS 16,000 KILOMETRE FINISH LINE ( 2004-03-19 ) On Saturday 20 March, a team of cyclists will end their 16,000 kilometre (10,000 mile) Cape Town to London cycle challenge at 3pm South Africa House, Trafalgar ... (read more) |
| Website Launched to Boost Civil Society Campaigns Against WTO Expansion ( 2003-06-14 ) With the next ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) now exactly three months away, civil society is stepping up its campaigning against the ... (read more) |
| Apologies ! Please Bear With Us ! It’s Not the Spooks! It’s the Techies ! ( 2003-08-07 ) We are having severe computer difficulties during our moving, but now expect to be fully operational by the middle of next week. If you have sent us any e-ma... (read more) |
| Apologies ( 2008-06-04 ) We apologise to our readers for the lack of service. We had several computer problems which we hope are being fixed. At present, our e-mail system is not yet fu... (read more) |
| Aqua International: Thirsting for Profit, by Sara Grusky ( 2004-06-09 ) One of the sleaziest venture capital firms to enter the emerging world of “water markets” is Aqua International. The objective of Aqua International, by its ow... (read more) |
 | UNDP Launches Second Arab Human Development Report in Amman, plus Commentary from IOL ( 2003-10-21 ) plus "Arab Regimes Exploited 9/11 To Erode Liberties: U.N." from IslamOnline.net... (read more) |
| World Bank Puts Armenian Fraud Case on Hold ( 2007-10-01 ) After first being covered in the blogosphere, Bruce Tasker’s allegations of corruption in a World Bank project in Armenia have now hit international headlines w... (read more) |
| Arming Iraq and the Path to War, by John King ( 2003-03-31 ) This is an accurate chronology of United States' involvement in the arming of Iraq during the Iraq-Iran war. It is a powerful indictment of the current bush adm... (read more) |
| Arms fair owners push ahead with new purchase despite criticism ( 2009-07-10 ) Clarion Events, organisers of the forthcoming London arms fair, have acquired yet another weapons exhibition, despite facing a strong public backlash against th... (read more) |
| Asian Development Bank Meeting Ends In Optimism ( 2004-05-17 ) JEJU ISLAND, REPUBLIC OF KOREA (17 May 2004) - The 37th Annual Meeting of ADB ended today with its President, Tadao Chino, reaffirming that the Manila-based Ban... (read more) |
| BAFTA: THE FILM AWARDS ARE HERE... ( 2008-02-11 ) The winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards have been announced. A host of stars from the world of film attended the glamourous ceremony in London's R... (read more) |
| BAFTA Awards 2009 ( 2009-02-09 ) FILM AWARDS ONLINE The Orange British Academy Film Awards have taken place at the Royal Opera House and Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire has w... (read more) |
 | Bailouts and Forgotten History ( 2008-09-24 ) A major reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union was its mistaken Military involvement in Afghanistan. Instead of focusing on its own internal problems, the ... (read more) |
 | Ban Ki-moon to lead task force to tackle global food crisis ( 2008-04-29 ) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he will lead a high-powered task force to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations system in addressing t... (read more) |
 | Bank of the South launch and founding charter signing set for November 3 ( 2007-10-19 ) An idea which was first announced by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez last December is taking hold in South America. ... (read more) |
 | Banks and Bombs ( 2004-08-30 ) Research by the Belgian NGO Netwerk Vlaanderen reveals that European banks such as Axa, Dexia, Fortis, ING and KBC invest in controversial weapons system... (read more) |
| Russia: Barter Making A Major Revival ( 2009-04-15 ) A construction company recently rang up the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant to order a bulldozer. But there was a catch: The company lacked the 3.5 million rubles ($1... (read more) |
| BBC Cardiff Singer of the World final ( 2009-06-15 ) Russian soprano Ekaterina Shcherbachenko, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009. After an exciting night in St David's Hall, we have a new BBC Cardiff ... (read more) |
| BELGIUM MAKES A RECORD € 26 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO FIGHT HUNGER WITH WFP ( 2009-12-17 ) BRUSSELS The Government of Belgium has announced a new €10.6 million contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), capping a record year in... (read more) |
| Belgium to Probe U.S. Monitoring of International Money Transfers, notes Helena Spongenberg of the EU Observer + UPDATES ( 2006-06-27 ) Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt has ordered a probe into whether a Brussels-based banking consortium broke the law when it provided US anti-terror author... (read more) |
| Berlin Film Festival 2008 ( 2008-02-18 ) 1,600 invited guests and millions of TV viewers watched the awards ceremony in the Berlinale Palast. A night of suspense culminated in the announcement of the m... (read more) |
| Big brand Retailers Turning up the Heat for Vulnerable Workers - Oxfam ( 2004-02-09 ) Big brand companies and retailers in the fashion and food industries are driving down employment conditions for millions of women workers around the world, a... (read more) |
 | Biodiversity: New challenge for the financial services industry ( 2007-06-07 ) A new report highlights the biodiversity business case for the financial sector - the next big challenge after climate change?... (read more) |
 | Biofuel Crime Against Humanity: UN ( 2008-04-14 ) BERLIN — The United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food has blasted the booming industry of biofuel for diverting fertile land from essential food ... (read more) |
| George Monbiot: Bleak Havens ( 2010-02-23 ) How the ultra-rich enslave themselves It’s a bitter blow. When the government proposed a windfall tax on bonuses and a 50p top rate of income tax, tho... (read more) |
| Brenda Norrell: Blood Money; Chiquita, Drummond coal and Coke death squads ( 2007-03-28 ) Chiquita admits its company Banadex paid more than a million dollars to hire death squads in Colombia to kill thousands of human rights activists, union organiz... (read more) |
 | Bolivian President Falls Over Gas Sale to California, by Jim Shultz, Special to CorpWatch ( 2003-10-28 ) Photo: Cartoonist/Sculptor; Khalil Bendib Please click photo to enlarge.... (read more) |
| AIRLINES TO STOW PASSENGERS IN OVERHEAD BINS, notes Andy Borowitz ( 2006-04-28 ) Bold New Strategy to Boost Sagging Revenues Struggling with rising fuel costs and sagging profits, several leading airlines announced today that they ... (read more) |
| RETIRED OIL EXECUTIVES VOICE SUPPORT FOR RUMSFELD (satire ?), notes Andy Borowitz ( 2006-05-08 ) Chauffeur-driven March on Washington Draws Hundreds... (read more) |
 | WALL STREET FIRMS PAY $200 BILLION ADVANCE AGAINST FUTURE CRIMES (satire), by Andy Borowitz ( 2003-05-01 ) Landmark Deal Enables Firms to Commit up to 300 Crimes Annually... (read more) |
| CHENEY BARS G.A.O. INSPECTORS FROM VICE PRESIDENTIAL PALACES: ‘They Will Find Nothing Here,’ Declares Defiant Veep, by Andy Borowitz (Satire) ( 2002-12-13 ) Vice President Dick Cheney thumbed his nose today at inspectors from the General Accounting Office who had hoped to gain access to his Vice Presidential Palaces... (read more) |
| Andy Borowitz: China Moves Olympics to Undisclosed Location ( 2008-04-23 ) New Strategy to Outwit Protesters... (read more) |
| BUSH ADMINISTRATION QUITS; CITES CONFLICT OF INTEREST; Expected to Return to Petroleum Industry En Masse, by Andy Borowitz (Satire) ( 2002-12-16 ) The entire Bush administration quit today, citing “conflict-of-interest” issues relating to its key members’ long-standing involvement with the petroleum indust... (read more) |
| BUSH: 'I AM AN OILAHOLIC' , notes Andy Borowitz ( 2006-02-03 ) President Admits Petroleum Addiction, Enters Rehab... (read more) |
 | U.N. to Include Brazil’s Landless Workers in World Food Program, notes Kenneth Rapoza ( 2004-06-16 ) TYPICAL CORN CROP. PHOTO BY Kenneth Rapoza... (read more) |
 | Saying Brazilians Lack National Pride, Marketeers Create Self-Esteem Campaign, notes Kenneth Rapoza ( 2004-09-02 ) President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Photo: Ricardo Stuckert... (read more) |
| Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO): Brussels Think Tanks Persist in Funding Secrecy ( 2006-12-07 ) The results of a new survey undertaken by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), demonstrates that, despite increased calls for the financial transparency of EU th... (read more) |
| Bush backs EU plan on global financial reform ( 2008-10-20 ) US President George W. Bush has backed the European idea of a series of global talks on reform of the world's financial system, with the first summit set to be ... (read more) |
| The Bush Ethic of Responsibility; Aristotelian Ethics, by Heather Wokusch ( 2002-07-21 ) It would appear that President Bush is rapidly gaining intellectual and moral ground. He gives talks on the "new ethic of responsibility," delivers radio addres... (read more) |
 | Andy Borowitz: Bush in Race against Time to Wreck Country ( 2008-11-19 ) Legacy of Destruction at Stake... (read more) |
| Bush leaves GM on life support for Obama ( 2008-12-19 ) Bush leaves GM on life support for Obama Today's announcement of a $17.4 Billion loan to GM and Chrysler marks another milestone on the road to nowhere current... (read more) |
| Bush’s Christmas Gift to the Jobless: One Million Lose Benefits, December 28, by Patrick Martin ( 2002-11-28 ) The U.S. Congress adjourned November 22 without taking any action on an extension of unemployment benefits for long-term jobless workers, after the Bush adminis... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: Bush’s Permanent War Economy Must Crash ( 2006-11-02 ) (before it endangers you and your bank account even more) "WAR is a racket. It always has been." - Major General Smedley Butler The Bush administr... (read more) |
| Bushville in Washington, D.C. Under Threat ( 2003-08-23 ) Support the Bushville encampment today on the mall. We expect Bushville to be torn down at 11:59pm tonight, and for people to be arrested. Please come and ... (read more) |
 | BUY NOTHING DAY is Friday, 29 November ! ( 2002-11-27 ) WHAT'S IN STORE FOR 2002 "United We Spend?" United Let's Don't. ... (read more) |
 | Today is Buy Nothing Day ! ( 2003-11-28 ) There was a time – even in the so-called “developed” West – when people bought only the things they needed, plus the occasional luxury item, as a gift or “treat... (read more) |
 | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 2004 IS BUY NOTHING DAY ( 2004-11-26 ) For 24 hours, millions of people around the world do not participate -- in the doomsday economy, the marketing mind-games, and the frantic consumer-binge that's... (read more) |
 | NOVEMBER 24 IS BUY NOTHING DAY - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY ( 2006-11-24 ) November 25 outside of North America Participate by Not Participating ... (read more) |
 | Buy Nothing Day 2007 ( 2007-11-23 ) A 24 hour moratorium on consumer spending - participate by not participating... (read more) |
 | Buy Nothing Day 2008 ( 2008-11-28 ) BUY NOTHING DAY ORGANIZERS CONFRONT THE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN HEAD ON... (read more) |
| By cooking and cleaning, Cambodia's Mr. Mom sweeps away poverty ( 2009-08-21 ) The year 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of the ILO's gender equality action plan, and the end of a year-long global ILO campaign on gender equality and the wor... (read more) |
| Can the World Bank and IMF Cancel 100% of Poor Country Debt ?, from Jubillee Research ( 2003-09-23 ) On commission from the Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, Jubilee Research has produced a comprehensive report on whether the IMF and the World Bank have t... (read more) |
 | Festival de Cannes: Palme d’Or; "The White Ribbon" by Michael Haneke ( 2009-05-27 ) The Palme d'Or was awarded to Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon.... (read more) |
| George Monbiot: Captive Knowledge ( 2009-05-14 ) The funding for academic research has been taken over by business. Why is the Medical Research Council run by an arms manufacturer? Why is the Natural... (read more) |
| César Chávez: May His Spirit Continue to Inspire Us ! ( 2009-03-31 ) César Estrada Chávez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993)... (read more) |
| Chaos by design? ( 2009-05-06 ) Crisis as a way to build a global totalitarian state As the world teeters on the brink of financial disaster, leaders are calling for a new world ord... (read more) |
 | Landmark Trial Against Chevron-Texaco In Ecuador, from RISQ News ( 2003-10-25 ) |
 | Tinker Bell, Pinochet And The Fairy Tale Miracle Of Chile, by Greg Palast ( 2006-12-11 ) Chile’s former military dictator General Augusto Pinochet died Sunday at the age of 91.... (read more) |
| China Using Separatists in Contest for Central Asia Influence ( 2002-05-29 ) China is using its heightened crackdown against Uighur separatists to emphasize the similarities between its Islamic militant problems and those of Central Asia... (read more) |
| China astronauts return to Earth triumphant ( 2008-09-29 ) BEIJING, China (CNN) Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Sunday, completing a three-day mission that included China's first-ever spacewalk. The Sh... (read more) |
| China Offers Pakistan $1Bn. for Power Unit, by Khaleeq Kiani ( 2003-05-14 ) ISLAMABAD: China has offered $1 billion through a mix of equity and credit to construct a Rs87 billion worth of 960-MW power project that would enable Pakistan ... (read more) |
| U.S., Via Uganda, Breaks Into China Trade Regime ( 2002-03-26 ) 26 March 2002 Summary The United States is backing Uganda's attempts to reduce Chinese trade tariffs. Kampala is receiving U.S. funding through a program... (read more) |
 | China: The human cost of the economic “miracle” ( 2007-03-02 ) The millions of migrant labourers who are fuelling China's economic growth are treated as an urban underclass, according to a new report by Amnesty Internationa... (read more) |
| China: Tibetan Herders’ Livelihood in Jeopardy ( 2007-06-13 ) Government Must Halt Forced Resettlement of Herders, Provide Redress for Abuses The Chinese government is forcibly relocating Tibetan herders to urb... (read more) |
 | Death of Chinese Workers in UK Highlights Urgent Need to Protect Migrant Workers - Anti-Slavery International ( 2004-02-10 ) The deaths of 19 cockle-pickers from China in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, last week, draws vital attention to migrant workers' vulnerability to exploitation, for... (read more) |
 | Kung Hei Fat Choi ! ( 2006-01-29 ) We wish everyone a Healthy, Prosperous, Peaceful and Happy New Year ! We are also pleased to announce that we are now returning with more News and An... (read more) |
| Clouds Gather Over Chinese New Year ( 2008-01-31 ) In a week’s time China will celebrate the Lunar New Year. Millions are already journeying home to be with their families for this most important holiday. The Mi... (read more) |
| Chinese New Year: Gung Hai Fa Choi ! ( 2008-02-06 ) China kicks off weeklong Spring Festival holiday, with power supply restored for thousands BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The world's most populous nati... (read more) |
| Chronicles of the Empire – No. VI; Monetary War Has Been Declared Against the United States, an Analysis by Thierry Meyssan ( 2003-10-29 ) Illustration: the US Dollar Sign is flanked by the Euro and the ancient Egyptian symbol for gold. Please click image for clarity.... (read more) |
| Chronicles of the Empire No.7: The Theory of the Clash of Civilisations and its Antidote: Secularisation, by Thierry Meyssan ( 2003-11-20 ) "How can 260 million citizens of the United States hope to dominate 6 billion human beings? Answer: by dividing to rule, by separating humanity into antagonist... (read more) |
| Churches urged to push for reallocation of military spending ( 2010-01-12 ) Christian peace organisations have written to churches urging them to join a call on the Government for resources to be devoted to 'human' rather than 'military... (read more) |
 | "Cinema Against Racism" Award for Young Roma Filmmaker ( 2009-07-11 ) On Sunday, July 12, 19-year-old Roma filmmaker Laura Halilovic will receive the "Cinema Against Racism" award at the XV International Anti-Racism Meeting in Liv... (read more) |
| George Monbiot: Clearing Up This Mess ( 2008-11-19 ) John Maynard Keynes had the answer to the crisis we’re now facing; but it was blocked and then forgotten. Poor old Lord Keynes. The world’s press has ... (read more) |
| Former President Clinton Opens Clinton Global Initiative Asia Meeting in Hong Kong ( 2008-12-02 ) Hong Kong Former President Clinton opened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Asia meeting today, bringing together current and former heads of state and th... (read more) |
| Tech Companies and Public Interest Groups Form Coalition to Expand Broadband Access ( 2007-12-13 ) Tech giants and public interest watchdogs joined forces Wednesday in a new coalition to support new portable wireless devices that will utilize underused parts ... (read more) |
| URGENT: Colombian Unions Requesting Assistance ( 2009-04-09 ) CALI, COLOMBIA: The Colombian government moved on 26 March to dissolve EMSIRVA, a city-owned waste disposal company, using riot police and soldiers to evict ... (read more) |
| New Drug Gangs Spreading in Colombia ( 2002-04-03 ) April 3, 2002 Summary The Colombian government has identified 162 new drug-trafficking organizations with ties to more than 40 major international criminal s... (read more) |
 | Colombia: URGENT APPEAL ( 2006-05-04 ) The UN Refugee Agency urgently requires your help to provide assistance to 7200 refugees who have escaped the escalating violence in Colombia. We need to rai... (read more) |
| Kahentinetha Horn: CAN YOU SEE IT COMING? THE COLONIAL COLLAPSE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE! ( 2007-03-28 ) MNN We’ve been trained to think that things are inevitable. We forget to look at the fact that human beings have basic instincts for law, order and decency. I... (read more) |
 | U.S. Columbus Day 2008 ( 2008-10-12 ) Monday is Columbus Day in the United States and today, parades will create a sense of festival. ... (read more) |
 | D.R. Congo: Gold Fuels Massive Human Rights Atrocities ( 2005-06-03 ) Leading international corporations established links to warlords... (read more) |
 | Gary G. Kohls, MD: Duty to Warn; Corporate Personhood ( 2010-02-05 ) If Corporations Have the Privileges of the Individual, Shouldn’t They Have Similar Punishments for Their Crimes?... (read more) |
 | United Nations Asked to Intervene in Corporate Attack on Indian Sacred Places, by Brenda Norrell ( 2003-06-03 ) Running to the forum session from the north, Indigenous runners carried two bundles of sacred staffs of the Confederacy of the Eagle and the Condor on a 500-mil... (read more) |
| Corporatisation Threatens Independent, Alternative Newsweeklies, by Shepherd Bliss ( 2003-01-25 ) The corporatisation of America threatens independent, alternative newsweeklies. Even the pro-corporate U.S. Justice Department ironically has joined California ... (read more) |
| 'Corporism': The Systemic Disease that Destroys Civilization, by Ken Reiner ( 2003-05-11 ) Huge corporations now control America's body politic by reason of their bald-faced purchases of the three branches of the American government and America's majo... (read more) |
| 2008 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX ( 2008-09-24 ) The Transparency International CPI measures the perceived levels of public-sector corruption in a given country and is a composite index, drawing on different e... (read more) |
| Corruption threatens global economic recovery, greatly challenges countries in conflict ( 2009-11-17 ) As the world economy begins to register a tentative recovery and some nations continue to wrestle with ongoing conflict and insecurity, it is clear that no regi... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: Crouching Tiger, Tumbling US Economy ( 2007-03-15 ) "Opportunities multiply as they are seized." Sun Tzu, Chinese author and military strategist, c. 544-496 BC Bush and Cheney may be declaring "Mission... (read more) |
| Cuba: International Culture and Development Congress begins ( 2007-06-11 ) THE 5th Culture and Development Congress opens today Monday, June 11 in Havana around the theme “In defense of cultural diversity”, with the participation of 20... (read more) |
 | RAUL CASTRO AT OPENING OF PETROCARIBE SUMMIT ( 2007-12-22 ) "We firmly believe in our combined capacity to develop for the good of our peoples." ... (read more) |
 | International community rejects the economic war against Cuba ( 2007-10-31 ) Cuba has won a resounding victory in its sustained resistance to the economic blockade imposed by the United States by receiving the virtually unanimous support... (read more) |
| Cultural Sensitivity Key to Development, New Report Shows ( 2004-05-18 ) UNITED NATIONS, New York—Development efforts stand greater chances of succeeding when they are presented to beneficiaries in a culturally sensitive manner and b... (read more) |
 | Moves to Protect Darfur's People, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-10-06 ) Faced with a stalemate over peacekeepers and a possible security vacuum in Darfur, should the African Union peacekeepers leave when their extended mandate expir... (read more) |
 | Davos: U.N. Secretary-General's Address to the World Economic Forum ( 2004-01-23 ) Five years after urging business leaders to join his initiative to encourage good corporate practices as a response to the challenges brought on by globalizatio... (read more) |
 | Financial crisis hangs over Davos + UPDATES ( 2009-01-28 ) The dismal economic outlook has cast a pall over the once glitzy forum in the Swiss resort [AFP]... (read more) |
| Mideast Politics Dominate Davos ( 2007-01-25 ) DAVOS, Switzerland Middle East politics dominated discussions in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday, January 25, overshadowing talks about business ... (read more) |
| Debtonation: how globalisation dies ( 2007-08-15 ) The global financial crisis exposes the failure of the economic model that rules the world. Ann Pettifor saw it coming. A single day, 9 August 2007... (read more) |
| Jim Miles: The dismal science becomes gloomier. ( 2008-09-16 ) Economics as the “dismal science” was greatly emphasized in a recent Scientific American article concerned about the “unscientific assumptions in economic theo... (read more) |
| Happy Diwali ! ( 2009-10-17 ) The ancient festival of lights, Diwali is celebrated across India and world with gaiety and exuberance.... (read more) |
 | Donating Israel Prize to Palestinians ( 2008-05-27 ) A prominent American mathematician has donated an Israeli financial prize awarded for him to Palestinian students suffering under the yoke of Israeli restrictio... (read more) |
 | U.S. We The People Drive For Freedom ( 2002-11-09 ) “We The People”, a New York State based organisation for a U.S. Constitutionally based Government, has organised a “Drive for Freedom” across the continental Un... (read more) |
| Right-Wing Parties Unseat Social Democrats in Dutch Elections ( 2002-05-21 ) The main victors in the May 15 general election in the Netherlands are the conservative Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the List Pim Fortuyn (LPF), which ... (read more) |
| E.U. Aid to Afghanistan Victims, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-11-01 ) Brussels - The European Union has decided to give 2.5-million Euro in emergency humanitarian aid for the victims that were affected by the drought in Afghanista... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U. Aid to Indonesian Flood Victims + UPDATES ( 2007-02-06 ) The European Commission has decided grant 600,000 Euros in emergency aid to victims of floods in Jakarta, Indonesia. These floods appear to be the worst sinc... (read more) |
| E.U. Boost's ICT Research, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-11-27 ) Brussels - The European Union intends to invest nine Billion Euro in research on information and communications technologies (ICTs), until the year 2013. The... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Challenges Facing the Galileo ( 2006-12-14 ) Brussels The European Union could be forced to cut back on the amount of satellites forming its flagship 4.5-billion Euro Galileo navigation system because ... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Closing The Gap ( 2007-03-09 ) The European Union is closing the innovation gap with the United States, according to the European Commission 2006 scoreboard. The report says that despite t... (read more) |
| E.U. Companies Guilty in Aid Fraud, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-10-06 ) Brussels - Three European companies were found guilty and fined 4.4-million Euro for paying bribes in order to win contracts in Lesotho, the European Anti-Fraud... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U. Criticises U.S. Farm Policy ( 2007-02-06 ) Washington/Brussels The European Commission has criticised the United States for a new Farm Bill, underlining that larger domestic subsidy cuts are needed ... (read more) |
| Researchers Eligible for E.U. Funding, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2007-01-08 ) Brussels Researchers in developing countries will be eligible to apply for funding by the European Union on the same terms as European researchers. ... (read more) |
| E.U. Job Centers in Africa, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-12-06 ) Brussels The European Union plans to set up immigration centers on the African continent in an attempt to control the flow of immigration across the Mediter... (read more) |
 | E.U. LOBBY SCANDALS EXPOSED FOR PUBLIC VOTE ( 2006-11-08 ) Brussels Online voting began Monday for the second annual "Worst EU Lobby Awards", organised by Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Eur... (read more) |
| Discover the Secretive World of Lobbying in Brussels through New Website ( 2006-04-03 ) Lobby watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory has today launched http://www.eulobbytours.org , a new website featuring a virtual tour of the EU Quarter... (read more) |
| E.U. Commission Secrecy Around Transatlantic Business Dialogue ( 2002-07-09 ) Amsterdam European Ombudsman Jacob Söderman last week condemned the European Commission's secrecy around the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). The Commi... (read more) |
| E.U. Summit Focus: Russia & Energy, by Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-10-19 ) Brussels - European heads of state will try at an informal meeting in Lahti, Finland, on October 20 to advance energy talks with Russia and to form a network of... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U. Tackles Disruption of Oil Supplies ( 2007-01-15 ) Brussels The European Commission and the E.U. Presidency are taking joint action in order to press Russia and Belarus to be "transparent and reliable" in th... (read more) |
| Two Million Euro For Humanitarian Aid, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-12-18 ) Brussels The European Commission has approved two Million Euros in humanitarian aid to support people affected by the conflict between Abkhazia and Georgia.... (read more) |
| [CEO] European Commission releases list of special advisers, takes action on conflict of interests and fraud ( 2007-03-09 ) On March 1st 2007, the European Commission for the first time ever published a list of the names and mandates of special advisers to EU Commissioners, 55 in tot... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: New E.U. Assistance Package for Lebanon ( 2007-01-25 ) Brussels During the International Donor Conference on Support To Lebanon that took place on Thursday in Paris, the European Commission will presented a new... (read more) |
| LEAKED E.U. TRADE DOCUMENTS CONFIRM U.S. PUBLIC SERVICES UNDER ATTACK ( 2003-02-25 ) Despite frequent denials by European trade officials, they are targeting public services in the current round of services negotiations. The Alliance for Democra... (read more) |
 | Following Independence, Profits Will Be Elusive for East Timor ( 2002-05-23 ) East Timor hailed its move to democracy May 20 by signing the Timor Gap Treaty with Australia just hours after becoming the world's newest independent state. Ho... (read more) |
| EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND UNITED NATIONS CELEBRATE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WHICH MAKE MIGRATION WORK FOR DEVELOPMENT ( 2009-10-12 ) Five EU migrants’ associations and their partners in developing countries will join EU Commissioner Barrot and UN Brussels Office Director in Brussels on 13th O... (read more) |
| Echoes of Nongqawuse Reverberate from Zimbabwe ( 2002-09-26 ) "Apocalypse Now" Bright red aloes, rolling hills and fast-flowing rivers, not unlike the foothills of Nyangani, adorn the Eastern Cape of South Africa. ... (read more) |
| Anti-Terrorism War To Slow Economic Growth ( 2002-05-07 ) Summary The U.S. Treasury Department is issuing $33 billion in government securities this week to close a budget gap largely triggered by higher defense spen... (read more) |
 | Economic crisis exposes fragile global food system, new UN report says ( 2009-10-14 ) The economic turmoil sweeping the globe has lead to a sharp spike in hunger affecting the world’s poorest, uncovering a fragile global food system requiring urg... (read more) |
| Economic Hit Men and the Next Drowning of New Orleans ( 2009-08-29 ) Hurricane Bush Four Years Later, Part 2 by Greg Palast Who put out the hit on van Heerden? Ivor van Heerden is the professor at Louisiana State U... (read more) |
 | The Economic Consequences of the War with Iraq, by William D. Nordhaus ( 2002-11-27 ) Introduction Armed with strong resolutions from the U.S. Congress and the U.N. Security Council, the United States is marching toward war with Iraq. ... (read more) |
| U.K.: Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change ( 2006-10-30 ) Publication of the Stern Review's final report Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economics Service and Adviser to the Government on the econo... (read more) |
| The Economics of Liberation: An Overview of Prout, by Nada Khader ( 2008-11-25 ) Presenter at First US Social Forum 2007 I have been working on social justice issues since September 1995. My personal experience with community orga... (read more) |
 | ECUADOR: Profits Versus Life; Support the Sarayacu People vs. ChevronTexaco ( 2003-01-25 ) The Kichwa Sarayacu community of the Ecuadorian Amazon urgently needs your letter of support. In spite of an order from Ecuador's consitutional court, workers f... (read more) |
 | EGYPT: Bedouins sift through rubbish to survive ( 2008-11-20 ) SHARM AL-SHEIKH, (IRIN) Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt's glitzy coastal tourist resort, may seem an unlikely home for Bedouin squatters, but they too live off touri... (read more) |
| ELITIST HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR ( 2002-05-20 ) In this writer’s February 27th article this year, "Enronitis – A Communicable Disease" the following statement was made. "If the Enron practices are as widespre... (read more) |
 | World falling short on pledges to lift people out of poverty – UN report ( 2009-09-16 ) Governments are falling well short of the financial commitments made to help developing countries climb out of poverty and meet other internationally agreed goa... (read more) |
| A Sound Investment ? E.I.B. Funding for Enron ( 2002-03-26 ) Brussels, March 26, 2002 ”Our Mission is to further the objectives of the European Union by making long-term finance available for sound investment.” – Missi... (read more) |
 | QUESTIONS FOR ENRON EXECUTIVES ON GLOBAL POVERTY ( 2002-06-08 ) Photo: NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso Embracing A FARC Commander. By Catherine Austin Fitts, a former Assistant Secretary of Housing-Federal Housing Commissio... (read more) |
| ENRON Convictions, Reports ( 2006-05-25 ) Former Enron bosses found guilty http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1783187,00.html Lay, Skilling convicted in Enron collapse ht... (read more) |
 | Smug Pug: Stealing ENRON ( 2002-06-08 ) Herbert S. "Pug" Winokur, Jr., Chairman of the Enron Finance Committee "The rich are not getting richer. The rich are stealing. And the people doing the ste... (read more) |
 | EPI debates Cato Institute on Google's Knol ( 2008-10-08 ) The Economic Policy Institute yesterday began a two-week online debate with the Cato Institute about the $700 billion financial bailout package signed into law ... (read more) |
 | Oxfam calls for radical shake-up of aid system to break cycle of hunger in Ethiopia ( 2009-10-22 ) Twenty-five years on from 1984 famine food aid remains knee-jerk reaction... (read more) |
| New Report Reveals E.U.'s Abuse of Power in WTO Talks ( 2003-09-08 ) A new report released today documents the European Union's systematic use of inappropriate tactics to pursue its agenda inside the World Trade Organisation (WTO... (read more) |
| EU on alert over Russian oil supplies + UPDATE ( 2009-12-29 ) The row is fast becoming something of a New Year's tradition EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – A fresh row between Russia and Ukraine over energy shipment fees... (read more) |
| NeoConOpticon - The EU Security-Industrial Complex by Ben Hayes ( 2009-09-25 ) Major new report by Statewatch and the Transnational Institute "Despite the often benign intent behind collaborative European ‘research’ into integrat... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U./China; The Honeymoon Is To End ( 2007-12-06 ) After years of intensive cooperation between the European Union and China, the EU feels irritated by the Chinese lack of concessions in matters of currency and ... (read more) |
 | E.U./Mercosul Talks Suspended, notes Kenneth Rapoza ( 2004-08-17 ) Mercosul Nations... (read more) |
| Clinton to map out priorities with European ministers ( 2009-03-04 ) EUOBSERVER/BRUSSELS US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will meet her European counterparts in Brussels this evening for a "transatlantic dinner" ahead of... (read more) |
| EU: Consensus on the need to establish a coordination and control system for the economy ( 2010-02-12 ) The informal EU Council meeting held this Thursday in Brussels ended with consensus on the need to achieve greater coordination of the economy in the short, med... (read more) |
| Majority of Brussels lobby firms avoid registry ( 2010-03-11 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS Over 60 percent of Brussels-based lobbying consultancies have yet to sign up to the European Commission's lobby register, almost two y... (read more) |
| Europe's Battle of Wills in the Balkans ( 2002-03-13 ) 6 March 2002 Summary As Europe looks to unify its foreign and defense policy, the first test will be in the Balkans, where historical allegiances run deep. A... (read more) |
 | Europe Discovers Muslim Fashion ( 2007-04-28 ) Young Muslims are striking the balance between faith and fashion. (Reuters)... (read more) |
| Creators Warn of European “Cultural Decay” Unless Brussels Gives Priority to Promotion of Rights - IFJ ( 2004-02-19 ) Groups representing writers, musicians, actors and artists today called for stronger rights protection and new laws to defend Europe’s cultural heritage. “There... (read more) |
| European Mobility Week 2009 ( 2009-09-16 ) From 16 to 22 September 2009 the European cities and towns will have the opportunity to participate to the most widespread event on sustainable mobility, the Eu... (read more) |
| European Problem: Garlic Smugglers, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-10-13 ) Brussels - North Korea has just tested a nuclear device, in the Middle East the rockets are flying and in America things are going upside down. But, this is all... (read more) |
 | European Social Forum 2004 ( 2004-10-15 ) The third European Social Forum (ESF) opened today, for three days, in London, UK. The European Social Forum was launched from the World Social Forum meetin... (read more) |
| Top War Vets Paid $3m Each in Zimbabwe ( 2002-06-08 ) Ruling ZANU PF officials and war veteran leaders have extorted millions of dollars from white commercial farmers in a massive racket under the government’s cont... (read more) |
| ILO: Facing the global jobs crisis; Migrant workers, a population at risk ( 2009-08-17 ) The global economic crisis is posing new challenges for the world's 100 million migrant workers. They may face reduced employment and migration opportunities, w... (read more) |
 | Fair Trade in Tourism: South Africa Announces First Trademark Recipients ( 2003-10-23 ) Pretoria, South Africa This is the first time in the history of the Fair Trade Movement that a Fair Trade label or hallmark for the tourism sector had been a... (read more) |
| Free Trade Is Not Fair Trade as Protesters Will Demonstrate + UPDATES ( 2003-11-14 ) KWRU participates in anti-FTAA protests in Miami.The KWRU (Kensington Welfare Rights Union) will be sending a delegation of poor, homeless and unemployed famili... (read more) |
| FAIR: Globalization vs. Growth ( 2006-04-12 ) NYT op-ed omits stats that debunk pro-corporate claims The April 10 New York Times devoted half its op-ed space to an elaborate attempt to demonstrate... (read more) |
| Director of Fairtrade Foundation wins business award ( 2008-11-21 ) Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation was last night (Wednesday) awarded the prestigious title of Credit Suisse Outstanding Woman in Busi... (read more) |
| Famine, Oil, War and Christian Zionism; the Cause and Cure ( 2008-07-09 ) Today, Charles E. Carlson will stand as lecturer and host on The Flip Side, at 7:00 PM Eastern time, 6:00 PM Central, 4:00 PM Pacific time. He will discu... (read more) |
 | Food prices remain high in developing countries ( 2009-04-23 ) Despite improved global cereal supplies food emergencies continue in 32 countries ... (read more) |
 | FAO: Number of hungry people rises to 963 million ( 2008-12-09 ) High food prices to blame – economic crisis could compound woes... (read more) |
 | Israel/Palestine: Farmers in Jayyous Break Gate to Harvest Olives + UPDATES ! ( 2003-10-08 ) "Farmers are forced daily to wait for hours at the gate for the army to come and open it, hoping they will be allowed access that day."... (read more) |
| George Monbiot: The Fat Cats Protection League ( 2007-09-06 ) Wherever you hear the words “free market”, you’ll find massive state handouts to corporations After my column last week, several people wrote to poin... (read more) |
 | FBI Raids Liberty Dollar – Confiscates All Ron Paul Dollars ( 2007-11-15 ) Bernard von NotHaus writes, Dear Liberty Dollar Supporters: I sincerely regret to inform you that about 8:00 this morning a dozen FBI and Secret Service ... (read more) |
| Feeding the World or the Corporations?, I-SIS asks ( 2004-11-29 ) Food agencies are feeding corporate greed while an estimated 880 million people in the world go hungry. Sam Burcher reports FAO report condemned, GM food ... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Fighting Blood Diamonds ( 2006-12-22 ) Brussels The European Union intends to clean up the diamond trade. The European Commission which will take over, in January, as chair of what is known as... (read more) |
 | Financial crisis hastening hunger for world’s poorest – UN food agency ( 2009-06-11 ) Photo: Millions of people are being pushed closer to destitution by factors beyond their control. (Copyright: WFP/Wagdi Othman)... (read more) |
| Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Peter Saunders: Financing Poverty ( 2008-11-03 ) Taxpayer's money is being misused in the global financial crisis to rescuing those that have grown super-rich by draining the real economy, creating poverty, an... (read more) |
| Revealed: 17 British Firms Armed Saddam with His Weapons; Investigation, by Neil Mackay ( 2003-02-23 ) Seventeen British companies who supplied Iraq with nuclear, biological, chemical, rocket and conventional weapons technology are to be investigated and could fa... (read more) |
 | The First of May, 2006 + UPDATES ( 2006-05-01 ) After 120 years, Americans are still trying to bring Democracy and Human Rights to the United States.... (read more) |
| FLAMENCO REFLECTIONS ( 2008-03-07 ) On the 12th of March, Mr. Mario Maya the Granada (Spain) born Gitano and one of the greatest dancer-choreographers in flamenco history will be giving a conferen... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Follow The Money ( 2007-02-12 ) Washington Millions of dollars that were originally intended to be spent on reconstruction and security of Iraq have been misspent on luxury items such as s... (read more) |
| Food crisis needs aid on scale of tsunami to avert famine ( 2008-04-24 ) Pressure for international action to combat the "silent tsunami" of the global food crisis intensified amid warnings that spiralling prices meant more than 100 ... (read more) |
| Food Price Crisis: A Wake Up Call for New Policies to Eradicate Hunger ( 2008-04-14 ) In recent weeks, several UN agencies have issued warnings against impending food riots because of the acute hike in prices of rice, corn, wheat, and other stapl... (read more) |
| Dr. Mae-Wan Ho: Food Without Fossil Fuels NOW ( 2008-04-14 ) Invited Keynote Lecture, 2nd Mediterranean Conference on Organic Agriculture in Croatia, Organic Agriculture – Contribution to Sustainable Ecosystem, 2-6 April ... (read more) |
| Foundations Paying Millions of Dollars to Their Own Well-To-Do Trustees Instead of Charities, Study Shows ( 2003-09-04 ) WASHINGTON - A new study analyzing the tax returns of 238 foundations has revealed that in a single year, they spent nearly $45 million on "trustee fees" - the ... (read more) |
 | The Founding Father of Crony Capitalism ( 2008-10-22 ) As soon as the federal government announced its trillion-dollar bailout (for starters) of Wall Street plutocrats, defenders of the bailout pulled out what they ... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: Framing the $700 Billion Question ( 2008-09-26 ) Long gone are the days of delusion in which financial gurus and political pundits thought that the economic problems faced by America could be swept under the c... (read more) |
 | From Veil to Camera: Empowering women through skills training ( 2008-11-17 ) In many countries, women face more barriers than men to acquire the necessary skills to use new technologies and to start innovative economic activities.... (read more) |
| Venezuela Puts a Spoke in Miami's Bid for FTAA HQ, by Patrick O’Donoghue ( 2003-10-31 ) Venezuela's main negotiator in the Free Trade for the Americas Agreement (FTAA), Victor Alvarez has put a spoke in the cogs of Miami and Atlanta's bid to becom... (read more) |
| Paul V. Rafferty: G-20; One Size Does NOT Fit All + UPDATES ( 2009-09-24 ) The Member-States of the G-20 are meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, today, to discuss possible solutions to the “Global Financial/Economic Crisis”. O... (read more) |
 | World Leaders Agree Economic Rescue Plan ( 2008-11-17 ) Washington … Leaders of the biggest 20 economies pledged to use government spending plans to reverse the current decline and promote a global trade deal to gu... (read more) |
| G20 must produce the goods, says EU ( 2009-04-01 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS Prominent figures within the European Union have upped the ante with increasingly tough rhetoric as they prepare to negotiate solution... (read more) |
 | Trillion-dollar Deal to Fight Global Meltdown + UPDATES ( 2009-04-02 ) LONDON — Agreeing tougher global financial regulations, world leaders Thursday, April 2, sealed a trillion-dollar deal to combat the worst economic downturn sin... (read more) |
| Global poor must be the G20 priority ( 2009-03-13 ) Alistair Darling's article (Only a global fix will do, 10 March) hints at what is now commonly accepted - the global systems for finance, economic growth and de... (read more) |
| George Monbiot: Breast Beating ( 2007-06-06 ) The G8 has the interests of the rest of the world at heart – until they conflict with its own. It is time once again for that touching annual ritual, ... (read more) |
| G8 inaction contributing to a billion going hungry, says NGO ( 2009-06-24 ) G8 inaction is contributing to hunger spiraling out of control with more than one billion people – a sixth of the world’s population – going hungry every day, t... (read more) |
| G8 Summit: a Widening Gap between Reality and Rhetoric, by Nick Beams, plus U.S. Corporate Accountability ( 2003-06-03 ) It is surely a measure of the deepening divisions between the major capitalist powers and their political leaders that the more the problems of the world econom... (read more) |
| G8 Summit: Police Raid Targets Media Activists and l'Usine Cultural Centre ( 2003-06-07 ) "Just before nine o'clock on Sunday June 1st, l'Usine - a cultural center and space for anti-g8 communications production in Geneva- was raided by police. For s... (read more) |
 | G8 leaders launch L’Aquila talks + UPDATES ( 2009-07-08 ) Leaders from the world's eight richest nations are meeting in the quake-hit town of L'Aquila in Italy to debate the global economic crisis, on the first day of ... (read more) |
| G8 Summit 2007: Statements and Reactions ( 2007-06-09 ) We need each other The annual summit of the Group of Eight leading industrialised nations (G8) ended on Friday in Heiligendamm. "It was a successful s... (read more) |
 | G8 Summit in Japan ( 2008-07-08 ) U.N. Secretary-General addresses student body of Hokkaido University... (read more) |
| IFAP Letter to the Editor: G-8 Investment must be focused on farmers ( 2009-07-10 ) Sir, G8 leaders’ $15bn funding commitments at L’Aquila represent a crucial step forward in addressing the causes of world hunger. However, investment should ... (read more) |
| GATS, by Ralph Nader ( 2002-09-27 ) The ultimate downfall of the corporate globalizers may be that they know no limits. Not satisfied with imposing pull-down agreements on the trade in goods, ... (read more) |
 | Gaza Merchants Humiliated, Bankrupt ( 2007-08-08 ) The UN says 75 percent of factories have closed due to the Israeli blockade.... (read more) |
| Yousef Alhelou: Gaza's Fish Break the Blockade ( 2007-05-11 ) Joy has filled the hearts of hundreds of Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip this week as they expressed their happiness over the most plentiful fishing sea... (read more) |
| Jewish Peace News: Gaza's jeopardized natural resource ( 2007-11-08 ) As Israel chronically under-supplies power to the Gaza Strip (see article by Amira Hass posted earlier on JPN), it is also blocking development of another major... (read more) |
 | UK: Bristol man vows to return to Gaza ( 2009-10-20 ) A Bristol man who drove an ambulance to Gaza last winter has promised to return this winter, this time with a 32 ton articulated lorry loaded with medical equip... (read more) |
 | Sameh A. Habeeb: Hunger Across Gaza As Bread Runs Out ( 2008-12-26 ) My Misery in Gaza pushed me to report on the Hunger of my people.... (read more) |
 | Gaza’s desperate population receives restricted amount of aid today – UN agency ( 2008-11-24 ) Power shortages in Gaza have meant that children often have no lights by which to study... (read more) |
 | UNRWA suspends distribution of food aid in Gaza ( 2008-12-19 ) The UN relief and works agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday said that it stopped distribution of foodstuff in the Gaza Strip after its stores of... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: Geopolitical Rebirth ( 2008-02-08 ) Solidarity flourishes the more adverse our external reality gets. Somehow, during hardship, as humans, we have an innate intuition which draws us closer to each... (read more) |
| German economy sparks hope for EU recovery ( 2009-07-27 ) Fresh data on business sentiment in Germany have sparked hopes that Europe's biggest economy may be on the path to recovery, while the latest figures from the U... (read more) |
 | German RFID Scandal: Hidden Devices, Unkillable Tags Found in Metro Future Store by CASPIAN ( 2004-02-07 ) Germans say, "Nein! We won't be your versuchskaninchen"... (read more) |
| Germany and Turkey: A Tale of Two Allies, by STRATFOR ( 2002-11-27 ) Summary The new relationships that both Germany and Turkey are forming with the United States are indicative of shifts within the international system. Whe... (read more) |
| Getting Real About Families ( 2007-05-23 ) The next Agenda for Shared Prosperity forum, Getting Real About Families, will be held on Thursday, May 24. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a senior Democrat on t... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: World Food Day; Global Crises' Double Standards ( 2008-10-24 ) “Hopes that extreme poverty can be eradicated by 2015 seems as unrealistic as ever.”... (read more) |
| Paul V. Rafferty: Global Financial Crisis; Let’s Get Real ( 2008-10-14 ) Let’s get real. Aren’t the farmers, miners, manufacturers, builders, transport workers, wholesale and retail outlets working ? These are the major producers of ... (read more) |
 | The Global Food Crisis and Local Solutions ( 2010-01-26 ) Co-sponsored by Grassroots International and the Oakland Institute... (read more) |
| Nick Beams: Global markets slide after China sell-off ( 2007-02-28 ) Global stock markets tumbled on Tuesday after a near 9 percent drop in the Chinese market—the biggest fall in a decade—sparked fears that a series of financial ... (read more) |
| Global Starvation Ignored by American Policy Elites ( 2008-11-13 ) A new report (9/2/08) from The World Bank admits that in 2005 three billion one hundred and forty million people live on less that $2.50 a day and about 44% of ... (read more) |
| Ann Pettifor: Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster ( 2007-12-12 ) The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. ... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Globalization Unchecked; How Alien Media is Suffocating Real Culture ( 2009-11-18 ) A Muslim family sits across of me in café, in a largely Muslim Asia country.... (read more) |
| GM Collapses Into Government's Arms ( 2009-06-02 ) Second-Largest Industrial Bankruptcy in History; Obama Defends Intervention as CEO Asks Public for "Another Chance" General Motors Corp. became the se... (read more) |
| Golden Globes 2009: The winners ( 2009-01-12 ) Here is the full list of winners at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards, held in Los Angeles on 11 January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7777327.stm ... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Grand Theft Iraq ( 2007-09-14 ) “We live under a system by which the many are exploited by the few - and war is the ultimate sanction of that exploitation.” Harold Laski, 1945. At the end o... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: Grassroots Movements, Global Elites and Political Economy in Times of Panic ( 2008-10-03 ) What a week we have all had. I guess for those of us who make it to the weekend without a single scratch, it will be important to sit quietly in a corner making... (read more) |
| Greece: A closed horizon ( 2009-01-08 ) The film director Theo Angelopoulos talks to openDemocracy's Jane Gabriel about the turmoil in Greece and about his new film "The Dust of Time" Theo Ange... (read more) |
| Greed Knows Neither Bounds Nor Shame, by Guinda Reeves ( 2002-10-17 ) Cottonwood: Many U.S. indigenous tribes, especially here in Arizona, made compacts with the State governments, to have gambling casinos on their reservations... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: The Grim Reality of Economic Truths ( 2008-03-06 ) It is always good to know, as a citizen, that your leaders think everything is under control, for this reason I can only begin to imagine the relief people in t... (read more) |
| Crackdown on Local Citizens Opposing Goldcorp's "Marlin" Mine Escalates in San Marcos, Guatemala ( 2008-07-08 ) Nine New Arrest Warrants Issued Against Eight Women and One Man; Community Leaders Receive Death Threats Tensions have increased in recent days in San... (read more) |
| VIOLENT EVICTIONS AT EL ESTOR, IZABAL, GUATEMALA ( 2007-10-11 ) We have just received this report. Please do what you can to help the Mayan Peoples On January 8th and 9th 2007, hundreds of police and soldiers in G... (read more) |
| Gulf War Profiteering - Victors and Victims, by Christiane N. Martens and Paul V. Rafferty ( 2007-01-17 ) Today is the Sixteenth Anniversary of the beginning of the first Gulf War. In the interests of remembering what the wars are all about, we thought it worthwhile... (read more) |
 | Disaster contractors eye Haiti for new deals ( 2010-02-11 ) After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, a politically-connected Florida company called AshBritt landed a no-bid multimillion U.S. government ... (read more) |
| Famine in Haiti made in the U.S. ( 2008-11-20 ) The four hurricanes that hit Haiti in August and September directly caused 800 deaths and massive destruction of its roads and bridges, along with the crops and... (read more) |
 | France pledges $450m to Haiti ( 2010-02-17 ) Photo: Sarkozy's visit is the first by a French president to the former French slave colony in the Caribbean [AFP]... (read more) |
| Haiti still desperate one month on ( 2010-02-12 ) As mourners gather to mark a month to the day since Haiti was shattered by a devastating earthquake, thousands of families around Port-au-Prince are still strug... (read more) |
 | UN appeals for donations to restore Haiti’s quake-devastated educational system ( 2010-02-05 ) With hundreds of Haitian schools destroyed or damaged by last month’s devastating earthquake, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizati... (read more) |
 | Independent UN expert urges immediate cancellation of Haiti’s external debt ( 2010-02-04 ) Photo: Haitian farmers clear land for planting... (read more) |
 | UN in record appeal for Haiti aid ( 2010-02-19 ) The UN says millions of Haitians still need emergency shelter and urgent sanitation [AFP]... (read more) |
| Kim Ives: Why is Haiti So Poor ? ( 2010-03-01 ) Ives, a journalist with Haiti LibertA© newspaper, just returned from Haiti on Thursday. He reports that with the rainy season coming, tens of thousands of Haiti... (read more) |
| The Palestine Chronicle Renews Its Call for Support: Help Preserve Truthful Media ( 2008-03-14 ) The Palestine Chronicle ( http://www.palestinechronicle.com ) continues to appeal to its friends, supporters and readers - and those who wish to preser... (read more) |
| Willy D. Gullible: Helping the Global Economy ( 2009-05-27 ) Wanting to do my part in helping the Global Economy recover, I decided to respond to some of the e-mails I keep receiving from all the nice people who want to i... (read more) |
| Henry Gibson, ‘Laugh-In’ Star, Dies at 73 ( 2009-09-18 ) Henry Gibson, a cherub-faced actor who recited nonsense poems in a Southern drawl on the TV series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and who later stood out as a smar... (read more) |
| Jim Miles: House of Cards ( 2008-01-25 ) America today is not the only empire, but it is one that has consistently formulated itself around the ideologies of corporate business, the military, big gover... (read more) |
| How the Bush Family Makes a Killing from George's Presidency, a report by Heather Wokusch ( 2006-10-25 ) Halliburton scored almost $1.2 billion in revenue from contracts related to Iraq in the third quarter of 2006, leading one analyst to comment: "Iraq was better ... (read more) |
| THE HUMAN COSTS OF ECONOMIC MELTDOWN AND ITS ALTERNATIVE ( 2008-10-22 ) The New York Times editorial calls this "the scariest economic free fall the world has seen since 1929," referring to the Great Depression that caused great suf... (read more) |
 | The Hypocrisy Behind our Compassion, by Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium ( 2002-10-21 ) While the world looks on to see how the battle with Iraq shapes up, other pressing issues have disappeared from the headlines. Does anyone still recall the heat... (read more) |
| New ILO Report on Global Employment Trends 2003: World Unemployment Rate Continues To Rise, Reaching A New High Of 180 Million ( 2003-01-30 ) GENEVA (ILO News) - Two years of economic slowdown has pushed the number of unemployed to new heights worldwide, with little prospect of any improvement in the ... (read more) |
| IAEA Hosts Talks on Supplying Nuclear Fuel for Iranian Research Reactor + UPDATE ( 2009-10-19 ) Today, the IAEA is hosting a meeting of representatives from France, Iran, Russia and the United States at the Agency´s Headquarters in Vienna. Discussions a... (read more) |
 | IFAP Commodities Conference ( 2009-07-27 ) Overview Since the food price crisis of last year, commodity prices have fallen while retail food prices remain high. ... (read more) |
| IFOAM’s General Assembly successfully concluded: New World Board and Executive Board elected ( 2008-06-27 ) The IFOAM General Assembly has evolved through tradition and experience, always remaining grounded in grassroots democracy unrivalled by other non-profit organi... (read more) |
| ILO and WTO Secretariat issue joint study on trade and employment ( 2007-02-19 ) The International Labour Office and the WTO Secretariat, on 19 February 2007, issued “Trade and Employment: Challenges for Policy Research”. Director... (read more) |
| Reports from International Labour Organization 16th American Regional Meeting ( 2006-05-04 ) New ILO Report shows marked decline in child labour worldwide Believes its worst forms can be eliminated in 10 years GENEVA (ILO news) - Child labour... (read more) |
| ILO Governing Body Concludes 295th Session ( 2006-04-03 ) Considers labour situation in Myanmar and Belarus, as well as globalization and migration issues GENEVA (ILO News) The Governing Body of the Inte... (read more) |
| ILO Eleventh African Regional Meeting ( 2007-04-23 ) Every four years the ILO African Regional Meeting brings together ILO's tripartite constituents from its 53 Member States in Africa to discuss developments in t... (read more) |
| ILO “Green Jobs Initiative” ( 2007-09-25 ) High-Level Event on Climate Change, New York, 24 September 2007 Climate change and the world of work: ILO Director-General outlines ILO role in new “Gre... (read more) |
 | ILO Labour Productivity Report 2007 ( 2007-09-04 ) New ILO report says US leads the world in labour productivity, some regions are catching up, most lag behind... (read more) |
| International Labour Organization Addresses Information Technology ( 2007-04-16 ) ILO meeting to discuss changing changing labour force requirements in the electronic components manufacturing sector GENEVA (ILO News) – More than ... (read more) |
| ILO to Seek 'Productive Solution' to Latin American/Caribbean Labor Woes ( 2002-12-12 ) LIMA (ILO News) - At a time when the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a situation marked by a rise in unemployment, an increase in povert... (read more) |
 | ILO: Giving a Fair Deal to the World’s 86 Million Migrant Workers ( 2006-05-24 ) Across the world, millions of people are on the move – doing jobs ranging from manual labour such as harvesting to high-skilled computer programming. Combined, ... (read more) |
 | ILO Launches First Global Report on Discrimination at Work ( 2003-05-12 ) GENEVA (ILO News) International Labour Organization says workplace discrimination remains a persistent global problem, with new, more subtle forms emerging ... (read more) |
 | ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis - 15-17 June 2009 ( 2009-06-15 ) Heads of State and Government, Vice-presidents, labour ministers and leaders from employers’ and workers’ organizations are to meet here from June 15-17 for a G... (read more) |
| Questions and answers on “The cost of coercion” ( 2009-05-14 ) A new ILO report on forced labour entitled "The cost of coercion" says that victims of forced labour lose an estimated USD 20 billion ever year in unpaid earnin... (read more) |
 | ILO: Questions and Answers on Child trafficking ( 2009-09-09 ) (Training tools for ILO constituents)... (read more) |
| ILO: From crisis to crisis; the impact of the global food crisis on decent work ( 2009-04-15 ) Since 2007, escalating food prices have created budget turmoil, trade imbalances and inflation and provoked panic and social unrest in some countries. Despite b... (read more) |
| ILO: Global employment trends 2010; vulnerable employment and poverty on the rise ( 2010-01-26 ) The economic crisis has had a major impact throughout the world on the level of employment as well as its quality. The ILO*s annual report on *Global Employme... (read more) |
 | World Commission says Globalization Can and Must Change, Calls for Urgent Rethink of Global Governance ( 2004-02-27 ) "There is growing concern about the direction globalization is currently taking", says the report. "Its advantages are too distant for too many, while its risks... (read more) |
| ILO Forum Marking 30th anniversary of MNE Opens in Geneva ( 2007-11-16 ) This year, the ILO marks the 30th Anniversary of one of its most significant achievements the adoption of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concernin... (read more) |
 | Delegates Agree on Generating More Employment in Africa, UN’s ILO says ( 2003-12-08 ) The 10th African regional meeting of the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) has agreed on a list of priorities for action over the next two... (read more) |
| ILO: Start at home; promoting local economic development to stem the global economic crisis ( 2009-04-30 ) Much policy advice has been given to facilitate global finance, trade and investments to connect with the global economy. But much less to reinforce local commu... (read more) |
 | Protests as IMF and World Bank meet ( 2009-10-06 ) Police in Turkey have dispersed hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. ... (read more) |
| Paul V. Rafferty: In Praise of Dubya (satire ?) ( 2008-09-26 ) Isn’t it time we stopped criticising George W. Bush ? He’s been doing a fine job and should be well-rewarded, accordingly ! Under his leadership, U.S. Econom... (read more) |
 | In the Bedroom, from MIFTAH ( 2004-01-07 ) The Middle East region has always been mined land, and treading its terrain necessitates savvy strategizing to avert embroilment in this explosive atmosphere. W... (read more) |
| India's Export Ban on Foodgrains: A Measure to Ensure Availability of Food for its Poorest Citizens ( 2008-05-22 ) Recent remarks from top U.S. officials on the causes of the food price crisis have caused quite a stir in India. U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, shot... (read more) |
| India, Brazil, South Africa - the Power of Three ( 2007-10-17 ) (IPS) - Brazil, India and South Africa will intensify their campaign for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council when their leaders meet in the S... (read more) |
| 1,500 Farmers Commit Mass Suicide in India ( 2009-04-15 ) Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today. The agricultural state of Chattisg... (read more) |
| A 12-Year Saga of Farm Suicides in India ( 2010-02-09 ) In 2006-08, Maharastra saw 12 493 farm suicides, 85 percent higher than the 6 745 suicides it recorded during 1997-1999, and the worst three year period for any... (read more) |
| India: Chandrayaan-I launched successfully ( 2008-10-22 ) SRIHARIKOTA: Carrying over a billion hopes, India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-I began its historic journey to the moon today when an indigenously develop... (read more) |
| URGENT REMINDER: Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility ( 2007-04-19 ) Call for grant applications from Indigenous Peoples’ organizations and their communities IFAD and the World Bank have signed an agreement to transfer ... (read more) |
 | Indigenous Peoples protest Sithe Global in New York City ( 2008-04-26 ) NEW YORK Indigenous Peoples from North America Say No to Fossil Fuel Development Dooda Desert Rock (David) Knocks on Sithe Global’s (Goliath’s) Door ... (read more) |
| Indonesia: Government failing exploited domestic workers ( 2007-02-15 ) "I cleaned the house, cooked, swept the floor, and took care of the children... every day from five in the morning until midnight... [My employer] threw hot wat... (read more) |
 | Inequality Gap Grows in Asia, United States ( 2007-09-04 ) In a new study, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reports that the gap between the rich and poor in many Asian countries, particularly China, has grown significa... (read more) |
| The Information Society and the Nature of Digital Divide, by Elisa Burchett ( 2006-11-13 ) Ok. Click here - http://www.yourlanguage.yourlocale – Are you connected? As rudimentary as this example is, it’s a very complicated business. The inaugu... (read more) |
| Iraqis Offer to Trade Their Crumbling Infrastructure for America's Crumbling Infrastructure (satire), by Andy Borowitz ( 2003-08-22 ) But White House Eyes Norway's Non-crumbling Infrastructure... (read more) |
| International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ( 2009-10-17 ) “At a time of multiple global crises, the poorest and most vulnerable have a special claim on our attention. We know that, in any recession, those hurt first—an... (read more) |
 | International Day of Rural Women ( 2009-10-15 ) Cultivating better lives: rural women and world food security ... (read more) |
| Interdependence Day, 20 October 2007 ( 2007-10-19 ) A day of film, workshops and high profile speakers addressing our growing global interdependence and its impact on people and the planet, hosted by nef and the ... (read more) |
| International Anti-Corruption Day 2008 ( 2008-12-09 ) Corruption. Many people aren’t sure what the word means, let alone what it has to do with them. Transparency International (TI) defines it as: the misuse... (read more) |
| 23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition ( 2006-08-23 ) The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in... (read more) |
 | United Nations International Day for Cooperatives ( 2006-07-01 ) COOPERATIVES MOVEMENT HAS BEEN LONGSTANDING VOICE FOR PEACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY ... (read more) |
 | International Day of Cooperatives 2009 ( 2009-07-04 ) "Driving Global Recovery through Cooperatives"... (read more) |
 | International Youth Day ( 2009-08-12 ) 130 million young people still illiterate... (read more) |
| Invitation to the Harvest ( 2002-08-15 ) Empires come and go but the olive continues. As a symbol of Peace, the olive branch is now universal. Native to Asia Minor, the olive spread from ancient Ira... (read more) |
| Invitation to the Harvest: Part Two ( 2002-08-28 ) The olive seed is tiny but - if cared for - will grow into a magnificent abundant tree that may live for thousands of years – if allowed.... (read more) |
 | New Report Exposes Contractor BECHTEL as Threat to Iraqi Environment, Human Rights and Basic Services ( 2003-06-14 ) U.S. Taxpayers Blindly Funding Post-War Corporate Profiteering and Cronyism, Public Interest Groups Say... (read more) |
| Iraq’s education system on the verge of collapse ( 2007-04-19 ) Only an end to US/UK occupation can stop the liquidation of Iraq's academics. Dirk Adriaensens, member of the BRussells Tribunal executive committee ... (read more) |
| Iraqi Crisis Report: Farmers Hit Hard Times ( 2009-12-29 ) With markets flooded with imports, many fear for domestic agriculture. By Faleh Hasan in Baghdad and Abdul Hamid Zebari in Erbil A shortage of domes... (read more) |
 | "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" ( 2006-10-13 ) Robert Greenwald’s latest film, "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers", has just been released, triggering a mix of praise, outrage and grave concern among ... (read more) |
 | Iraq: EPIC Ground Truth Interview ( 2006-11-14 ) In recognition of this past Veterans' Day weekend, EPIC is honored to release a Ground Truth Interview with a veteran who is helping to advance pe... (read more) |
 | Iraq History for Ten Dollars ( 2008-08-06 ) BABEL Priceless relics of Iraq's rich history are being dug by inexperienced people, including even children, and sold in the black market just to make ends... (read more) |
| IAMB Releases Report on Iraq Oil Revenues ( 2004-07-16 ) Statement by the International Advisory and Monitoring Board on Iraq —Release of the KPMG Audit Reports on the Development Fund for Iraq The Internati... (read more) |
| IN POLICY SHIFT, U.S. PUTS IRAQ ON eBAY; No Takers in First 24 Hours, by Andy Borowitz ( 2003-09-29 ) In what was seen as a marked shift in American foreign policy, on Sunday the U.S. put the entire nation of Iraq up for sale on the Internet auction site eBay.... (read more) |
| Iraq Slashes Food Rations, Putting Lives at Risk, by Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail ( 2007-12-31 ) BAQUBA - The Iraqi government announcement that monthly food rations will be cut by half has left many Iraqis asking how they can survive. The government als... (read more) |
 | Act Against Iraq Poverty ( 2008-02-01 ) The Baghdad section of the Iraq Solidarity Campaign is calling upon the international anti-occupation movements to mobilise in an act of unity and defiance, aga... (read more) |
 | Jake Parker: Alleviating Pain by ‘Kicking a Habit’ ( 2007-04-04 ) Iraqi Solidarity News (Al-Thawra) ... (read more) |
| Army Awards Lucrative Iraq Contract to KBR ( 2010-03-04 ) WASHINGTON Defense giant KBR Inc. was awarded a contract potentially worth $2.8 billion for support work in Iraq as U.S. forces continue to leave the countr... (read more) |
| WFP Welcomes Donation from Thailand to People of Iraq ( 2003-10-21 ) BANGKOK – The United Nations World Food Programme today warmly welcomed a donation of 902 metric tons of rice from the Government of Thailand destined for the v... (read more) |
| Over 1,000 foreign workers stranded in Iraq: UN ( 2008-12-15 ) International contractors have brought more than 1,000 foreign workers to Baghdad's international airport without proper legal labour protection, the United Nat... (read more) |
| Iraq: Growing Needs Amid Continuing Displacement ( 2007-11-08 ) Incessant violence across much of Iraq's central and southern regions has forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes every month, presenting the in... (read more) |
 | Helpless Iraqi Refugees Turn to Sex ( 2007-05-30 ) Umm Hiba shook her head. "During the war we lost everything. We even lost our honor."... (read more) |
 | International Compact lays out 'road ahead' for Iraq ( 2007-05-04 ) The Compact officially launched on 3 May in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt... (read more) |
| Neocon Sandwich: U.S. Building Military Base Directly Atop Iraqi Oil Platform ( 2007-11-13 ) The U.S. Navy is building a military installation atop this petroleum-export platform as the U.S. establishes a more lasting military mission in the oil-rich no... (read more) |
 | Dennis Kucinich: Oil was the primary reason for the invasion of Iraq ( 2007-05-23 ) Watch Dennis Kucinich on C-Span this morning, Wednesday, May 23 at approximately 11 am EST... (read more) |
| Who Profits from Erasing Iraq's Debt ?, by Heather Wokusch ( 2003-08-15 ) Outspoken Pentagon advisor Richard Perle recently called for Iraq's debt to be cancelled as a way of teaching banks about the "moral hazard of ... lend[ing] to ... (read more) |
 | Iraq and Corporate Patriotism: It's Time to Stop the War Profiteers, by Charlie Cray ( 2003-10-10 ) Eighty-Seven Billion U.S. dollars ... This is what the U.S. President is asking for.... (read more) |
| The Profits of Escalation; Why the US is Not Leaving Iraq, by Ismael Hossein-Zadeh ( 2007-01-15 ) “The military-industrial-complex [would] cause military spending to be driven not by national security needs but by a network of weapons makers, lobbyists and e... (read more) |
| While Iraq’s Future is Debated, the U.N. Continues to Manage the Iraqi Economy ( 2003-09-23 ) In order to clarify the confusing general media reporting about the costs of the military occupation of Iraq and the projections of the costs of the reconstruc... (read more) |
| U.S. Allows Japan to Bid for Iraqi Contracts, but not France, Germany ( 2003-12-10 ) WASHINGTON — The United States will allow companies Japan, South Korea and Britain to bid for $18.6 billion worth of U.S. reconstruction projects in Iraq as pri... (read more) |
 | World Bank Reaffirms Commitment To Iraq’s Reconstruction ( 2003-08-22 ) Ongoing assessment of Iraq’s reconstruction and development needs will be completed as scheduled.... (read more) |
| Charity Says Iraqi Billions Missing, by Shaista Aziz ( 2003-10-23 ) A leading British charity has accused American and British administrators in Iraq of failing to account for $4 billion in oil revenue. Christian Aid has pr... (read more) |
 | Iraqi MPs ask government to investigate child-trafficking ( 2008-10-29 ) BAGHDAD An Iraqi MP stirred controversy during a Parliament session last week when he asked Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki to investigate the illegal activiti... (read more) |
 | ISM Plan for the Olive Harvest Campaign 2006 ( 2006-10-07 ) On the 5th of October a special meeting made up of regional ISM coordinators took place to present their plans for the olive harvest and to make everyone aware ... (read more) |
 | Israel Ruined Lebanon Development: UN ( 2006-08-22 ) A view of the destruction wrecked by Israel on a south Lebanon village. (Reuters) ... (read more) |
| Israel Spends $ 564 Million a Year on Settlements, from RISQ ( 2003-10-02 ) One of Israel's most closely guarded secrets is the amount of funding that is channeled to the settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. Now, the Israeli newspaper... (read more) |
| Peled proposes Israeli sanctions on US ( 2009-06-10 ) * * * NOT SATIRE * * * By GIL HOFFMAN AND HILARY LEILA KRIEGER , Jerusalem Post In a sign of growing concern in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu'... (read more) |
| Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Report: Physicians Speak about Low-Income Patients ( 2008-07-21 ) Physicians for Human Rights-Israel published a report entitled “Physicians speak about low-income patients”. The report is based on a series of interview... (read more) |
 | The Situation of Workers in Israel ( 2008-02-22 ) Dr. Shlomo Swirski Research Director, The ADVA Center, Tel Aviv... (read more) |
| Report Reveals 1.6 Million Israelis Living in Poverty, notes Rick Kelly ( 2006-09-06 ) Israel’s National Insurance Institute (NII) last week revealed another annual rise in the country’s poverty rate. Nearly 100,000 people fell below the poverty l... (read more) |
| Italy withdraws from controversial World Bank privatisation fund ( 2007-05-23 ) Campaigners today celebrated the decision by the Italian government to withdraw its support from the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), a ... (read more) |
 | Center-Left Alliance Wins Italian Election by Razor-Thin Majority, notes Peter Schwarz ( 2006-04-12 ) The center-left coalition led by the former European Union commission chairman Romano Prodi has emerged the winner of Italian parliamentary elections held on Su... (read more) |
| ITU goes to Silicon Valley ( 2007-03-01 ) Secretary-General Touré meets with ICT industry Geneva, 28 February 2007 ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré today conferred with some of the ... (read more) |
| Katherine Albrecht: Ixquick announces Startpage, a new,easier-to-remember name for its website ( 2009-07-08 ) There is great news today for privacy lovers! The world's most private search engine, Ixquick.com, just got even better with the release of a brand new name: ST... (read more) |
| Japan Reportedly Paying Y10 Billion (75,052,849 EUR) to Iraqis to Guard SDF ( 2004-01-26 ) TOKYO — The Japanese government is reportedly paying approximately 10 billion yen to Iraqi tribal leaders to provide bodyguards for the Self-defense Forces in I... (read more) |
| Author John Updike Dies at Age 76 ( 2009-01-28 ) NEW YORK U.S. author John Updike, a leading writer of his generation who chronicled the emotional drama of American small town life with searing wit, died o... (read more) |
| Secrets of the Olive Trees ( 2008-07-28 ) This article by Tom Segev in Haaretz looks briefly at the famous artist's village of Ein Hod, which was once the Palestinian village of Ayn Hawd. It is just on... (read more) |
| JUST TRANSITION COALITION SECURES FIRST STEP TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC FUTURE FOR NAVAJO AND HOPI PEOPLE ( 2006-05-20 ) In the wake of the shutdown of the Mohave Generating Station, California energy regulators approved a request by the Just Transition Coalition to track and accu... (read more) |
 | Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards 2007 ( 2007-04-10 ) Search for Common Ground to be Recognized at Arab American Institute Foundation’s Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards Organization to Receive ... (read more) |
| Occupational Safety and Health in Kazakhstan: A Model for Central Asia ( 2006-06-14 ) 95th session of the International Labour Conference, 2006 Tuesday 13 June After the collapse of the Soviet Union, working conditions in Kazakhstan deterio... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Uranium Shares For Chinese Nuke Stakes ( 2007-12-07 ) Kazakhstan's state-run nuclear power company Kazatomprom has announced that the company intends to swap some of its shares in a uranium mine in exchange for sta... (read more) |
 | Labor Day Thoughts from Mark Weisbrot, Greg Palast, Michael Moore and Worldwatch, plus … ( 2003-09-01 ) Today is Labor Day in the United States and Canada. While many celebrate, many also wonder why.... (read more) |
 | Latin America's Shifting Centers of Gravity, by Toni Solo ( 2006-05-02 ) Aggressive US government rhetoric about Venezuela reflects its failing status in Latin America just as its war-mongering rhetoric on Iran indicates its regional... (read more) |
 | India: Laurie Baker, Architect, Has Passed Away ( 2007-04-04 ) Baker: the country’s only Indian architect To most in the profession Laurie Baker was an enigma. But to the millions who were touched by his thoughtfu... (read more) |
 | Work camp in Ein el-Hilweh, Lebanon ( 2009-06-15 ) Sumud association was born in order to offer our cooperation to those who endure oppression and refuse to resign themselves, without paternalism and with the aw... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: IMF Approves Lebanon Aid ( 2007-04-12 ) Washington The IMF board has approved $77 Million as an emergency loan to Lebanon, to rebuild after the war in Southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah... (read more) |
 | UN agency calls on Arabs to help Palestinian brethren uprooted in Lebanese camp ( 2008-10-08 ) The United Nations agency entrusted with assisting Palestinian refugees issued an urgent appeal today for Arab funds for emergency aid for 30,000 people whose h... (read more) |
| Wall Street awakes to find Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch gone ( 2008-09-15 ) NEW YORK When Wall Street woke up Monday morning, two more of its storied firms had fallen. Lehman Brothers, burdened by US$60 billion in soured ... (read more) |
.jpg) | Lewis and Clark ‘Genocide Re-enactors’ Told to Turn Around, notes Brenda Norrell + UPDATES ( 2004-10-11 ) “You chose to come amongst us without permission.”... (read more) |
| Liberian leader urges MPs to back action against vulture funds ( 2010-02-25 ) Liberia's president calls on MPs to support bill that would bar vulture funds from pursuing debts of poorer nations in UK courts Ellen Johnson Sirleaf... (read more) |
| Access to Books and Ideas May Be Limited, Say Authors and Academics ( 2002-06-26 ) Ralph Nader, Commercial Alert and 26 authors and scholars sent a letter today to Borders Group CEO Gregory P. Josefowicz, asking him to reconsider his "category... (read more) |
| Lisbon marks major shift in convergence between business and biodiversity ( 2007-11-13 ) Companies, governments, European Union and NGOs reach agreement on next steps Lisbon, Portugal, 13 November, 2007 (IUCN) – More than 400 leaders fro... (read more) |
| London arms fair opens to storm of protest ( 2009-09-09 ) London’s biennial arms fair has met with a wave of protest and criticism after opening this morning (Tuesday 8 September). Protestors demonstrated outside the f... (read more) |
| London Remembers its Slave Trade Role ( 2002-08-16 ) The 23 August is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Designated by UNESCO, the date marks the world’s first successful u... (read more) |
| Uri Avnery: Lunch in Damascus ( 2006-10-08 ) Once, while traveling in a taxi, I had an argument with the driver - a profession associated in Israel with extreme right-wing views. I tried in vain to convinc... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Made in L.A., Sweatshops in America ( 2008-10-02 ) LOS ANGELES Made in L.A. tells the story of three women, and of all women, who sacrifice for their children, and struggle against all odds.... (read more) |
| Madoff Jailed After Admitting Epic Scam ( 2009-03-12 ) Disgraced Financier Tells Victims He Is Sorry and Ashamed; 'I Realized That My Arrest and This Day Would Inevitably Come' Bernard L. Madoff was sent to jail ... (read more) |
| Thousands March as Food Crisis Deepens ( 2009-06-08 ) NEW YORK (IPS) An estimated 300,000 people across the globe hit the streets Sunday to support the World Food Programme (WFP) and its mission to feed hungry ... (read more) |
 | Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 72 ( 2009-09-18 ) Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind”, “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have A... (read more) |
| MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD FORCED TO LIVE IN SLAVERY ( 2003-05-01 ) As International Labour Day, 1 May, focuses the world's attention on labour issues, millions of women, children and men are enslaved around the world.... (read more) |
| May Day 2007 + UPDATE ( 2007-05-01 ) A global common denominator is the need for a decent job. The economic realities of each country determine just how difficult it is to find one. Despite the lab... (read more) |
| May Day; International Labour Day ( 2008-05-01 ) May 1st is international labour day, a day which commemorates a time of civil unrest in the late 19th century when workers in industrialized countries demonstra... (read more) |
| May Day 2009: Global Financial Crisis shows people need to come before profits ( 2009-05-01 ) May Day 2009 is a timely reminder that people need to come before profits in the modern global economy, say unions. Workers in Australia and around the worl... (read more) |
| McDonald's Confirms 'No-Arabic' Policy At Its Restaurants in Israel, by Ali Abunimah & Nigel Parry, The Electronic Intifada ( 2004-03-05 ) McDonald's Corporation today confirmed that it has a policy banning its employees from speaking Arabic in its restaurants in Israel, despite the fact that Pales... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: U.N., Google and Cisco Launch MDG Monitor ( 2007-11-05 ) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon introduced a U.N., Google, Cisco partnership, the launch of a website called the “MDG Monitor”. ... (read more) |
 | MEDIA LENS: CARTOON TIME - U.K. CHANNEL 4 SMEARS CHAVEZ ( 2006-04-05 ) "...Cartoon ‘bad guys’ are of course depicted as absurd and wicked, and as being absurdly delighted by their wickedness. Likewise, enemies of the West are consi... (read more) |
 | Meet the Enemy + UPDATE ( 2009-08-04 ) Mises Daily by Butler Shaffer... (read more) |
 | Methodists launch 'buy less' credit card for Lent ( 2008-01-18 ) In a move that is designed as a challenge to "consumerism as usual" and a reminder of the dominance of money in our lives, the Methodist Church in Britain has l... (read more) |
 | Mexico: Bloody Battle for Baja Drug Trade Ahead ( 2002-04-03 ) 25 March 2002 Summary With the Tijuana drug cartel's top two leaders out of the picture, turf wars will erupt between other large regional drug trafficking ... (read more) |
 | Campesinos Attack the Mexican Congress, by Hector Carreon ( 2002-12-11 ) Tenochtitlan (ACN): Rivalling the crisis in Venezuela and Argentina, thousands of well organized campesinos (agricultural workers) stormed and broke into the Me... (read more) |
| Mexico: FLOC Staff Member Beaten to Death in Monterrey Office ( 2007-04-11 ) FLOC (FARM LABOR ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, AFL-CIO) FLOC opened an office in Monterrey, Mexico, next to the U.S. Consulate there in 2005, to help members ... (read more) |
 | National Lawyers Guild Condemns Violence Against the Right to Protest in Miami ( 2003-11-24 ) While U.S. President George W. Bush was discussing world affairs in the U.K., his brother, as Governor of Florida, hosted the Free Trade Association of the Amer... (read more) |
| Michael Jackson Memorial Service ( 2009-07-08 ) Michael Jackson's mega-farewell Fans, friends pay tribute to the King of Pop There was Elvis, there was John Lennon, there was Princess Diana and n... (read more) |
 | 'Capitalism' Opens Today at a Theater Near You! ...an invitation from Michael Moore ( 2009-10-02 ) Friends, For two months, we've sat and watched the rabid right achieve the unimaginable: Derail universal health care and send the Democrats in Congress run... (read more) |
 | "Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now" ( 2009-10-27 ) You've Seen the Movie -- Now It's Time to ACT!... (read more) |
 | A Black Woman, Caressa Cameron Wins 2010 Miss America Contest ( 2010-02-01 ) This week, Rush Limbaugh was standing in front of a talented black woman who was trying to become Miss America.... (read more) |
 | MOBO and NAMMY Awards 2009 ( 2009-10-05 ) "Earth Gift" is NAMMY 2009 Record of the Year. ... (read more) |
 | ‘Moral courage’ needed to combat human trafficking – Assembly President ( 2009-03-03 ) General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann... (read more) |
| Private Power in Kosove and Peru, by Jim Rarey ( 2002-08-16 ) The prefix "dyn" from the Greek connoting power or energy appears in many English works, e.g. dynamo, dynamic and dynamite. It also is found, in one form or ano... (read more) |
| America's Second Harvest Sees Growing Demand for Help This Holiday Season ( 2003-11-14 ) As the holiday season approaches, America's Second Harvest food banks and food-rescue programs are seeing last year's donors and volunteers becoming this year's... (read more) |
 | Indian bishop intervenes over Mother Teresa belief row ( 2007-09-13 ) A media frenzy based on the supposed spiritual emptiness in the life of Mother Teresa, made public in some of her recently published letters, derives from a lac... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Myanmar; E.U. Aid for Refugees ( 2007-01-15 ) Brussels The European Commission has granted 15.5-million Euros in humanitarian aid for refugees along the Myanmar - Thailand border. Since 1992 the Europea... (read more) |
| Oil Majors Propping up Myanmar Regime: Rights Group ( 2009-09-10 ) BANGKOK Energy giants Total and Chevron are propping up Myanmar's junta with a gas project that has allowed the regime to stash nearly five billion dollars ... (read more) |
| Mystery: How Wealth Creates Poverty in the World, by Michael Parenti ( 2007-02-18 ) "ICH" There is a “mystery” we must explain: How is it that as corporate investments and foreign aid and international loans to poor countries have increased... (read more) |
| Facts Cloud Attempt to 'Celebrate' NAFTA 10th Anniversary Signing Ceremony ( 2002-12-11 ) Statement of Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, on the Woodrow Wilson International Center Conference Celebrating the 10th Anniversa... (read more) |
| “Narco-Dollars for Beginners”, by Catherine Austin Fitts, a Review of this Guide to the World Economy ( 2002-07-09 ) The poppy crop was successful this year in Afghanistan, under the new administration and a new harvest of opium is now wending its way to heroin addicts along t... (read more) |
 | Dirty Coal and Power at the Navajo Blockade, by Brenda Norrell ( 2006-12-16 ) ...It comes as no surprise that the power plant parent company Sithe Global LLC is linked to the elite Skull and Bones, the world power elite that the Bush f... (read more) |
| Lester R. Brown: NEEDED: A COPERNICAN SHIFT ( 2009-05-07 ) In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus published “On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres,” in which he challenged the view that the sun revolved ar... (read more) |
 | Success for Nepal Bonded Labour Protests ( 2006-07-28 ) The Nepal Government has agreed to demonstrators' demands for freed bonded labourers to receive vital support, ending seven days of protests on 23 July.... (read more) |
| Wim Bartelds: Amsterdam; Turkish Plane Crash, Technical Cause Expected ( 2009-02-26 ) An investigation into the airplane crash that killed nine, Tuesday, at Amsterdam’s Schiphol international airport, is gathering speed. Currently, the Dutch Safe... (read more) |
| South Africa Loses Battle to Transform Africa, by David Masunda ( 2002-07-12 ) DURBAN — South Africa has lost a titanic battle to rapidly transform the newly launched African Union (AU) into a formidable machine that would police errant na... (read more) |
 | Wuppertal Institute Launches New Webpage on Globalisation and Sustainability ( 2003-09-08 ) WI Photo: Industrial Agriculture... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: The Word is Out, No Dirty Gold ( 2007-05-23 ) When the film “Our Life, Our Land” was completed in the fall of ’06, a film about Carrie and Mary Dann’s fight to protect their cattle and their land –Western S... (read more) |
| No Oil for Blood: A Post-War Boycott in the Making, by Paul Rockwell ( 2003-05-01 ) Along with anti-war marches, demonstrations, acts of civil disobedience, and street battles with U.S.-backed police, spontaneous boycotts against U.S. and Briti... (read more) |
 | Nomadism benefits the economy, new study shows ( 2007-02-07 ) New report on the economics of nomadism reveals importance of this traditional lifestyle to the income of developing countries and international trade... (read more) |
 | Non-Aligned Movement’s Conference in Havana, Cuba, initial reports ( 2006-09-16 ) By acclamation and with the corresponding rap of the gavel, Fidel Castro Ruz was elected president of the Non-Aligned Movement. On his behalf, and in line with ... (read more) |
| Novica Artisan Loans, launched (12 November) ( 2009-11-13 ) For many years, Novica artisans have asked if we could help them get loans so they could expand. We tried everything. We connected them with financial instituti... (read more) |
 | Obama hammers Wall Street banks ( 2010-01-21 ) The global banking industry was thrown into turmoil on Thursday after President Barack Obama moved to channel public rage over the financial crisis into the mos... (read more) |
 | Obama reaches out to China + UPDATES ( 2009-11-16 ) The US president has begun a three-day visit to China, aimed at addressing conflicting issues with the Asian powerhouse that is the largest holder of US foreign... (read more) |
| Emira Woods: Obama visits Africa’s “Oil Gulf” ( 2009-07-17 ) “Off Ghana’s deep Atlantic shores, the Texas-based Cosmos Energy already controls the Jubilee fields, one of the largest oil finds in West Africa in the past de... (read more) |
 | Obama Named Country Music Entertainer of the Year ( 2009-10-12 ) Surprise Selection Shocks Nashville ... (read more) |
| OECD forecasts a protracted economic slowdown in US, Japan and Euro area ( 2008-11-13 ) Economic activity is expected to fall by 0.9 percent in the US next year, by 0.5 percent in the Euro area and by 0.1 percent in Japan as OECD countries enter a ... (read more) |
| Greg Palast: Oil and Indians Don't Mix ( 2009-06-13 ) For Air America Radio's Ring of Fire There's an easy way to find oil. Go to some remote and gorgeous natural sanctuary, say Alaska or the Amazon, find some ... (read more) |
 | Critics of Bush and Cheney May Be Too Generous (Oil Companies Have Long Memories), by Devin Nordberg ( 2002-10-12 ) A growing number of critics accuse the Bush administration of inciting war against Iraq to divert attention from our crumbling economy, corporate corruption and... (read more) |
| Oil Embargo Threats Carry More Weight ( 2002-04-05 ) April 5, 2002 Summary The threat of an oil embargo against the West, particularly the United States, has more weight in light of the current violence in ... (read more) |
| Oil recoils after breaking $100 a barrel ( 2008-01-03 ) NEW YORK (Reuters) Oil fell on Thursday as traders took profits from a record rally that had pushed oil to $100 a barrel two days in a row -- a level that h... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: OLAF Hits Again ( 2007-02-20 ) Prosecutors' offices of Bulgaria, Germany and Switzerland, in cooperation with the European Anti-Fraud Office, also known as OLAF, carried out a large-scale ope... (read more) |
| MASSIVE ISRAELI SETTLER ATTACK ON FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS IN PALESTINE: Internationals Injured and Hospitalized, by Huwaida Arraf + CONTINUING UPDATES ( 2002-10-29 ) |
| Israel/Palestine; Olive Harvest Attacks Continue, plus 'Families Fear Bitter Harvest', by Jessica McCallin ( 2002-10-21 ) Palestinians struggle to tend their olive crops as Israeli settlers and soldiers pose an ever-present threat to their security and livelihoods. ... (read more) |
| YOUR PRESENCE IS NEEDED FOR THE OLIVE HARVEST IN PALESTINE ( 2003-09-06 ) WCC Photo of an ancient olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane. Since October 2000, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian trees have been bulldozed, uprooted ... (read more) |
| Israeli Army Continues to Obstruct Olive Harvest ( 2003-10-21 ) WCC Photo of an ancient olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane.... (read more) |
| Israel/Palestine: Olive Harvesters Attacked ( 2002-09-30 ) In a small remote village Izzbit Salma located south of Qalqilya within the Nablus areas, Palestinian villagers started their olive harvesting, 1 week early in ... (read more) |
| The Olive Tree: a Symbol of Peace ? by Raff Ellis of Yellow Times ( 2004-05-22 ) WCC Photo of an ancient olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane The Olive Trees for Peace Foundation's web site is: http://www.olivetreesfp.com . ... (read more) |
| KEEP HOPE ALIVE! The YWCA/YMCA Olive Tree Campaign ( 2002-11-12 ) The East Jerusalem YMCA and the YWCA of Palestine have initiated a campaign to replant olive trees from areas where they have been uprooted by the Israeli occup... (read more) |
| On the Edge of Lunacy, by George Monbiot ( 2004-01-06 ) British foreign aid is being directed to countries willing to sell off their assets to big business Spare a thought this bleak new year for all those who... (read more) |
| Organic Trade And Markets: Fair From Local To Global ( 2003-11-14 ) 7th International IFOAM Organic Trade Conference In Bangkok/Thailand From November 1st to 10th, Bangkok was the "hot spot" of the organic movement. The 7th... (read more) |
| Oscar nominations announced ( 2009-01-22 ) 'Benjamin Button' leads the pack with 13 noms By TIMOTHY M. GRAY The Academy Awards nominations Thursday proved a reminder once again that Oscar voters are ... (read more) |
| The Oscars 2008 ( 2008-02-25 ) The Oscar winners have been presented with their awards. The Winners http://oscar.com/oscarnight/winners/index The Academy of Motion Picture A... (read more) |
| Oscars 2009 ( 2009-02-23 ) British film Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Oscars including best director and best picture, while Kate Winslet wins best actress. MORE http://news.b... (read more) |
| Organic Trade Association welcomes USDA announcement for $50 million in funding for organic food production ( 2009-05-05 ) Greenfield, MASS. USA The Organic Trade Association (OTA) today expressed delight that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering $50 million in n... (read more) |
| First Nations Warrior: Our nations are in grave danger. + UPDATES ( 2007-08-18 ) Dear First Nations and Indigenous Peoples of America Our nations are in grave danger. This coming August 20 - 21, 2007 the US military will be on First Natio... (read more) |
| Our Racist Demonology, by George Monbiot ( 2002-08-16 ) Robert Mugabe is portrayed as the prince of darkness, but when whites expel black people from their lands, nobody gives a damn. By George Monbiot. Published i... (read more) |
 | The Insurance Industry: Environmental Dangers May Soon Be Uninsurable, by Christiane Martens ( 2002-01-21 ) It would appear that the insurance industry, one of the major investors in the fossil fuel industry may be turning towards more environmentally friendly sources... (read more) |
| GOVERNMENTS URGED TO TAP POTENTIAL OF OVERLOOKED SOCIAL GROUPS IN DRIVE TO CREATE EQUITABLE SOCIETIES WITH RIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL ( 2007-02-14 ) Mixed Results Cited in Decade of Efforts for ‘People-Centred’ Development Citing a decade of unfulfilled commitments from United Nations-backed summit... (read more) |
| Pakistan: Asian Development Bank Report Foresees Better Economy ( 2002-09-02 ) ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: The sound macroeconomic fundamentals, accomplished over the last 2-3 years, will help achieve the GDP growth target of 4.5 per cent in 2002-0... (read more) |
| Pakistan: Tribesmen Surround Cantonment, by Ibrahim Shinwari ( 2002-09-02 ) LANDI KOTAL, Aug 30: Armed tribesmen have taken up positions on hilltops surrounding the military cantonment in Landi Kotal tehsil of the tribal Khyber agency a... (read more) |
 | SECOND WEEK OF THE PALESTINE CHRONICLE APPEAL ( 2007-06-12 ) PALESTINE CHRONICLE STILL IN URGENT NEED OF YOUR SUPPORT... (read more) |
 | The Palestine Chronicle is in Urgent Need of Your Support ( 2007-06-07 ) We never failed to say it as it is.... (read more) |
 | The 8th London Palestine Film Festival 2007 Calls for Submissions ( 2006-11-29 ) The London Palestine Film Festival 2007 is calling for submissions. The festival is scheduled to run for two weeks, starting Friday April 27th 2007 at the Barbi... (read more) |
 | Olive Harvest 2007: You Are Needed More Than Ever! ( 2007-08-25 ) Join Us in Palestine for the 2007 Olive Harvest Campaign!... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: First European Direct Aid Transfer to P.A. ( 2007-05-23 ) Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said that Norway is set to make its first direct aid transfer to the Palestinian government; he invited other count... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Marathon for Children; Running for the Right to Play ( 2008-09-26 ) Palestinian children “need safety, security, protection and a promise for a better future”. ... (read more) |
 | Brian Wood: For the sons and daughters of Palestine, olive oil until they’re free ( 2008-06-28 ) Photo: An olive grove, on the road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, destroyed by the Israeli military for "security reasons" (Photo: Palestine Monitor)... (read more) |
 | Dreams of a Nation: Palestinian Cinema is Showcased in a Weekend of Films in New York, by E. Tailor ( 2003-01-24 ) Dreams Of A Nation, a weekend-long festival of Palestinian films, began Friday, January 24th, at New York’s Columbia University. Palestinian cinema didn’t e... (read more) |
| Encyclical on globalisation offers 'new approach to global development' ( 2009-07-08 ) Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical on globalisation, economics and poverty, released today (7 July) must set the tone for a new approach to global development which... (read more) |
| Parmalat Scandal Deepens; May Be Biggest Fraud Ever, from Citizen Works ( 2004-01-06 ) The Parmalat probe continued to widen last week, with reports indicating that the fraud at the Italian dairy giant could be as much as $16.8 billion (far more t... (read more) |
 | People of the Harvest ( 2009-08-25 ) Indigenous Mexican Migrants in California... (read more) |
 | Perpetual Debt: From the British Empire to the American Hegemon, by H.A. Scott Trask ( 2004-01-30 ) "...Since Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole's introduction of the funding system in England during the 1720s, the secret was out that government debt need never... (read more) |
| 'Father of Grammys' dies aged 85 ( 2009-09-14 ) Veteran TV producer Pierre Cossette, who was dubbed the "father of the Grammys", has died aged 85. He was best known for bringing the Grammy Awards to nation... (read more) |
 | UN Rapporteur: Pine Ridge Housing Worst in US ( 2010-03-05 ) US spent $1 trillion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while ignoring abysmal housing on Pine Ridge and widespread homelessness in US... (read more) |
 | SELF-INTEREST WILL DESTROY WORLD, SAYS POPE ( 2008-11-23 ) Urges Practicing Love for One's Neighbor VATICAN CITY, NOV. 23, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Do good and the Kingdom of God will be realized in our midst, act a... (read more) |
| Clifford F. Thies: The Precedent for the Ron Paul Dollar ( 2007-11-28 ) On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, federal agents raided the Indianapolis headquarters of a company called NORFED, the National Organization for the Repeal of the... (read more) |
| Push Back, by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman ( 2002-07-28 ) Let the corporate criminals take over Wall Street. And investors flee the market. Hello criminals. Goodbye market. Pollute nature. And natur... (read more) |
 | R.I.P. Industrial USA. The Banksters Win, Even When They Fail ( 2009-06-11 ) A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford... (read more) |
 | Ramadan Feeds London Homeless ( 2008-09-22 ) Capitalizing on the holy fasting month's spirit of charity and sharing, young British Muslims are spreading the joy of Ramadan among London homeless with free i... (read more) |
| Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen ( 2007-11-05 ) I used to worry that the United States was in the grip of extremists who sincerely believed that the Apocalypse was coming and that they and their friends would... (read more) |
| Real Food Crisis, Fake Solutions ( 2008-06-11 ) The cost of basic food staples is skyrocketing around the globe. Billions of people who live on less than $2 a day are sliding into hunger and despair. Now mor... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: Reality Check ( 2008-06-18 ) Sentiments and opinions vary from person to person, city to city and country to country, so one cannot attempt to frame the issue of collective responsibility o... (read more) |
 | URGENT: Release Dina Babbitt's original Gypsy portraits to her now ( 2008-07-25 ) Dina Gottliebova Babbitt (aka Dinah), is the artist who was forced to paint and draw the horrible experiments of the Auschwitz doctor known as the Angel of Deat... (read more) |
 | Remembering Karl Hess, by Gary Galles of the Ludwig von Mises Institute ( 2003-12-31 ) This essay was the basis of a talk that Galles gave at the Karl Hess Club... (read more) |
 | FAIR: Remembering Russert; What media eulogies remember--and forget ( 2008-06-19 ) NBC's Meet the Press anchor and Washington bureau chief Tim Russert died of a heart attack on June 13. The outpouring from media and political elites only under... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: Rethinking Absurdity ( 2008-08-04 ) The turbulent times are upon us and I can no longer determine if it is a crisis of confidence, a run on the bank, a recession, a depression or a simple slowdown... (read more) |
 | CASPIAN: RFID Revolt in Rheinberg, Germany ( 2004-03-03 ) Germans brave snow to protest spy chips ... (read more) |
 | Rice Wars: New Rice For Africa, a report from the Institute of Science in Society ( 2004-07-28 ) Rice, the staple food crop for more than half the world's population, among them the poorest, is the current target of genetic modification, an activity that ha... (read more) |
| Revealed: How Rich Landowners are Making Millions from a Farm System that Fails Poor People ( 2004-01-22 ) Seven of Britain’s richest men collectively earn over £2m* a year in farm payouts from the European Union, according to new figures released by the internationa... (read more) |
| Rich Nations Stopping Global Reforms? ( 2009-06-26 ) AP reports today: "Developing nations' hopes for forging a new, more just economic world order appear unlikely to be quickly realized as the United Nations' Con... (read more) |
| Development Funds Moving from Poor Countries to Rich Ones, Annan Says ( 2003-10-30 ) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today challenged the General Assembly to face the stark fact that, "even taking all subtlety and nuance into account... (read more) |
 | Rio to host 2016 Olympic Games ( 2009-10-02 ) Rio's win marks the first time that a South American city has been chosen to host the Games [EPA]... (read more) |
| Russia - China Relations: Between Antagonism and Ambivalence, analysis by Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-06-26 ) For decades the antagonism between Russia and China was a constant in international politics, the kind of mutual relations that tend to be marked by ambivalence... (read more) |
| Russia invites Europe to join new energy charter ( 2009-04-21 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS Russia has floated plans for a new global treaty on trade in fossil and nuclear fuel in an attempt to consign to history an earlier pa... (read more) |
| Russia gives a 20% discount to Ukraine to start the gas flow + UPDATE ( 2009-01-18 ) Prime Ministers Putin and Timoshenko have finally reached an agreement in the gas dispute. Ukraine will enjoy a 20% discount to the market price in 2009 while R... (read more) |
| Russia: Coca-Cola Bows to Believers ( 2008-01-16 ) Coca-Cola has called off a promotion after offended Orthodox believers lodged a complaint with prosecutors, a sharp reminder of the cultural pitfalls that forei... (read more) |
| Russia: Missing ship found on African coast ( 2009-08-17 ) The cargo vessel the 'Arctic Sea', which had been missing for almost three weeks, has been found off the west coast of Africa. Russia’s Defense Minister Anat... (read more) |
| Undefended - Russia's migrant workers ( 2009-03-18 ) As Russia plunges into recession, its vast migrant workforce faces mounting abuse, reveals an important new report from Human Rights Watch The fate o... (read more) |
 | Russia Poised to Dominate European Energy, by Peter Zeihan ( 2002-01-22 ) Summary Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas firm, began production at the Zapolyarnoye field in western Siberia on Oct. 5 and also began deliveries to the... (read more) |
| Saint Joseph’s Day 2009; A Neglected Opportunity ( 2009-03-19 ) Some of our readers may be aware that today is the Feast of Saint Joseph, the Patron Saint of Workers. There was a time when the Catholic Church - and many ... (read more) |
| Save the BBC ( 2010-03-04 ) This week, the BBC has announced proposals to make massive cuts to its service, including closing two radio stations and halving the size of its web site. C... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Savings and Women's Empowerment in the Developing World ( 2008-03-13 ) Bringing the world's poorest women into the official economy has become one of the most exciting prospects, due to the promise of cell phone banking. In the po... (read more) |
| Shell Leads International Business Campaign Against UN Human Rights Norms ( 2004-03-15 ) One of the hottest topics at the annual meeting of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) - Geneva, March 15 to April 23 - will undoubtedly be the future of ... (read more) |
| Should We Worry About Deflation? ( 2008-11-19 ) There is now worldwide worrying about price deflation again. After all, real estate prices have sunk, stock prices have hit the ditch, the price of oil has the ... (read more) |
 | Show Your Hope in 2007 ( 2007-11-16 ) An unusual international artists exhibition opens in The Atrium of The Hague, today.... (read more) |
 | Sicily: A Bridge Too Far for Brussels? ( 2002-07-17 ) God first made the world and then He made the Straits of Messina to separate men from madmen. Sicilian proverb Ed.Note ... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Slaughterhouse Sweatshop; Filmmaker exposes US dirty secrets ( 2010-02-16 ) Photo: Ankle brancelet worn by Guatemalan mother after raid in Postville, Iowa.... (read more) |
| Bonds Contribute to Genocide and Slavery ( 2002-05-22 ) BOSTON: Anti-Slavery Group Calls on Morgan Stanley to Stop $2 Billion Petronas Offering, Urges Market Sanctions on Oil Companies in Sudan The American Anti-S... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Smelling the Trilateral Rat + UPDATES ( 2007-08-21 ) When you smell a rat, just follow the money.... (read more) |
 | Solution to food crisis must address inequalities – UN human rights chief ( 2008-05-22 ) A wide-ranging approach addressing inequalities and the rights of marginalized groups is essential in tackling the current global food crisis, the top United Na... (read more) |
 | In Brussels, Ban welcomes over $200 million in pledges for security in Somalia ( 2009-04-23 ) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the $213 million pledged to help the emergent Government in Somalia gain a security foothold in the faction-torn co... (read more) |
| South Asia Makes a Big Noise to Make Trade Fair ( 2004-01-22 ) Over 1.5 million people in India and 1.2 million people in Bangladesh have protested against the international trade system and are calling on world leaders and... (read more) |
| Bringing the Soviet military-industrial complex to life ( 2009-09-22 ) Article Highlights • In 1989, a Politburo commission came together to discuss the secret Soviet biological weapons program. • This meeting, and man... (read more) |
 | Spychips: A Note from Dr. Katherine Albrecht ( 2007-05-02 ) If you've read Spychips, you know that our worst consumer privacy nightmare is for those little anti-theft tags (known in the industry as "EAS" tags) to someday... (read more) |
| STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY + UPDATES ( 2006-10-14 ) Stand Up for the Millennium Development Goals ! The world will come together Oct. 15-16 and STAND UP to remind their governments that promises to achi... (read more) |
 | October 17th - Whiteband Day 2007 ( 2007-10-17 ) Take 24 to Tackle 24/7 Global Poverty on Oct. 17 ... (read more) |
| Jim Miles: States of Mind ( 2008-10-28 ) Is it writers block, or is it that the world is in such a mess that it has simply short-circuited my mind? So many bad news scenarios present themselves on se... (read more) |
| Stephen Gately, R.I.P. ( 2009-10-12 ) Obituary: Stephen Gately Stephen Gately, who has died at the age of 33, joined Boyzone in 1993 after answering an advert in Dublin to audition for a ... (read more) |
| Stop World Bank’s Water Privatisation ! ( 2007-05-15 ) 133 groups urge rich countries to pull the plug on World Bank’s push for water privatisation Press Release from the World Development Movement on behalf ... (read more) |
| Davos, Multilateralism and the Crisis of the Alliance, by Dr. George Friedman, STRATFOR ( 2003-01-30 ) "Multilateralism" was the main theme at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, recently concluded in Davos. For European states, the first half of the ... (read more) |
| 2010 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards ( 2010-02-01 ) Animal Kingdom, The Red Chapel, Restrepo, and Winter's Bone Earn Grand Jury Prizes. Audience Favorites Feature Contracorriente, happythankyoumo... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Superman Briefs U.N. Security Council ( 2009-09-10 ) William Jefferson Clinton graced the United Nations with his indelible presence.... (read more) |
| Syria Using Natural Gas To Strengthen Control Over Lebanon ( 2002-06-08 ) Syria began energy exports to Lebanon in late May, according to Beirut-based Future News, sending the first batch of 2,000 tons of liquefied natural gas from th... (read more) |
 | Transparency International 2006 Bribe Payers Index ( 2006-10-05 ) Leading exporters undermine development with dirty business overseas. Foreign bribery by emerging export powers disconcertingly high. ... (read more) |
| Transparency International: 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index Reinforces Link between Poverty and Corruption ( 2006-11-08 ) Shows the machinery of corruption remains well-oiled, despite improved legislation The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index is a composite index that dr... (read more) |
| Take It Personally, by Anita Roddick - a book review ( 2004-12-24 ) If you are confused about all the rules and regulations emanating from the world’s international financial institutions and if you think there is little you can... (read more) |
 | The American Social Model By Gaither Stewart - with Patrice Greanville ( 2008-08-04 ) "The International Workers of the World (IWW) waged a heroic struggle to organize American labor at the turn of the 20th century."... (read more) |
 | Mapping the Real Deal: The American Tapeworm, by Catherine Austin Fitts ( 2003-05-04 ) "The tapeworm - a parasite that over time eats its host - can more accurately describe the demonic patterns of stripping places of intellectual capital that com... (read more) |
| Dennis Kucinich: The Bailout and What's Next ( 2008-10-01 ) Dear Friend, Yesterday marked a day that will go down in history, when Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike took on full responsibility to protect t... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: The Beginning of Global Order ( 2008-06-11 ) We can continue to believe our politicians as they echo messages of stability and order around our planet, and we can continue to feed off the BBC or the New Yo... (read more) |
| The Climate Change Casino: Brokers Gambling on Tomorrow, by Paul V. Rafferty ( 2002-01-21 ) An international commodity, with no measurable value, is set to become a $ 500 Billion business, within the next 10 years. Brokers, multinationals, governm... (read more) |
| REFLECTIONS OF PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO: The English Submarine ( 2007-05-23 ) The press dispatches bring the news; it belongs to the Astute Class, the first of its kind to be constructed in Great Britain in more than two decades. “A nu... (read more) |
| The Fake Persuaders, by George Monbiot ( 2002-05-15 ) Companies are creating false citizens to try to change the way we think Persuasion works best when it's invisible. The most effective marketing worms its wa... (read more) |
| The Fight for Gold: Police Violently Repress Peaceful Protest at International Mining Conference in Andean Region of Argentina ( 2006-10-06 ) Andalgalá, Catamarca – Argentina. Local citizens suffered a brutal beating, teargas, and rubber bullets fired by local police at a pro-mining meeting held... (read more) |
 | The Food, Inc. Horror Movie ( 2010-02-25 ) A film that exposes how the corporate food industry sickens and enslaves the nation, but leaves many stones unturned. Dr. Mae-Wan Ho... (read more) |
| The Great Iraq Heist: Iraqis are Paying for the War Waged against Them - A.K. Gupta ( 2004-02-18 ) Forget for a moment about quagmire, the growing heaps of U.S. and Iraqi dead, and the rebellious population. George Bush, Paul Bremer, and gang have pulled off ... (read more) |
 | The Party’s Over, by Richard Heinberg ( 2003-01-25 ) Industrial nations’ fossil-fueled joyride is about to end . . . is anyone prepared? (GRAPH ONE) World oil discoveries by decade, in billions of barrels ... (read more) |
| George Monbiot: The Pleasures of the Flesh ( 2008-04-15 ) If you care about hunger, eat less meat. Published in the Guardian 15th April 2008 Never mind the economic crisis. Focus for a moment on a more urg... (read more) |
| The Root of All Evil ? ( 2002-09-18 ) Contrary to popular belief, it seems that people really do care about how their money is used. The results of an NOP poll released today show that UK consumers... (read more) |
 | Greg Palast: The S-Word and Dr. Kevorkian's Accountant ( 2009-10-15 ) Photo: Wendell Potter tells Greg Palast health insurers' dirty secret. (Photo: BobFest)... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: The Spanish ‘Adios’ ( 2008-04-02 ) When trying to understand the geopolitical reality of Spain, one must never forget the two military bases the United States actively maintains in the country. O... (read more) |
 | The Trauma of Homelessness ( 2009-07-30 ) When we hear the word "trauma" we might associate it with shell-shocked veterans, loss of a loved one, or perhaps a bad car accident. But trauma is extremely ap... (read more) |
| THE WESTMINSTER CONSPIRACY ( 2009-10-08 ) Former BBC Director General, Greg Dyke, On The Media-Political Opposition To Radical Change Last month, Greg Dyke, who was the BBC’s director general ... (read more) |
| The world is a multicolored thing ( 2010-02-03 ) Instances of persons accumulating rather than only consuming are well known. Such as displaying rows upon rows of weird and wonderful cars, or closets laced wit... (read more) |
| Timor-Leste: Setting the STAGE for a brighter future ( 2007-07-20 ) Despite a significant boost in national income last year from oil revenues, Timor-Leste is amongst the world’s poorest nations. While unemployment in rural area... (read more) |
| Tomorrow's Markets: Global Trends and Their Implications for Business ( 2002-04-11 ) NEW YORK, April 3, 2002 - Businesses that wish to survive and thrive in a global economy must respond to major social and environmental trends that are reshapin... (read more) |
 | JVP: Sign the Petition; Stand Up Against the Lies at the Toronto International Film Festival! ( 2009-09-18 ) JVP supports the 1,000 plus signers of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) protest letter, "The Toronto Declaration: No Celebration of Occupation”, i... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Asha Rose Migiro Says Trade, Not Aid, Will Lift Africa Out of Poverty ( 2008-04-12 ) Although aid has its place, trade will lift Africa out of poverty, U.N. Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Asha Rose Migiro told listeners at Syracuse University's C... (read more) |
 | Trends in Sustainable Development Report Launched + UPDATES ( 2006-05-09 ) Trends in Sustainable Development, is a colourful compilation of maps and graphs devoted to the discussion of interrelated challenges being addressed at ... (read more) |
| ILO: Tripartism in the times of neoliberalism ( 2009-12-21 ) For much of the 1990s and the first half of the present decade, many developing countries seeking integration into the global economy adopted the type of market... (read more) |
 | TV Turnoff Week is Here ! April 23 - 27 ( 2003-04-21 ) TV Turnoff Week is upon us and the main organising group, Adbusters, is having trouble getting television companies to show their commercials. ... (read more) |
| Twitter is not for teens, Morgan Stanley told by 15-year-old expert ( 2009-07-13 ) Report on young people's media habits written for investment bank by teenage intern causes huge interest in the City A research note written by a 15-y... (read more) |
| U.K.: "Open Up lobbying", says new campaign group ALT ( 2008-01-25 ) A major new campaign is launched today to open up the opaque world of lobbying. ALT, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency, a coalition of ci... (read more) |
| Banking on Bloodshed: UK high street banks’ complicity in the arms trade ( 2008-10-24 ) The arms trade provides the destructive hardware used in conflicts across the world. It undermines development, contributing to the poverty and suffering of mil... (read more) |
| U.K.: Gangmaster Gets 14 Years for Cockle Picker Deaths ( 2006-03-29 ) Gangmaster Lin Liang Ren was sentenced to 14 years in prison on 28 March, for his role in the deaths of 21 Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire o... (read more) |
| U.K.: George Monbiot; Three Million Homes? ( 2007-11-28 ) Yes, I am sorry to say, we need them. It sounds preposterous: three million new homes in England alone by 2020. My instinct is to fight this project. It thre... (read more) |
| U.N. Human Rights Body Approves Guidelines for Multinational Corporations ( 2003-08-14 ) In an important step forward in developing human rights standards for corporations, an expert subsidiary panel of the top United Nations rights body yesterday a... (read more) |
| General Assembly approves nearly $4.2 billion UN budget despite US opposition ( 2007-12-31 ) Capping off days of intensive negotiations, the General Assembly has adopted a two-year budget of $4.17 billion for the United Nations, with the United States c... (read more) |
| U.N. Communications Committee Session Opens ( 2007-04-30 ) STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, ENHANCED USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AMONG ISSUES AS INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETS AT HEADQUARTERS 30 APRIL - 11 MAY The twe... (read more) |
| THIRD ANNUAL UNITED NATIONS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL TO BE HELD 21-22 APRIL ( 2007-04-20 ) FEATURING OVER 200 FILM ENTRIES FROM THIRTY COUNTRIES “Stories from the Field: The Third Annual United Nations Documentary Film Festival”, presente... (read more) |
 | Financing development: from Monterrey to Doha + UPDATES ( 2008-11-29 ) The global summit in Doha on paying for aid and development takes place amid a worldwide economic recession. All the more reason for visionary thinking and bold... (read more) |
 | New UN-backed network to link development partners in sub-Saharan Africa ( 2008-04-30 ) The United Nations agency tasked with tackling rural poverty announced today that it will help finance a new knowledge network connecting development partners i... (read more) |
| The "U.N. OBSERVER" is moving an office + UPDATE ( 2009-11-29 ) We are moving our office at The Hague and may be offline for a few days while we conduct various technical checks. We apologise for any inconveniences. Be... (read more) |
| U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUNCHES ‘PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT’, BACKED BY WORLD’S LARGEST INVESTORS ( 2006-04-27 ) (UN Global Compact Office) -– In a historic development for global financial markets, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was today joined by a group of... (read more) |
 | U.N. EXPERT ON EXTREME POVERTY REPORTS THAT AMERICANS ARE DENIED ECONOMIC HUMAN RIGHTS ( 2006-09-27 ) Where: Palais des Nations, United Nations Headquarters, Geneva When: September 27th, 2006 ... (read more) |
| U.N. Commission on the Status of Women 60th Anniversary ( 2006-11-10 ) Annan praises UN women’s panel on 60th anniversary for being “ahead of its time” The world is beginning to recognize that empowering women and girls... (read more) |
 | UN to draw up comprehensive plan to address world food crisis ( 2008-04-30 ) The United Nations is aiming to have a comprehensive plan to tackle the global food crisis in place by the beginning of June, “around which the institutions and... (read more) |
| Dollar crash must be averted to sustain global economic growth – UN report ( 2007-05-30 ) In order for current world economic growth rates to continue, it is crucial to keep the United States dollar from falling rapidly while also avoiding a recessio... (read more) |
 | U.S.-Uzbek Alliance May Cause Future Problems for Washington ( 2002-03-26 ) 20 March 2002 Summary Uzbek President Islam Karimov came away from a discreet visit to the White House March 15 with enough goodies in hand to be consid... (read more) |
 | Black Farmers' Fight For Justice: Plowed Over Again, reports Food First ( 2004-07-23 ) In what seemed a victory for economic human rights, African American farmers thought justice would be finally served when they settled an historic class-action ... (read more) |
| Scandal: Wal-Mart, P&G Involved in Secret RFID Testing, from CASPIAN ( 2003-11-14 ) American consumers used as guinea pigs for controversial technology... (read more) |
| DEVELOPMENT: Mutiny Shakes U.S. Food Aid Industry ( 2007-08-25 ) One of the largest international aid organisations in the world turned the food aid industry on its head recently by declaring that they will turn down 46 milli... (read more) |
| US: Homeless Die in Frigid Weather, reports Jeremy Johnson ( 2004-02-02 ) While the US news media has provided ample coverage of the near-record cold wave, very little is being said this winter about the loss of lives and suffering am... (read more) |
 | U.S. National Hunger Awareness Day ( 2006-06-06 ) "The Face of Hunger will Surprise you" More than 38 million Americans, including nearly 14 million children are living on the brink of hunger. ... (read more) |
| Hunger, Homelessness On the Rise in Major U.S. Cities; Mayors' 25-City Survey Finds High Housing Costs, Weak Economy Increase Need ( 2002-12-19 ) Washington, DC: As housing costs continued to rise faster than incomes and the national economy remained weak, requests for emergency food assistance increased ... (read more) |
 | U.S. Labor Day 2006 ( 2006-09-04 ) The State of Working America 2006/2007... (read more) |
| US mercenaries sacked by Iraq after civilians shot ( 2007-09-18 ) BLACKWATER, a controversial United States private security company, faces losing millions of dollars in revenue after the Iraqi government yesterday revoked its... (read more) |
| U.S. Outsourcing the Presidency (Satire?) ( 2006-03-02 ) Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of March 20, 2006. The move is being mad... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: U.S. Security Rules Have Protectionist Intent ( 2007-02-22 ) Washington/Brussels A report, by the European Commission, that reviews transatlantic trade, says that the United States has been using national security as ... (read more) |
| US: Reject Colombia Free Trade Deal ( 2008-04-09 ) Bogota Fails to Tackle Anti-Union Violence and Impunity The US Congress should vote against the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) because of Colo... (read more) |
| U.S.: Senate bailout vote fails to rally markets ( 2008-10-02 ) (CNN) European and Asian shares were mixed Thursday despite the U.S. Senate's approval of a modified $700 billion bank rescue plan intended to bolster the ailin... (read more) |
 | U.S. Set to Control Iraq's Oil for the Next 30 Years! ( 2007-01-08 ) Blood and oil: How the West will profit from Iraq's most precious commodity... (read more) |
 | U.S. State of the Union Address 2008 ( 2008-01-29 ) Full text plus comments and related articles.... (read more) |
| Tempers Flare as US Attacks Gas Sellers in Baghdad, by Majid Jarrar and Salaam Al-Jubouri of 'Al-Muajaha' ( 2003-05-15 ) Photo 1: US soldiers confiscate gas cans in Baghdad Please click photos to enlarge... (read more) |
| U.S. Congress to Iraq: Pay our war expenses with your oil revenue ( 2008-04-26 ) Iraqis would be forced to pay for U.S. efforts in their country directly or via loans from the United States if any of at least five similar pieces of legislati... (read more) |
| U.S.- Morocco Trade Deal Sends Message to World ( 2002-06-17 ) In a move that largely flew under the media's radar, U.S. President George W. Bush pledged two months ago that he would seek to bind the United States and Moroc... (read more) |
| U.S. President's Budget Slashes Billions of Dollars from Programs for Poor Persons ( 2008-02-08 ) President Bush this week released his Budget Request for the Fiscal Year 2009. The budget proposes significant cuts for many of the larger social safety net pro... (read more) |
 | ‘Modern-day Slavery’ Booming IN U.S.: Report ( 2004-02-25 ) Human trafficking has become a multibillion-dollar industry... (read more) |
| U.S.: A New Deal for the 21st Century One-Day Conference on April 9 ( 2008-04-07 ) As income and wealth inequality approach levels not seen since the dawn of the Great Depression, we invite you to participate in a one-day conference on April 9... (read more) |
| U.S.: Agenda for Shared Prosperity ( 2007-06-22 ) The American people need an economic agenda that will spur growth, reduce insecurity, and provide broadly shared prosperity. Drawing upon some of the best infor... (read more) |
| Behind the Economic 'Recovery', by Jamie Chapman ( 2003-12-29 ) Hunger and Homelessness in US Continue to Rise in 2003 Hunger and homelessness in the United States continue to rise at double-digit rates in 2003, ac... (read more) |
 | U.S.: HOMELESS POWER loses Cyndi Demuth ( 2008-03-07 ) "I love to talk to people, you know and if I can make somebody else smile, somebody who's out here like I am, if I can just give'em a hug or a smile, that makes... (read more) |
| U.S.: Economic Fallout from Wars ( 2006-09-16 ) US: Defense and oil company executives reap windfalls from Iraq war By Naomi Spencer Since September 11, 2001, and the Bush administration’s initiat... (read more) |
| U.S. House Judiciary Committee Blocks Important Improvements to the Lobbying Reform Bill ( 2006-04-06 ) Statement by Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen If you think the U.S. Senate let down the American people by failing to pass meaningful lobbyin... (read more) |
| U.S.: Nashville Homeless, Tired of Foreclosures, Reclaim Vacant Government Homes ( 2008-05-07 ) Nashville, TN The Nashville Homeless Power Project, a member organization of the PPEHRC in Nashville, TN, led a march of poor and homeless families for housi... (read more) |
| U.S.: Nuns to Deliver Truckloads of Canned Food to Air Force Bases, Today ( 2006-11-28 ) Truckloads of food are being delivered into Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, CO at 10:30 A.M. and Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 28... (read more) |
 | Emily Rusch: Obama-backed credit card reforms threatened ( 2009-05-14 ) Thousands have already signed our petition in support of the Credit Card Bill of Rights! Our advocates are delivering the petitions at the capitol, and it's cle... (read more) |
| Shepherd Bliss: U.S. Economy--Recession, Depression, or Collapse? ( 2007-11-17 ) “For Consumers, the Hits Keep Coming” a recent banner headline in a New York Times-owned daily newspaper here in Northern California reports. The article misses... (read more) |
| Seven Lucky Breaks of the United States, by Der Voron ( 2003-09-29 ) Here are America's main lucky breaks, shown in chronological order. Lucky Break No 1: Respectively, North America, Mexico and most of South America were col... (read more) |
| BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO BE SIMULCAST IN ENGLISH, notes Andy Borowitz ( 2006-01-31 ) President Hopes to Reach Broader Audience, Aides Say ... (read more) |
| UK supermarkets sell illegal Israeli settler products under misleading labels ( 2008-07-02 ) Press Release Palestinian General Delegation to the UK London, 30 June 2008: The Palestinian General Delegation to the UK has been pursuing the iss... (read more) |
| UK: Tony Blair’s expenses shredded ( 2009-05-18 ) Some of Tony Blair’s expenses claims, which the High Court last week ruled should be disclosed to the public, have been shredded. The documents, itemising Blair... (read more) |
| Wildcat oil strikes: Europeans are finally waking up to the demise of Democracy + UPDATE ( 2009-02-03 ) Angry people across the EU are discovering the fine print in all the treaties signed by their leaders, says Janet Daley. The peoples of Europe have f... (read more) |
| Ukraine refuses to transport Russian gas to Europe? ( 2009-01-13 ) Gazprom says Kiev has made it impossible for Russia to export gas to its European consumers. It has also not allowed international observers into its gas measur... (read more) |
 | Ban welcomes approval of UN budget for next two years ( 2009-12-24 ) The General Assembly today approved a budget of $5.16 billion for the 2010-2011 period, in a move immediately welcomed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.... (read more) |
 | Budget shortfall threatens UN’s ability to feed millions worldwide ( 2009-07-30 ) Millions of hungry people around the world will not receive food aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) due to a “dangerous and unprecedented” $... (read more) |
 | UN Economic and Social Council to hold meeting on emerging food crisis ( 2008-04-16 ) Photo: President of ECOSOC, Ambassador Léo Mérorès of Haiti... (read more) |
 | UN food summit ends without specific targets for ending global hunger + UPDATES ( 2009-11-18 ) Photo: FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf speaking at the closing of the World Summit on Food Security... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Renewed Commitment Bolsters Millennium Development Goals ( 2008-09-27 ) Despite the lagging progress made in the commitment to alleviating poverty and hunger in the developing world, and at the half-way mark to 2015, there was an ai... (read more) |
 | UN seeks $7 billion in humanitarian aid for 2009, by far its largest ever appeal ( 2008-11-19 ) John Holmes launches the 2009 Consolidated Humanitarian Appeal... (read more) |
| The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to food recommends principles and measures to discipline “land grabbing” ( 2009-06-12 ) (GENEVA and BRUSSELS, 11 June) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, on Thursday proposed a minimum a set of... (read more) |
 | UN-HABITAT unveils State of the World’s Cities report ( 2008-10-24 ) Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT said that the crisis should be viewed as a “housing finance crisis” in which the poorest of poor were left... (read more) |
 | At UN food summit, Ban lays out steps to save billions from hunger ( 2009-11-16 ) Photo: Inaugural ceremony of the World Summit on Food Security.... (read more) |
| Peacebuilding as one: UN launches new policy on generating employment in post-conflict environments ( 2009-11-04 ) Promoting employment is difficult in peacetime, and significantly more so in post-conflict situations. A major new effort by 20 UN agencies, funds and programme... (read more) |
| UNCC: More than $24 Billion Paid Out ( 2008-04-29 ) Nearly $1 billion paid out by UN reparations panel for invasion of Kuwait The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage ... (read more) |
 | UNCTAD Assistance to the Palestinian people: 2009 Report ( 2009-09-09 ) Coping with tight Israeli closures, restraining occupation policies, an eroded productive base and economic structural deformation, the economy of the occupied ... (read more) |
| At UNCTAD XI, Light at End of the Tunnel for World Trade? Conference Notes by Kenneth Rapoza ( 2004-07-11 ) SAO PAULO Diplomats from the developing world expressed a guarded optimism in Sao Paulo in mid June regarding the future of trade liberalization and the Doh... (read more) |
| UNCTAD Warns of Fossil Fuel Reserves ( 2007-09-27 ) COMPETITION FOR OIL AND GAS RESERVES HEATS UP AS NEW TNCs EMERGE AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES SHIFT, SAYS UNCTAD Oil and gas conglomerates from industriali... (read more) |
 | Professor James Petras: Understanding Empire; Hierarchy, Networks and Clients ( 2007-02-20 ) The structure of power of the world imperial system can best be understood through a classification of countries according to their political, economic, diploma... (read more) |
| UNDP: The 2006 Human Development Report ( 2006-11-10 ) Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our enviro... (read more) |
 | UN report calls for widespread reforms to make the most out of migration ( 2009-10-05 ) Migration benefits the people who move, their host communities and those that stay behind, the United Nations' latest Human Development Report says, calling tod... (read more) |
 | Financial crisis threatens to set back education worldwide, UNESCO report warns ( 2010-01-20 ) The aftershock of the global financial crisis threatens to deprive millions of children in the world’s poorest countries of an education, the 2010 Education for... (read more) |
| Indian Daily Newspaper Malayala Manorama Awarded 2005 IPDC-UNESCO Prize for Rural Communication ( 2006-03-21 ) The Indian daily newspaper Malayala Manorama, published in Kerala, today received the 2005 IPDC-UNESCO Prize for Rural Communication. The prize was award... (read more) |
 | New UN Statistics Reveal Uneven Global Economy ( 2003-12-17 ) New United Nations statistics show that a billion dollars can mean a lot or a little, depending on the national context. ... (read more) |
| Dirk Adriaensens comments on the UNICEF Report on Child Poverty ( 2007-02-26 ) You may have read the UNICEF report about the well-being of youngsters in the world’s wealthiest nations. British children are languishing at the bottom in... (read more) |
 | UNICEF: Launch of the Report Card 7: Child Poverty in Perspective ( 2007-02-14 ) In rich countries children’s basic needs have been generally met but there is scope for further progress in child well-being... (read more) |
| UNIDO Turns 40 ( 2006-11-28 ) UNIDO celebrates its fortieth anniversary in Vienna on 28 November 2006 with a special event co-hosted by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs and ... (read more) |
 | ‘The Story Behind the Numbers’: UNIFEM Releases New Report on Women’s Status in Labour Market in Eastern Europe ( 2006-06-14 ) A study launched in Paris this week by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) ex... (read more) |
 | UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report ( 2008-06-27 ) The World Drug Report 2008, the UNODC flagship publication, was launched in New York today (26 June 2008) by Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa.... (read more) |
 | UNOY African Students’ Conference 2009 ( 2009-12-14 ) The African Students’ Conference 2009, organized by the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY Peacebuilders) and The African Committee (TAC), was held on ... (read more) |
| UNREPORTED: THE ZARQAWI INVITATION, by Greg Palast ( 2006-06-09 ) They got him - the big, bad, beheading berserker in Iraq. But, something's gone unreported in all the glee over getting Zarqawi … who invited him into Iraq in ... (read more) |
| U.K. Pledges $150 Million to UNRWA as International Development Minister Tours the West Bank, by Yousef Alhelou ( 2006-12-13 ) The U.K.'s Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, signed a “Memorandum of Understanding”, on Tuesday 12 December, with the U.N. agency f... (read more) |
 | UNSG Kofi Annan Receives Schmidheiny Freedom Prize ( 2006-11-20 ) “Today, it is said that ours will be the century of biology. And the debate that began around physics in the twentieth century is more than ever relevant to bi... (read more) |
 | Development tops UN chief’s priorities for 2010 ( 2010-01-12 ) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (11 January 2010) outlined seven priorities for 2010, beginning with the urgent need for a renewed focus on sustainable deve... (read more) |
 | UNU-WIDER Report: Richest 2% Own Half of the World's Wealth ( 2006-12-06 ) "The super-rich are even more grotesquely rich than 50 years ago," Shorrocks said. ... (read more) |
| URUKNET CUT OFF FROM GOOGLE NEWS AGAIN! ( 2008-05-03 ) Google is at it again! On April 24, 2008 Google has stopped indexing Uruknet.info as a news source. The latest Uruknet article included in the Google News i... (read more) |
| US Bailout is Law ( 2008-10-03 ) President Bush signs historic $700 billion plan aimed at stemming credit crisis. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) After two weeks of contentious and often ... (read more) |
| U.S. Congress to vote on bailout plan + UPDATES ( 2008-09-29 ) Please scroll down for UPDATES. (CNN) U.S. lawmakers were set to vote Monday on the biggest proposed government intervention in the U.S. economy since th... (read more) |
| U.S. FEEDS ONE QUARTER OF ITS GRAIN TO CARS WHILE HUNGER IS ON THE RISE ( 2010-01-21 ) The 107 million tons of grain that went to U.S. ethanol distilleries in 2009 was enough to feed 330 million people for one year at average world consumption lev... (read more) |
| US Generals Planning for Resource Wars ( 2008-09-25 ) ANALYSIS: The US military sees the next 30 to 40 years as involving a state of continuous war against ideologically-motivated terrorists and competing with Russ... (read more) |
 | US: As Obama Unveils Foreclosure Plan, Activists Place Homeless in Vacant Homes ( 2009-02-19 ) As President Obama is scheduled to announce his $50 billion foreclosure prevention plan today, (Wednesday) we go to Minneapolis to speak with Cheri Honkala of t... (read more) |
 | US: Levee statistics point up their importance to nation's economy ( 2010-02-02 ) Most Americans live in counties that are at least partially protected by earthen and concrete levees, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency statistic... (read more) |
 | President Bush Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients ( 2009-01-13 ) THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon to everybody, and thank you all for coming. We have assembled quite a distinguished crowd to honor three good friends -- President... (read more) |
 | US President’s Budget for 2011 ( 2010-02-02 ) “Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it’s time to try something new.”... (read more) |
 | US unveils banking reform plans ( 2009-06-17 ) The US government has announced a major reform of banking regulation to prevent future financial crises.... (read more) |
| US woman shares economics Nobel ( 2009-10-12 ) An academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations has become the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics since it began i... (read more) |
| US: Community Aims to Beat Corporate 'Personhood', Save Environment ( 2009-06-16 ) Pennsylvania Town Fights Big Coal on Mining Rights TAYLORSTOWN, Pennsylvania A small Pennsylvania town is trying to ban coal mining in a battle be... (read more) |
 | US: Two voices of truth killed in Buffalo plane crash ( 2009-02-16 ) Our condolences and prayers for the families of Alison Des Forges and Beverly Eckert. May their Spirits continue to inspire us !... (read more) |
| US: Annual Homelessness Marathon ( 2010-02-23 ) LIVE FROM DETROIT!!: PPEHRC and Michigan Welfare Rights Organization Help Host the Annual Homelessness Marathon Broadcast TONIGHT for 14 hours o... (read more) |
 | US: Official; Austin plane crash pilot left anti-IRS Web note ( 2010-02-19 ) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service plowed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal ta... (read more) |
| Brenda Norrell: Day of Mourning for the US Media ( 2008-08-04 ) A revolution for truth Today is a day of mourning for the U.S. media. In case you missed its passing, columnist Roberto Rodriguez' article "Questio... (read more) |
 | Going Gray in the Golden State ( 2008-10-17 ) The Reality of Poverty Among Seniors in Oakland, California... (read more) |
| Homeless and Struggling In New Orleans + UPDATE ( 2009-08-25 ) On the Fourth Anniversary of Katrina, New Orleans is Still Far From Recovery by Jordan Flaherty Crawling through a hole in a fence and walking throu... (read more) |
 | US: Housing takeovers for the poor and foreclosed ( 2009-06-15 ) The Refuge, the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign( Florida Chapter), and others, are about to begin promoting and supporting the Necessary act of taki... (read more) |
 | Detained and Dismissed ( 2009-03-18 ) Women’s Struggles to Obtain Health Care in United States Immigration Detention... (read more) |
| US: Labor Day 2009; Sept. 7 ( 2009-09-07 ) The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpe... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: McCain Asks Russian Ambassador for Financial Contribution ( 2008-10-20 ) If Palin could see all the way to Russia, why couldn’t the Republicans see this one coming? ... (read more) |
 | US: National call-in to senators; work for us, not bankers ( 2010-03-01 ) The greedy and reckless behavior of big Wall Street banks, credit card companies and mortgage lenders caused our financial crisis. ... (read more) |
 | Obama set for key Congress speech ( 2009-02-24 ) Barack Obama, the US president, is expected to speak on efforts to restore the US economy in his first appearance before the US congress since his inauguration.... (read more) |
 | US: Obama signs $787bn stimulus plan + UPDATE ( 2009-02-17 ) US President Barack Obama has signed his hard-fought economic stimulus plan in Denver, after Congress approved the $787bn (£548bn) package last week. ... (read more) |
| Petition to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ( 2009-11-17 ) Too Big to Fail is Too Big to Exist Financial institutions that are “too big to fail” played a major role in undermining the American economy and driv... (read more) |
| US: Help save families from homelessness. ( 2009-06-23 ) Rural Sect 8 tenants need your help NOW!!!! PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO LOOK AT THE LINK BELOW AND TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF POOR, RURAL FAMILIES AND INDIVID... (read more) |
| National Urban League’s The State of Black America® 2009 Report Shows Black and White Equality Still Needs Work ( 2009-03-25 ) It’s the ‘Best of Times and Worst of Times’ for Black America (NEW YORK) – As the entire country observed the historic election of President Barack Ob... (read more) |
 | US: Stop Congress from pushing water privatization through foreign aid! ( 2009-06-23 ) The Water for the World Act 2009 sets the goal of bringing safe drinking water to 100,000,000 people for the first time. This is an important goal for which the... (read more) |
| US: Tell the Senate to Include Farms in the Foreclosure Relief Legislation! ( 2009-05-05 ) Big banks that are taking taxpayer money are trying to short-change farmers. Banks are not taking the time to work with farmers who are in trouble because of t... (read more) |
| US: If You Think Corporations Run The Government Now... ( 2009-09-10 ) By Chris Bowers Then just wait and see what happens after, as expected, the Supreme Court allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on behalf o... (read more) |
| US: Victory for Rosemary Williams! ( 2009-07-24 ) Today, July 24, at 9:15 a.m., the Hennepin County Sheriff's office knocked on the door of Rosemary Williams, 3138 Clinton Ave S, Minneapolis. They handed her an... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: How the Bush Administration Is Turning the USA into a Subprime Borrower ( 2007-08-29 ) “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”- Geo... (read more) |
| Norm Lowry: A Day of Reckoning for the USA ( 2009-02-18 ) “The foundation of all Mental Illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering.” Carl Jung Lately, I have been inordinately baffled. The combi... (read more) |
| USA: REGIME CHANGE, OR SYSTEM CHANGE ? by Jacques Pauwels ( 2004-06-11 ) That the USA is entangled in a vicious war in Iraq is not the fault of President Bush, but of America’s economic system. Without wars, America’s unbridled brand... (read more) |
| Valentine flowers wilt behind Gaza's walls ( 2008-02-14 ) GAZA CITY (AFP) In past years, Ziad Hejazi's colourful Gaza-grown carnations would adorn the homes of lovers across Europe, bringing an early springtime spl... (read more) |
 | Venezuela: Greg Palast Interviews President Chavez ( 2006-04-04 ) HUGO CHAVEZ TELLS BBC, WE HAVE MORE OIL THAN SAUDI ARABIA In an exclusive interview with Greg Palast, President Hugo Chavez demands OPEC recognize his... (read more) |
| Venezuela: Decisive Chavez Win Could Telegraph Stability to International Decision-Makers, observes Al Emid ( 2004-08-10 ) Venezuela President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías ... (read more) |
| UK: Viva Palestina Convoy Celebration Day ( 2010-02-23 ) Tuesday 23 February 2010 7pm - 9pm A Public Event in honour of Viva Palestina Convoy to Gaza The Program will include: - Keynote speech by G... (read more) |
| WADU PAM 2009 SUMMIT ( 2009-07-21 ) PAN AFRIKAN MOVEMENT (PAM) SUMMIT 2009 The 109th Anniversary of the formal launching of the Pan African Movement (1900-2009) July 22-26, ... (read more) |
| The Wages of Fear, by Edmond Dalpe ( 2003-11-19 ) Is this wave of violence from 9-11 to the current war on terror in Baghdad really about "Evil Doers", or it is about oil? What if it is instead something more ... (read more) |
| Wal-Mart Tries New PR Spin to Accompany Item-Level RFID Tagging ( 2004-05-30 ) "Selling the technology with partial truths is unethical," says CASPIAN Wal-Mart has crossed the CASPIAN line in the sand and has begun placing LIVE ... (read more) |
 | Wall Street Czars Depopulating the World ( 2007-10-25 ) An interview with Leuren Moret by Afsaneh Ostovar, Press TV, Tehran ... (read more) |
| 10th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS UNVEIL NOMINEES FOR BEST SITES OF THE YEAR ( 2006-04-11 ) Starting Today, Fans Around the World Can Vote for Favorite Sites in The Webby People's Voice Awards Presented by Verizon http://www.webbyawards.c... (read more) |
| Webby Awards 2007 ( 2007-04-10 ) 11th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS UNVEIL NOMINEES FOR BEST WEBSITES, VIDEOS, AND ADS OF THE YEAR Starting Today, Public Can Vote for Favorites in The Webby... (read more) |
 | Western Shoshone ‘Payoff Bill’ Signed by U.S. President ( 2004-07-08 ) During a minor respite from the illegal war and occupation of Iraq, the United States Government has turned, once again, to its first victim, the American Indi... (read more) |
 | Western Shoshone and Navajo, Solidarity in Resistance, by Brenda Norrell ( 2006-11-22 ) ELKO, Nevada – Western Shoshone and Navajo share a legacy that the corporate world and United States government want censored. It is the government-sponsored te... (read more) |
| WESTERN SHOSHONE DEFENSE PROJECT AND OXFAM AMERICA PRESENT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND MINING EVENT AT UNLV ( 2007-10-06 ) On Monday, October 8 (Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day) the Western Shoshone Defense Project and Oxfam America present a discussion about mining and indigeno... (read more) |
 | Western Shoshone Keeping on the Pressure ( 2006-05-26 ) US Human Rights Violations Against Indigenous Peoples Highlighted at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ... (read more) |
 | Western Shoshone Film Screening at U.N. in NYC ( 2007-05-15 ) Our Land, Our Life Produced by Beth Gage & George Gage Music by Joanne Shenandoah ... (read more) |
 | California Rancher Pleads Guilty to Western Shoshone Horses’ Abuse and Grand Theft ( 2004-09-06 ) On September 2, 2004, the California Rancher, Slick Gardner, who took Western Shoshone horses rounded up by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from Western Shos... (read more) |
| “Our Land, Our Life” on the Seattle University campus ( 2007-10-10 ) On Wednesday, October 10 the Western Shoshone Defense Project and Oxfam America present a discussion about mining and indigenous people’s rights with Shoshone e... (read more) |
| Western Shoshone Issues on Radio and Web Broadcast ( 2004-07-13 ) Tomorrow, Wednesday, from 3:20-3:45 p.m.(PST) Western Shoshone issues will be covered on American Indian Airwaves, online at http://www.kpfk.org or ... (read more) |
 | Western Shoshone Lands, where Gold is the Color of Genocide, a report by Brenda Norrell ( 2006-11-22 ) NEWE SOGOBIA, Western Shoshone Nation, Nevada ... (read more) |
| Western Shoshone Travel to Newmont Mining Shareholder Meeting to Address Concerns, plus News of Mary Dann ( 2005-04-26 ) Crescent Valley, Nevada, U.S. (Newe Sogobia) A delegation of Western Shoshone will address the CEO and Board of Newmont Mining Corporation during Wednesday’... (read more) |
 | U.S. - URGENT - Western Shoshone Payoff Bill Is On The Move Again ! ( 2004-05-28 ) “As Western Shoshone, we have been fighting for many years to simply remain who we are - Western Shoshone. The earth is our mother and land provides us with lif... (read more) |
| WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP STOP THE LARGEST INDIAN LAND THEFT IN MODERN HISTORY ? ( 2004-06-01 ) U.S. - Western Shoshone Payment Bill Could Be Voted On In House Today – Tens of Millions of Acres of “Public” Lands in the West Potentially Affected... (read more) |
| Update on Western Shoshone Distribution Bill ( 2004-06-02 ) Bill Removed From Congressional Voting Calendar as People Across the Nation Support Western Shoshone Land Rights – Vigilant Watch Kept for Reintroduction... (read more) |
| UPDATE – WESTERN SHOSHONE PAYOFF BILL ( 2004-06-20 ) WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP STOP THE LARGEST INDIAN LAND THEFT IN MODERN HISTORY?... (read more) |
| National Congress of American Indians Resolution, plus ( 2004-06-24 ) AN OPEN LETTER to the President of the United States, the U. S. Congress, and the American People from the Western Shoshone Nation Concerning... (read more) |
| WESTERN SHOSHONE 'DISTRIBUTION' BILL ( 2004-06-24 ) U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES BILL IN EXPEDITED VOTE DESPITE NCAI RESOLUTION AND WESTERN SHOSHONE OPPOSITION... (read more) |
| Western Shoshone 'Payoff' Bill - A 'Legal' Disgrace ! ( 2004-06-28 ) Congress Passes Bill to Force Payment on Western Shoshone Land Struggle -- A Sad Day for the Rule of Law in the United States, but the Fight’s not Over Say t... (read more) |
 | Western Shoshone and allies ask court to enforce ruling to halt gold mining on Mount Tenabo ( 2010-02-08 ) Photo: Western Shoshone continue to fight Barrick Gold of Canada in US federal court to halt an open pit gold mine on sacred Mount Tenabo. Photo Western Shoshon... (read more) |
 | Western Shoshone Spiritual Gathering, Mount Tenabo ( 2008-12-15 ) Photo: Mount Tenabo at the spiritual gathering December 7, 2008. ... (read more) |
| Western Shoshone Victorious at United Nations ( 2006-03-10 ) U.S. Found in Violation of Human Rights of Native Americans – Urged to Take Immediate Action Geneva Switzerland. Today, in an historic and stron... (read more) |
 | U.N./U.S./Western Shoshone: 'Divine Strake' Updates ( 2006-06-08 ) "Word reached us Saturday morning that breaking news had been delivered as to the 'indefinite' postponement of the Divine Strake test and that protestors were '... (read more) |
 | ALERT: Barrick Gold ready to carve up Western Shoshone sacred mountain ( 2008-11-21 ) Thanksgiving the “Cortez” Way - U.S. Ignores Western Shoshone Objections – Barrick Gold Readies Itself to Carve up Mount Tenabo Spiritual Area... (read more) |
| Newmont Shareholders Groups Support UN Decision and Western Shoshone ( 2006-04-25 ) Call for New Corporate Policy on Indigenous Lands, including Treaty Recognition ... (read more) |
 | Shoshone building permanent arbor on Mount Tenabo + UPDATE ALERT ( 2008-12-01 ) Photo: Barrick Gold bulldozers carry out the destruction on Mount Tenabo. Trees were ripped up by their roots on the Western Shoshones' ceremonial mountain last... (read more) |
| U.S. DEFIES U.N. DECISION - PLANS MASSIVE MILITARY DETONATION ON WESTERN SHOSHONE LAND ( 2006-04-06 ) WESTERN SHOSHONE CALL FOR HALT TO PLANNED JUNE 2 “BUNKER BUSTER” DETONATION AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE ... (read more) |
 | WFP Forced to Cut Rations for Millions across Sudan ( 2006-03-10 ) WFP has said that a critically slow response to appeals for its emergency operation in Sudan have forced it to cut rations of pulses, sugar and salt for up t... (read more) |
 | World Food Programme Attempts to Fight Hunger in Palestine ( 2004-02-11 ) WFP PURCHASES OLIVE OIL TO HELP EASE HARDSHIP OF PALESTINIAN FARMERS... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Will He Who Cries the Loudest Get Fed; The World Food Programme ( 2008-11-06 ) Jockeying for a priority position among the many pressing policy issues Barack Obama will be faced with next year, The World Food Program has sent out an early ... (read more) |
 | WFP: "Human Rescue Package" Needed ( 2008-12-16 ) “As we take care of Wall Street and Main Street, we can’t forget the places that have no streets.”... (read more) |
| White Lies, by George Monbiot ( 2002-07-12 ) African leaders will be forced to humble themselves at the G8 summit, by taking the blame for what has happened to their continent In the Canadian fastness ... (read more) |
 | WHO 2008 in review: key public health issues ( 2008-12-31 ) A global financial crisis that may jeopardize health investments, food safety emergencies, and the health effects of conflicts, disasters and climate change mad... (read more) |
| William F. Buckley, Jr., R.I.P. ( 2008-02-28 ) “The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.” William F. Buckley, Jr. William F. Buckley, Jr., a leading and highly infl... (read more) |
 | Center for Public Integrity Unveils Windfalls of War II Investigation ( 2007-11-19 ) While the Pace of U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan Contracts Continues To Swell, Oversight has Declined... (read more) |
| Winners and Losers, by Stephen Gowans ( 2003-11-19 ) I once irritated a group of peace activists by claiming that war has big winners. "No, no," they protested. "War has no winners. Everyone loses!" Most e... (read more) |
| Wolfowitz's Extortion, Another Violation of US Law - Wayne Madsen ( 2004-01-26 ) (The News Insider)In December, the rodent-like US Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz threw down the Bush regime's latest gauntlet to the rest of the wor... (read more) |
 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ( 2006-10-17 ) "Working Together out of Poverty" ... (read more) |
| World Anti-Poverty Day, a report by Melorine Mokri ( 2006-10-18 ) From New York to Milan, Beijing to Sydney, over 20 million people joined together on October 15 and 16 to raise awareness about poverty, breaking a Guinness Wor... (read more) |
| World Bank Annual Meetings 2006 ( 2006-09-16 ) Tackling Corruption is Essential in Making Poverty History, says Transparency International TI Provides Detailed Comments to World Bank’s draft s... (read more) |
| Changing the Face of Development Finance? ( 2006-05-30 ) A new World Bank report says 2005 was a landmark year in global development finance. The Global Development Finance 2006 report says net private capital flow... (read more) |
| World Bank: New Communication Guidelines For Development Policy Unveiled ( 2006-10-31 ) The key message from participants to policymakers at the first World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD), which concluded Friday, was clear and sim... (read more) |
| World Bank Ignoring Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights ( 2002-05-30 ) World Bank Set to Ignore Fundamental Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Revision of its Indigenous Peoples Policy There are disturbing signs that the ... (read more) |
| World Bank Report Highlights 60 Percent Poverty Level In Palestinian Territories ( 2003-03-06 ) JERUSALEM, March 5, 2003: Twenty-seven months after the outbreak of the intifada, 60 percent of the population of the West Bank and Gaza live under a poverty li... (read more) |
 | Israel Rafalovich: Wolfowitz’ Troubles Not Over Yet ( 2007-04-21 ) Washington, D.C. The World Bank executive directors have said that there are still a number of issues concerning Paul Wolfowitz, the embattled World Bank pr... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: News Analysis; The Wolfowitz Controversy, a Wake-Up Call for Europe + UPDATES ( 2007-04-14 ) Washington The pressure intensifies on World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to resign, as the World Bank board wrangles with the subject of his approval of... (read more) |
 | World Book and Copyright Day ( 2009-04-23 ) 23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of... (read more) |
| Worldwide Corporate Control of Agriculture: The New Farm Owners ( 2009-11-19 ) Corporate Investors Lead the Rush for Control over Overseas Farmland With all the talk about "food security," and distorted media statements like "Sou... (read more) |
| World Day Against Child Labour ( 2004-06-11 ) On 12 June, the world marks ILO World Day Against Child Labour. UN report spotlights hidden problem of children exploited for domestic labour ... (read more) |
 | World Day Against Child Labour 2007 ( 2007-06-12 ) New global partnership against child labour in agriculture... (read more) |
| World Day Against Child Labour 2008 - Education: The right response to child labour ( 2008-06-12 ) JUNE 12 - THE WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR This year the World Day against Child Labour will be marked around the world with activities to raise awa... (read more) |
 | World Day against Child Labour 2009 ( 2009-06-12 ) Girls in gold-mining: "I don't want my children to be like me"... (read more) |
 | World Economic Situation and Prospects 2010 ( 2010-01-20 ) World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is a joint product of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and De... (read more) |
 | World Food Day, 16 October 2008 + UPDATES ( 2008-10-16 ) World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy ... (read more) |
 | World Food Day: ( 2009-10-16 ) Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis... (read more) |
| World Game Experience in Southern California ( 2008-12-02 ) Join us at the World Game Experience in Southern California December 5, 2008, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: Quantum Learning Network, in Oceanside,... (read more) |
| World Day for Safety and Health 2007 ( 2007-04-28 ) Safe and Healthy Workplaces - Making Decent Work a Reality World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international campaign to promote safe, healthy... (read more) |
| World Initiative for Orphans Holds Successful First World Conference ( 2007-05-30 ) World Initiative for Orphans (WIO), a worldwide independent, non-profit human rights organization for children without parental care, headquartered in The Hague... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: State of the World’s Minorities ( 2007-03-28 ) Minority Rights Group International has just released its annual review “State of the World’s Minorities 2007” focusing on the events of 2006.... (read more) |
| Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board Focuses on Relationship Between Drug Abuse, Crime and Violence at Community Level ( 2004-03-03 ) VIENNA, 3 March (UN Information Service) -- The impact of drug abuse on crime and violence at the community level is the main focus of the 2003 Annual Report of... (read more) |
| World Population Day 2008 ( 2008-07-11 ) In 1968, world leaders proclaimed that individuals have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and timing of their children. Forty y... (read more) |
 | World Post Day ( 2009-10-09 ) World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern.... (read more) |
| International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ( 2008-10-17 ) POVERTY DAY TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY “Change cannot be realised if people cannot be given time to express themselves and talk of the probl... (read more) |
| World Refugee Day, 20 June 2004 ( 2004-06-21 ) “A Place to Call Home”, by Ruud Lubbers, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees All of us need a place to call home – a place where we “belo... (read more) |
 | On eve of food security summit, Ban to fast in solidarity with world’s hungry ( 2009-11-13 ) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon intends to join a 24-hour fast over the weekend on the eve of the World Summit on Food Security in solidarity with the planet’s on... (read more) |
| WSF KARACHI ENDS : 'THE FIRST STEP HAS BEEN MADE', notes Zofeen T Ebrahim ( 2006-03-30 ) KARACHI - Call it a jamboree, or a carnival of people, call it an NGO bazaar or a ‘mela’ (fair) if you will. After five days of debate, dialogue and discourse, ... (read more) |
| World Social Forum Meeting in Caracas ( 2006-01-31 ) The World Social Forum is an attempt to provide a free and open interchange of ideas between those who are involved in social change. The fact that there are fe... (read more) |
| WRH: An Appeal ( 2008-06-21 ) There are two basic Journalistic Schools of Thought: Leninist and Jeffersonian. The Leninist holds that it is the duty of the journalist to assist the State,... (read more) |
| How food security and sustainable agriculture will change the post crisis agenda of the WTO ( 2009-10-06 ) Recent global developments – food security, climate change and the re-launching of the global economy – are challenging the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. IFAP h... (read more) |
 | WTO Meets in Cancun, Mexico ( 2003-09-10 ) As the Cancun Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation opens today in Cancun, Mexico, we hope the following websites will be useful for a better u... (read more) |
| WTO: Cancun Collapse; ‘Pascal Lamy Must Resign’, Asserts Corporate Europe Observatory ( 2003-09-15 ) In stark contrast to its proclaimed "development agenda", the European Commission aggressively confronted developing countries in WTO talks. ... (read more) |
 | Funding crisis threatens UN aid efforts in Yemen ( 2010-02-05 ) Photo: A group of forcibly displaced people in north Yemen. Many are desperately in need of aid ... (read more) |
| Zimbabwe's Top Farms Grabbed By Government Insiders ( 2002-05-24 ) Zimbabwe's ruling elite, including the two vice presidents and relatives of President Robert Mugabe, has taken over most of the top commercial farms under the g... (read more) |
| Donors Tell Mugabe: No Devaluation, No Food Aid ( 2002-05-14 ) International donors want President Robert Mugabe and his government to devalue the dollar and adopt sound economic policies, otherwise they will not give food ... (read more) |