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Argentina Tries to Reconcile Exporting Food With Prices at Home. Monte Reel. Wa. Post. 4/26/2008.
Is in vitro meat the future?. Carol Midgley. Times/UK. 5/09/2008.
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says. Ian Urbina. NY Times. 5/09/2008. Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
DEVELOPMENT: Food Crisis Linked to Doha Deal. Aileen Kwa. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.
Tornado might sound death knell for Oklahoma town. Kevin Murphy. KC Star. 5/12/2008.
The Green Machine: Monsanto Co's Transgenic Products Tightens Their Control of Seed Market. Jennifer Kahn. Resugence Magazine. 1999.
"Transgenic Seed Companies Lie and Bribe". Interview with Jesús León Santos, Winner of Goldman Prize. Inter Press Service. 4/24/2008.
Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest. David Loyn. BBC. 4/26/2008.
Global press freedom declines in 2007: study. The Age / AU. 4/30/08.
UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis. Environmental News Service. 4/29/2008.
Chevron Complicit in Abuses in Burma - Rights Lobby. Marwaan Macan-Markar. Inter Press Services. 4/20/2008.
Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America
Transparency International researches and monitors global corruption of governments and corporations.
Transparency International calls on leading oil and gas companies to increase revenue transparency. Transparency International Anti-Corruption Reports. 2008.
Oil Majors Rapped Over Secrecy, Corruption. Abid Aslam. International Press Service. 4/30/2008.
Bolivia nationalises key firms. Al Jazeera. 5/01/2008.
Multinationals Make Billions In Profit Out of Growing Global Food Crisis. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 5/04/2008.
The Degradation of Work: Trafficking in Persons from a Labor Perspective - The Kenya Experience. (Original report). Solidarity Center. October 2007.
The Degradation of Work: The True Cost of Shrimp. (Original link) Solidarity Center. January 2008.
Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN. Allegra Stratton. Guardian/UK. 4/28/2008.
India rules out new farm debt aid. BBC. 4/22/2008.
The Great Shopping Spree, R.I.P.. Robert J. Samuelson. Newsweek. 4/28/2008.
Bangladesh children toil to survive. Al Jazeera. 4/14/2008.
Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending. Christine Haughney & Eric Konigsberg. NY Times. 4/13/2008.
DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. IPS. 4/15/2008.
Executive Summary of the Synthesis Report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and
Technology for Development (IAASTD). PDF. Report on traditional vs industrial agriculture, original report site
NBC Universal, ad agency to create product-centered programs. AP. 4/18/2008.
South Korean workers on edge of burnout. Bruce Williams. LA Times. 4/19/2008.
Food price rises are "mass murder": U.N. envoy. Reuters. 4/20/2008.
Exposed: The Great GM Crops Myth. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 4/20/2008.
DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. International Press Service. 4/15/2008.
A faltering economy hasn't slowed American CEOs' pursuit of wealth. David Walsh. World Socialist Web Site. 4/16/2008.
Immigration agents detain hundreds at poultry plants. CNN. 4/17/2008.
Three Amigos Summit. Manuel Perez Rocha & Sarah Anderson. Foreign Policy in Focus. 4/15/2008
Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays. Jenny Anderson. NY Times. 4/16/2008.
Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia. Simon Romero. NY Times. 4/14/2008.
I.R.S. Scrutiny of Big Firms Plummets, Study Says. Lynnley Browning. NY TImes. 4/14/2008.
Toxic shock: how the banking industry created a global crisis. Jill Treanor. Guardian/UK. 4/08/2008.
IMF plans gold sale to raise $6bn. BBC. 4/07/2008.
Credit crunch costs '$1 trillion'. Stevern Schifferes. BBC. 4/09/2008.
As income gap widens, recession fears grow. Tami Luhby. CNN. 4/09/2008
For Many, a Boom That Wasn't. David Leonhardt. NY Times. 4/09/2008.
In Justice Shift, Corporate Deals Replace Trials. Eric Lichtblau. 4/09/2008.
The World Bank's Carbon Deals. Janet Redman. Foreign Policy In Focus. 4/10/2008.
Food Price Rises Threaten Global Security - UN. David Adam. Independent/UK. 4/09/2008.
Globalization, trade and recession take a toll on Martinsville, Virginia. Tony Pugh. McClatchy. 4/10/2008.
Foreclosure Machine Thrives on Woes. Gretchen Morgenson & Jonathan Glater. NY Times. 3/30/2008.
Oregon's healthcare lottery. Rajesh Mirchandani. BBC. 3/30/2008
Microfinance's Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico. Elizabeth Malkin. NY Times. 4/05/2008.
Executive Pay: The Bottom Line for Those at the Top. 4/06/2008. NY Times. Interactive display.
Blue Collar, Bare Cupboards. Sasha Abramsky. In These Times. 3/28/2008.
Ex-slave works to free others from West African tradition. Nora Boustany. Christina Science Monitor. 3/26/2008.
Rich clients' assets to hit $75 trillion by 2012: study. Reuters. 3/27/2008.
DEVELOPMENT: A Winding Journey From Seed to Plate. Matt Homer. International Press Service.
Struggling homeowners find little hope in federal program. Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 3/29/2008.
Hopes fade for Tanzanian miners. Al Jazeera. 3/30/2008.
Grain prices soar globally. Daniel Ten Kate. Christian Science Monitor. 3/25/2008.
The Military-Petroleum Complex. Nick Turse. Foreign Policy In Focus. 3/24/2008.
Mining forces out thousands in SA. BBC. 3/25/2008.
BRAZIL: Growing Foreign Appetite for Land. Mario Osava. International Press Service. 3/24/2008.
Q&A: EU and U.S. Offering Special WTO Deal to Lure South Africa. International Press Service. 3/25/2008.
RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.
Peru roads blocked in trade protest. Al Jazeera. 2/18/2008.
Drug Traces Common in Tap Water. AP. 3/10/2008.
A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking
Grain Farmer Claims Moral Victory in Seed Battle Against Monsanto. Matt Hartley. Globe & Mail (Canada), 3/20/2008.
Peru Tribe Battles Oil Giant Over Pollution. Peter Collyns, BBC. 3/24/2008.
What Created This Monster?. Nelson Schwartz & Julie Creswell. NT Times. 3/23/08. The role of deregulation of the financial industry and the use of derivatives to "spread risk."
Americas Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/2008.
Up to 70% interest - credit card aimed at the poor. Patrick Collinson. Guardian UK. 2/12/2008.
The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.
Depression drugs don't work, finds data review. David Rose. Times Online. 2/26/2008.
The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. Maude Barlow. Foreign Policy in Focus. 2/25/2008.
Sub-prime CEOs defend high wages. BBC. 3/07/2008.
Daniel Troy's Poison Pill. Stephanie Mencimer. Mother Jones. 3/07/2008.
3 CEOs made $460 million - House panel - Sub-prime mortgages. Ben Rooney. CNN. 3/06/2008.
Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.
Surveillance states. The Economist. 2/06/2008.
Book: 911 Commission Executive Director Had Closer White House Ties Than Publicly Disclosed. Hope Yen. AP. 2/04/2008.
EL SALVADOR: Benefits of Free Trade Deal Still Remote. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 1/31/2008.
Cultural Imperialism at the W.H.O.?. John Tierney. NY Times. 1/28/2008.
Troubled loans rise, but Umpqua says it can cope. Jeff Manning. Oregonian, 1/25/2008.
Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership. Multiple Authors. UFE and Institute for Policy Studies.
State of the Dream: Foreclosed. United for a Fair Economy. 1/16/2008. Charts: Racial cost of predatory lending; more charts
Foster kids' meds get scant attention. Brent Walth & Michelle Cole. Oregonian. 11/25/07.
Chiquita Sued In NY Over Killings In Colombia. Reuters. 11/15/07.
Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans. Robert Pear. NY Times. 10/07/07.
A Heavy Toll From Disease Fuels Suspicion and Anger. Bolton, NYT. 10/07/07.
Disaster Capitalism: the new economy of catastrophe. Naomi Klein. Harper's. 10/2007.
The Global Dominance Group: 9/11 Pre-Warnings & Election Irregularities in Context. Peter Phillips, Bridget Thornton and Celeste Vogler. Project Censored 2007 (Or here)
Power Play - Nuclear power series from MSNBC 1/23/07-1/26/07:
Mike Stuckey New nuclear power ‘wave’ — or just a ripple? How millions for lobbying, campaigns helped fuel U.S. industry's big plans.Mike Stuckey Sen. Pete Domenici: nuclear renaissance man Long-serving lawmaker is driving force behind U.S. industry's rebirth
Mike Stuckey U.S. plan for nuclear cartel faces reality check Expense, technical challenges threaten to keep GNEP in starting gate
Mike Stuckey Nuclear energy's French connection Ambitious Areva is second to none at American-style power politics
John Schoen Does nuclear power now make financial sense? Industry must persuade Wall St. that new advantages translate to profits
America's Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/07
Anywhere the Eye Can See, It's Likely to See an Ad. 1/15/07 Story, NY Times.
9/20/06 Stephens, NYT, Quiet Break for Corporations9/03/06 Cohen, Toronto Star, Maude Barlow Primes the Clean-Water Pump
Pay To Be Saved: The Future of Disaster Response. Naomi Klein, CommonDreams, 8/28/06
Monsanto Moves To Control Water Resources & Fish Farming
CRG -- The Basmati Battle And its Implications for Biopiracy and Trips
Media Power Sources On party, gender, race and class, TV news looks to the most powerful groups
Center for Public Integrity: Outsourcing the Pentagon
Streetcars provided transport, entertainment - A Q-C Century - Progress 99
Corporate Power"Transgenic Seed Companies Lie and Bribe". Interview with Jesús León Santos, Winner of Goldman Prize. Inter Press Service. 4/24/2008.
3 CEOs made $460 million - House panel - Sub-prime mortgages. Ben Rooney. CNN. 3/06/2008.
A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking
A Heavy Toll From Disease Fuels Suspicion and Anger. Bolton, NYT. 10/07/07.
9/20/06 Stephens, NYT, Quiet Break for CorporationsA faltering economy hasn't slowed American CEOs' pursuit of wealth. David Walsh. World Socialist Web Site. 4/16/2008.
America's Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/07
Americas Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/2008.
Anywhere the Eye Can See, It's Likely to See an Ad. 1/15/07 Story, NY Times.
Argentina Tries to Reconcile Exporting Food With Prices at Home. Monte Reel. Wa. Post. 4/26/2008.
As income gap widens, recession fears grow. Tami Luhby. CNN. 4/09/2008
BRAZIL: Growing Foreign Appetite for Land. Mario Osava. International Press Service. 3/24/2008.
Bangladesh children toil to survive. Al Jazeera. 4/14/2008.
Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN. Allegra Stratton. Guardian/UK. 4/28/2008.
Blue Collar, Bare Cupboards. Sasha Abramsky. In These Times. 3/28/2008.
Bolivia nationalises key firms. Al Jazeera. 5/01/2008.
Book: 911 Commission Executive Director Had Closer White House Ties Than Publicly Disclosed. Hope Yen. AP. 2/04/2008.
Center for Public Integrity: Outsourcing the Pentagon
Chevron Complicit in Abuses in Burma - Rights Lobby. Marwaan Macan-Markar. Inter Press Services. 4/20/2008.
Chiquita Sued In NY Over Killings In Colombia. Reuters. 11/15/07.
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
Credit crunch costs '$1 trillion'. Stevern Schifferes. BBC. 4/09/2008.
Cultural Imperialism at the W.H.O.?. John Tierney. NY Times. 1/28/2008.
DEVELOPMENT: A Winding Journey From Seed to Plate. Matt Homer. International Press Service.
DEVELOPMENT: Food Crisis Linked to Doha Deal. Aileen Kwa. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.
DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. IPS. 4/15/2008.
DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. International Press Service. 4/15/2008.
Daniel Troy's Poison Pill. Stephanie Mencimer. Mother Jones. 3/07/2008.
Depression drugs don't work, finds data review. David Rose. Times Online. 2/26/2008.
Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending. Christine Haughney & Eric Konigsberg. NY Times. 4/13/2008.
Disaster Capitalism: the new economy of catastrophe. Naomi Klein. Harper's. 10/2007.
Drug Traces Common in Tap Water. AP. 3/10/2008.
EL SALVADOR: Benefits of Free Trade Deal Still Remote. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 1/31/2008.
Ex-slave works to free others from West African tradition. Nora Boustany. Christina Science Monitor. 3/26/2008.
Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership. Multiple Authors. UFE and Institute for Policy Studies.
Executive Pay: The Bottom Line for Those at the Top. 4/06/2008. NY Times. Interactive display.
Executive Summary of the Synthesis Report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and
Technology for Development (IAASTD). PDF. Report on traditional vs industrial agriculture, original report site
Exposed: The Great GM Crops Myth. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 4/20/2008.
Food Price Rises Threaten Global Security - UN. David Adam. Independent/UK. 4/09/2008.
Food price rises are "mass murder": U.N. envoy. Reuters. 4/20/2008.
For Many, a Boom That Wasn't. David Leonhardt. NY Times. 4/09/2008.
Foreclosure Machine Thrives on Woes. Gretchen Morgenson & Jonathan Glater. NY Times. 3/30/2008.
Foster kids' meds get scant attention. Brent Walth & Michelle Cole. Oregonian. 11/25/07.
Global press freedom declines in 2007: study. The Age / AU. 4/30/08.
Globalization, trade and recession take a toll on Martinsville, Virginia. Tony Pugh. McClatchy. 4/10/2008.
Grain Farmer Claims Moral Victory in Seed Battle Against Monsanto. Matt Hartley. Globe & Mail (Canada), 3/20/2008.
Grain prices soar globally. Daniel Ten Kate. Christian Science Monitor. 3/25/2008.
Hopes fade for Tanzanian miners. Al Jazeera. 3/30/2008.
I.R.S. Scrutiny of Big Firms Plummets, Study Says. Lynnley Browning. NY TImes. 4/14/2008.
IMF plans gold sale to raise $6bn. BBC. 4/07/2008.
Immigration agents detain hundreds at poultry plants. CNN. 4/17/2008.
In Justice Shift, Corporate Deals Replace Trials. Eric Lichtblau. 4/09/2008.
India rules out new farm debt aid. BBC. 4/22/2008.
Is in vitro meat the future?. Carol Midgley. Times/UK. 5/09/2008.
9/03/06 Cohen, Toronto Star, Maude Barlow Primes the Clean-Water Pump
Media Power Sources On party, gender, race and class, TV news looks to the most powerful groups
Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans. Robert Pear. NY Times. 10/07/07.
Microfinance's Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico. Elizabeth Malkin. NY Times. 4/05/2008.
Mining forces out thousands in SA. BBC. 3/25/2008.
Monsanto Moves To Control Water Resources & Fish Farming
Multinationals Make Billions In Profit Out of Growing Global Food Crisis. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 5/04/2008.
NBC Universal, ad agency to create product-centered programs. AP. 4/18/2008.
Oil Majors Rapped Over Secrecy, Corruption. Abid Aslam. International Press Service. 4/30/2008.
Oregon's healthcare lottery. Rajesh Mirchandani. BBC. 3/30/2008
Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.
Pay To Be Saved: The Future of Disaster Response. Naomi Klein, CommonDreams, 8/28/06
Peru Tribe Battles Oil Giant Over Pollution. Peter Collyns, BBC. 3/24/2008.
Peru roads blocked in trade protest. Al Jazeera. 2/18/2008.
Power Play - Nuclear power series from MSNBC 1/23/07-1/26/07:
Mike Stuckey New nuclear power ‘wave’ — or just a ripple? How millions for lobbying, campaigns helped fuel U.S. industry's big plans.Mike Stuckey Sen. Pete Domenici: nuclear renaissance man Long-serving lawmaker is driving force behind U.S. industry's rebirth
Mike Stuckey U.S. plan for nuclear cartel faces reality check Expense, technical challenges threaten to keep GNEP in starting gate
Mike Stuckey Nuclear energy's French connection Ambitious Areva is second to none at American-style power politics
John Schoen Does nuclear power now make financial sense? Industry must persuade Wall St. that new advantages translate to profits
Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest. David Loyn. BBC. 4/26/2008.
Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America
Q&A: EU and U.S. Offering Special WTO Deal to Lure South Africa. International Press Service. 3/25/2008.
RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.
Rich clients' assets to hit $75 trillion by 2012: study. Reuters. 3/27/2008.
South Korean workers on edge of burnout. Bruce Williams. LA Times. 4/19/2008.
State of the Dream: Foreclosed. United for a Fair Economy. 1/16/2008. Charts: Racial cost of predatory lending; more charts
Streetcars provided transport, entertainment - A Q-C Century - Progress 99
Struggling homeowners find little hope in federal program. Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 3/29/2008.
Sub-prime CEOs defend high wages. BBC. 3/07/2008.
Surveillance states. The Economist. 2/06/2008.
Transparency International calls on leading oil and gas companies to increase revenue transparency. Transparency International Anti-Corruption Reports. 2008.
CRG -- The Basmati Battle And its Implications for Biopiracy and Trips
The Degradation of Work: The True Cost of Shrimp. (Original link) Solidarity Center. January 2008.
The Degradation of Work: Trafficking in Persons from a Labor Perspective - The Kenya Experience. (Original report). Solidarity Center. October 2007.
The Global Dominance Group: 9/11 Pre-Warnings & Election Irregularities in Context. Peter Phillips, Bridget Thornton and Celeste Vogler. Project Censored 2007 (Or here)
The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. Maude Barlow. Foreign Policy in Focus. 2/25/2008.
The Great Shopping Spree, R.I.P.. Robert J. Samuelson. Newsweek. 4/28/2008.
The Green Machine: Monsanto Co's Transgenic Products Tightens Their Control of Seed Market. Jennifer Kahn. Resugence Magazine. 1999.
The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.
The Military-Petroleum Complex. Nick Turse. Foreign Policy In Focus. 3/24/2008.
The World Bank's Carbon Deals. Janet Redman. Foreign Policy In Focus. 4/10/2008.
Three Amigos Summit. Manuel Perez Rocha & Sarah Anderson. Foreign Policy in Focus. 4/15/2008
Tornado might sound death knell for Oklahoma town. Kevin Murphy. KC Star. 5/12/2008.
Toxic shock: how the banking industry created a global crisis. Jill Treanor. Guardian/UK. 4/08/2008.
Transparency International researches and monitors global corruption of governments and corporations.
Troubled loans rise, but Umpqua says it can cope. Jeff Manning. Oregonian, 1/25/2008.
UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis. Environmental News Service. 4/29/2008.
Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia. Simon Romero. NY Times. 4/14/2008.
Up to 70% interest - credit card aimed at the poor. Patrick Collinson. Guardian UK. 2/12/2008.
Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says. Ian Urbina. NY Times. 5/09/2008. Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays. Jenny Anderson. NY Times. 4/16/2008.
What Created This Monster?. Nelson Schwartz & Julie Creswell. NT Times. 3/23/08. The role of deregulation of the financial industry and the use of derivatives to "spread risk."
Argentina Tries to Reconcile Exporting Food With Prices at Home. Monte Reel. Wa. Post. 4/26/2008.
Is in vitro meat the future?. Carol Midgley. Times/UK. 5/09/2008.
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says. Ian Urbina. NY Times. 5/09/2008. Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
DEVELOPMENT: Food Crisis Linked to Doha Deal. Aileen Kwa. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.
Tornado might sound death knell for Oklahoma town. Kevin Murphy. KC Star. 5/12/2008.
The Green Machine: Monsanto Co's Transgenic Products Tightens Their Control of Seed Market. Jennifer Kahn. Resugence Magazine. 1999.
"Transgenic Seed Companies Lie and Bribe". Interview with Jesús León Santos, Winner of Goldman Prize. Inter Press Service. 4/24/2008.
Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest. David Loyn. BBC. 4/26/2008.
Global press freedom declines in 2007: study. The Age / AU. 4/30/08.
UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis. Environmental News Service. 4/29/2008.
Chevron Complicit in Abuses in Burma - Rights Lobby. Marwaan Macan-Markar. Inter Press Services. 4/20/2008.
Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America
Transparency International researches and monitors global corruption of governments and corporations.
Transparency International calls on leading oil and gas companies to increase revenue transparency. Transparency International Anti-Corruption Reports. 2008.