The latest book by science and environment author Fred Pearce is a breezy waltz through a key global problem that has yet to register with most people. In 2008, food prices around the world spiked, tipping many on the edges of poverty into crisis. But the rise in the cost of food also focused the […]
The latest book by science and environment author Fred Pearce is a breezy waltz through a key global problem that has yet to register with most people. In 2008, food prices around the world spiked, tipping many on the edges of poverty into crisis. But the rise in the cost of food also focused the […]
Last year world leaders gathered at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea to discuss the future of international aid. Amongst the negotiations and political wrangling there was one message that governments appeared to agree on: that the most effective and fairest way to administer international aid would be to […]
Last year world leaders gathered at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea to discuss the future of international aid. Amongst the negotiations and political wrangling there was one message that governments appeared to agree on: that the most effective and fairest way to administer international aid would be to […]
The markets are expecting a politically rudderless Greece to exit from the euro within weeks, if not days. An economic storm to make 2008’s bank collapse feel like a mild shower is now increasingly likely. For four years, European leaders have been staring into the abyss. Co-ordinated European spending cuts triggered rampant unemployment in Portugal, […]
The markets are expecting a politically rudderless Greece to exit from the euro within weeks, if not days. An economic storm to make 2008’s bank collapse feel like a mild shower is now increasingly likely. For four years, European leaders have been staring into the abyss. Co-ordinated European spending cuts triggered rampant unemployment in Portugal, […]
(MintPress)—In the midst of a controversy that has pundits on the left and right concerned and upset over the increased use of spy drones in U.S. skies, a Texas county sheriff is claiming his jurisdiction could benefit from arming its drone to disperse rubber bullets and tear gas. In April, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office […]
(MintPress)—In the midst of a controversy that has pundits on the left and right concerned and upset over the increased use of spy drones in U.S. skies, a Texas county sheriff is claiming his jurisdiction could benefit from arming its drone to disperse rubber bullets and tear gas. In April, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office […]
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in U.S. relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in Afghanistan. Tensions that Obama readily acknowledged raise […]
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in U.S. relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in Afghanistan. Tensions that Obama readily acknowledged raise […]
(MintPress)–While Texas Rep. Ron Paul cut back financing in the 11 remaining primary elections throughout the nation, the GOP candidate isn’t bowing out of the race just yet, having picked up 12 of the 13 open delegate votes last week at Minnesota’s republican convention — securing 32 out of the 40 delegates and showcasing the […]
(MintPress)–While Texas Rep. Ron Paul cut back financing in the 11 remaining primary elections throughout the nation, the GOP candidate isn’t bowing out of the race just yet, having picked up 12 of the 13 open delegate votes last week at Minnesota’s republican convention — securing 32 out of the 40 delegates and showcasing the […]
Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and other targets. But defense lawyers shot back that Chicago police had trumped up the charges to frighten peaceful protesters away, telling a judge […]
Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and other targets. But defense lawyers shot back that Chicago police had trumped up the charges to frighten peaceful protesters away, telling a judge […]
