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----Age----

Major Depressive Episode among Youths Aged 12 to 17 in the United States: 2004 to 2006. 5/13/2008.

More than 2 million U.S. youths depressed: study. Reuters. 5/13/2008.

Child Labor Rings Reach China's Distant Villages. David Barboza. NY Times. 5/10/2008.

Bangladesh children toil to survive. Al Jazeera. 4/14/2008.

Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million in Japan. Reuters. 4/08/2008.

As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record. Erik Eckholm. NY Times. 3/31/2008,

Aging Statistics Interagency federal government data site on aging statistics.

Older Americans wealthier, living longer. Julie Steenhuysen. Reuters. 3/28/2008.

A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking

Diversity TV. Online video programming on diversity issues.

Dozens of Children In US Face Life In Prison. Matthew Bigg. Reuters. 3/21/2008.

Poverty Is Poison. Paul Krugman. NY Times. 2/18/2008.

----Articles----

Climate scientists issue dire warning. David Adam. Guardian. 2/28/2006.

Food and Fuel Compete for Land. Andrew Martin. NY Times, 12/18/07.

----Biotechnology----

Is in vitro meat the future?. Carol Midgley. Times/UK. 5/09/2008.

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.

No let up in India farm suicides. Prachi Pinglay. BBC. 5/05/2008.

India rules out new farm debt aid. BBC. 4/22/2008.

Grain Farmer Claims Moral Victory in Seed Battle Against Monsanto. Matt Hartley. Globe & Mail (Canada), 3/20/2008.

----Children and Elderly----

Major Depressive Episode among Youths Aged 12 to 17 in the United States: 2004 to 2006. 5/13/2008.

More than 2 million U.S. youths depressed: study. Reuters. 5/13/2008.

Child Labor Rings Reach China's Distant Villages. David Barboza. NY Times. 5/10/2008.

Warming 'affecting poor children'. BBC. 4/29/2008.

Bangladesh children toil to survive. Al Jazeera. 4/14/2008.

Child brides 'sold' in Afghanistan. BBC. 4/15/08.

As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record. Erik Eckholm. NY Times. 3/31/2008,

Aging Statistics Interagency federal government data site on aging statistics.

Older Americans wealthier, living longer. Julie Steenhuysen. Reuters. 3/28/2008.

A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking

Dozens of Children In US Face Life In Prison. Matthew Bigg. Reuters. 3/21/2008.

Poverty Is Poison. Paul Krugman. NY Times. 2/18/2008.

----Corporate Power----

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.

World Military Spending

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.

----Crime and Prisons----

System of Neglect - Immigrant Detention. Dana Priest & Amy Goldstein. Wa. Post. 5/11/2008.

New Look at Death Sentences and Race. Adam Liptak. NY Times. 4/29/2008.

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.

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.

Blocking the Transmission of Violence. Alex Kotlowitz. NY Times. 5/04/2008.

Reports Find Racial Gap in Drug Arrests. Erik Eckholm. NY TImes. 5/06/2008.

Targeting Blacks: Drug Law Enforcement and Race in the United States. Human Rights Watch report. May 2008.

Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand. David Barstow. NY Times. 4/20/2008.

Immigration agents detain hundreds at poultry plants. CNN. 4/17/2008.

Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes. CNN. 4/15/2008.

Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia. Simon Romero. NY Times. 4/14/2008.

Toxic shock: how the banking industry created a global crisis. Jill Treanor. Guardian/UK. 4/08/2008.

Credit crunch costs '$1 trillion'. Stevern Schifferes. BBC. 4/09/2008.

In Justice Shift, Corporate Deals Replace Trials. Eric Lichtblau. 4/09/2008.

Women Behind Bars Project. Women in the criminal justice system.

Consensus on Counting the Innocent: We Can't. Adam Liptak. NY Times. 3/25/2008.

Quarter of US Women Suffer Domestic Violence: CDC . Will Dunham. Reuters. 2/07/2008.

Dozens of Children In US Face Life In Prison. Matthew Bigg. Reuters. 3/21/2008.

Americas Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/2008.

US prison numbers reach record high. Al Jazeera. 2/29/2008.

Sub-prime CEOs defend high wages. BBC. 3/07/2008.

Book: 911 Commission Executive Director Had Closer White House Ties Than Publicly Disclosed. Hope Yen. AP. 2/04/2008.

----Culture----

Major Depressive Episode among Youths Aged 12 to 17 in the United States: 2004 to 2006. 5/13/2008.

More than 2 million U.S. youths depressed: study. Reuters. 5/13/2008.

Is in vitro meat the future?. Carol Midgley. Times/UK. 5/09/2008.

The Myth of the Stay-at-Home Mom. Paul Nyhan. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5/13/2008.

Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America

The Great Shopping Spree, R.I.P.. Robert J. Samuelson. Newsweek. 4/28/2008.

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.

Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million in Japan. Reuters. 4/08/2008.

Faculty Are Liberal -- Who Cares?. Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed. 3/27/2008

Wed to Strangers, Vietnamese Wives Build Korean Lives. Norimitsu Onishi. NY Times. 3/30/2008.

Time runs out for islanders on global warming's front line. Douglass McDougall. Guardian/UK. 3/30/2008.

Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force. Jack Chang. McClatchy. 3/24/2008.

Cultural Imperialism at the W.H.O.?. John Tierney. NY Times. 1/28/2008.

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture. Stephanie Hanes. Christian Science Monitor. 2/05/2008.

Tension About Religion and Class in Turkey. Sabrina Tavernise. NY Times. 2/19/2008.

The art of Chris Jordan. The environment and the culture of consumption.

Now showing: Map that gave America its name. Frank Greve. McClatchy. 2/26/2008.

Drug Traces Common in Tap Water. AP. 3/10/2008.

Dozens of Children In US Face Life In Prison. Matthew Bigg. Reuters. 3/21/2008.

Running the Numbers. Art reflecting the waste of U.S. consumer culture by Chris Jordan.

The Story of Stuff. Annie Leonard. Environmental video.

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture. Stephanie Haynes. Christian Science Monitor. 2/05/2008.

Cultural Imperialism at the W.H.O.?. John Tierney. NY Times. 1/28/2008.

Is Religion a Threat to Democracy?. Ira Chernus. Mother Jones. 1/14/2008.

Climate change may spark conflict between nations. John Reid. Independent. 2/28/2006.

After teen suicides, an Argentine tribe outlaws 'white' vices. Sara Miller Llana, 11/02/2007, Christian Science Monitor.

----Domestic Violence----

Quarter of US Women Suffer Domestic Violence: CDC . Will Dunham. Reuters. 2/07/2008.

Quarter of US Women Suffer Domestic Violence: CDC. Will Dunham. Reuters. 2/07/2008.

----Economy and Labor----

Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)

Child Labor Rings Reach China's Distant Villages. David Barboza. NY Times. 5/10/2008.

US Urged to Reform Foreign Aid. Ida Wahlstrom. One World. 5/09/2008.

U.S. Legal Work Booms in India. Rama Lakshimi. Wa. Post. 5/11/2008.

World's Giants to Alter Food Equation. Evan Osnos & Laurie Goering. Chicago Tribune. 5/11/2008.

The Myth of the Stay-at-Home Mom. Paul Nyhan. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5/13/2008.

Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Many Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Peter Goodman. NY Times. 5/13/2008.

UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis. Environmental News Service. 4/29/2008.

Multinationals Make Billions In Profit Out of Growing Global Food Crisis. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 5/04/2008.

The Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. We work with unions and community groups worldwide to achieve equitable, sustainable, democratic development and to help men and women everywhere stand up for their rights and improve their living and working standards.

The Degradation of Work: Trafficking in Persons from a Labor Perspective - The Kenya Experience. (Original report). Solidarity Center. October 2007.

Load Up the Pantry. Brett Arends. Wall Street Journal. 4/21/2008.

Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN. Allegra Stratton. Guardian/UK. 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. 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.

Child brides 'sold' in Afghanistan. BBC. 4/15/08.

Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays. Jenny Anderson. NY Times. 4/16/2008.

Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes. CNN. 4/15/2008.

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.

GLOBALISATION: New Curbs on Investment From the South. Julio Godoy. International Press Service. 4/14/2008.

Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million in Japan. Reuters. 4/08/2008.

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.

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.

Food prices stir poverty concern. Al Jazeera. 4/11/2008.

Foreclosure Machine Thrives on Woes. Gretchen Morgenson & Jonathan Glater. NY Times. 3/30/2008.

As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record. Erik Eckholm. NY Times. 3/31/2008,

Microfinance's Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico. Elizabeth Malkin. NY Times. 4/05/2008.

Jobs down 3rd straight month; recession looms Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 4/04/2008.

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.

How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary. Brad Knickerbocker. Christian Science Monitor. 3/27/2008.

Seattle Battles the Homeless. Silja Talvi. In These Times. 3/27/2008.

Older Americans wealthier, living longer. Julie Steenhuysen. Reuters. 3/28/2008.

High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.

Struggling homeowners find little hope in federal program. Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 3/29/2008.

Grain prices soar globally. Daniel Ten Kate. Christian Science Monitor. 3/25/2008.

Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force. Jack Chang. McClatchy. 3/24/2008.

Debt: Our 9 Trillion Pound Gorilla. Susan Douglas. In These Times. 3/25/08.

Population Growth Is a Threat. But It Pales Against the Greed of the Rich. George Monbiot. Guardian/UK. 1/29/2008.

UN forum aims to end trafficking. BBC. 2/13/08.

A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking

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.

Best U.S. factory jobs in rising jeopardy. Mark Trumbull. Christian Science Monitor. 2/15/2008.

Poverty Is Poison. Paul Krugman. NY Times. 2/18/2008.

Low unemployment rate hides rise in long-term jobless. Kevin G. Hall. McClatchy. 2/18/2008.

The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.

World Military Spending

Poverty Facts and Stats.

Sub-prime CEOs defend high wages. BBC. 3/07/2008.

3 CEOs made $460 million - House panel - Sub-prime mortgages. Ben Rooney. CNN. 3/06/2008.

Affirmative action ban heads for ballot in 5 states. Linda Royce. CNN. 3/07/2008.

A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can’t Fill. David Strietfeld. NY Times. 3/09/2008.

US service sector in sharp fall. BBC. 2/05/2008.

ECONOMY-EL SALVADOR: Dollarisation Backfires, Fuelling Price Hikes. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 2/05/2008.

EL SALVADOR: Benefits of Free Trade Deal Still Remote. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 1/31/2008.

Troubled loans rise, but Umpqua says it can cope. Jeff Manning. Oregonian, 1/25/2008.

----Education----

Faculty Are Liberal -- Who Cares?. Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed. 3/27/2008

Endowments and the creation of a two-tier higher education system in America . Charles Bogle. World Socialist Web Site. 2/11/2008.

----Environment----

ENERGY-AFRICA: From Kerosene to the LED, O-HUB and O-BOX. Stephen Leahy. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.

ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Controversy Over Indigenous Land and Biofuels. Mario Osava. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.

CHINA: Buying Farmland Abroad, Ensuring Food Security. Antoaneta Bezlova. Inter Press Service. 5/09/2008.

US Urged to Reform Foreign Aid. Ida Wahlstrom. One World. 5/09/2008.

"Literally, This Is Energy From Dirt". Inter Press Service. 5/10/2008.

World's Giants to Alter Food Equation. Evan Osnos & Laurie Goering. Chicago Tribune. 5/11/2008.

Harmful Chemical Wafts Off Your TV. Scott Streater. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5/11/2008.

Tornado might sound death knell for Oklahoma town. Kevin Murphy. KC Star. 5/12/2008.

Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World. Elizabeth Rosenthal. NY Times. 4/26/2008.

RIGHTS: Native People Warn U.N. of Biofuels Disaster. Haider Rizvi. Inter Press Service. 4/30/2008.

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

Oil Majors Rapped Over Secrecy, Corruption. Abid Aslam. International Press Service. 4/30/2008.

Oxygen-poor ocean zones are growing. Kenneth Weiss. LA Times. 5/02/2008.

Major Arctic sea ice melt is expected this summer. Randolf Schmid. Associated Press. 5/02/2008.

Sinking Without Trace: Australia's Climate Change Victims. Independent/UK. 5/05/2008.

Load Up the Pantry. Brett Arends. Wall Street Journal. 4/21/2008.

Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World. Josh Gerstein. NY Sun. 4/21/2008.

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.

Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution. National Academy of Science. 4/2008.

Scientists: Smog contributes to premature death. AP. 4/22/2008. Link to report summary

The Great Shopping Spree, R.I.P.. Robert J. Samuelson. Newsweek. 4/28/2008.

Bangladesh Faces Climate Change Refugee Nightmare. Masud Karim. Reuters. 4/14/2008.

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

Exposed: The Great GM Crops Myth. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 4/20/2008.

DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. International Press Service. 4/15/2008.

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.

Polar Cities a Haven in Warming World?. Andrew Revkin. NT Times. 3/30/2008.

As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record. Erik Eckholm. NY Times. 3/31/2008,

How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary. Brad Knickerbocker. Christian Science Monitor. 3/27/2008.

Asian rice crisis starts to bite. Hannah Belcher. Al Jazeera. 3/29/2008.

High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.

DEVELOPMENT: A Winding Journey From Seed to Plate. Matt Homer. International Press Service.

Time runs out for islanders on global warming's front line. Douglass McDougall. Guardian/UK. 3/30/2008.

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.

Food prices rising across the world. CNN. 3/25/2008.

Mining forces out thousands in SA. BBC. 3/25/2008.

Mexico plans water supply boost. BBC. 3/25/2008.

Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force. Jack Chang. McClatchy. 3/24/2008.

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.

UN food agency issues emergency plea for $500m. Owen Bowcott. Guardian/UK. 3/25/2009

Iraq Conflict Has Killed A Million Iraqis: Survey. Reuters. 1/31/2008.

Population Growth Is a Threat. But It Pales Against the Greed of the Rich. George Monbiot. Guardian/UK. 1/29/2008.

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture. Stephanie Hanes. Christian Science Monitor. 2/05/2008.

Ban Ki-moon Warns That Water Shortages Are Increasingly Driving Conflicts. UN News Centre. 2/06/2008.

RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.

True scale of C0₂emissions from shipping revealed. John Vidal. Guardian/UK. 2/13/2008.

Cereal prices hit poor countries. BBC. 2/14/2008.

The art of Chris Jordan. The environment and the culture of consumption.

Drug Traces Common in Tap Water. AP. 3/10/2008.

Carbon Output Must Near Zero To Avert Danger, New Studies Say. Juliet Eilperin. Washington Post. 3/10/2008.

Overwhelmingly White, the Green Movement is Reaching For The Rainbow. Paula Bock. 3/10/2008. Seattle Times.

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.

Americas Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/2008.

The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.

Running the Numbers. Art reflecting the waste of U.S. consumer culture by Chris Jordan.

Blue Planet Project. Water resource issues.

The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. Maude Barlow. Foreign Policy in Focus. 2/25/2008.

Sex-Changing Chemicals Make Male Starlings Sing Sweet Songs. Brandon Keim. Wired News. 2/29/2008.

Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China. Ariana Eunjung Cha. Washington Post. 3/09/2008.

A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can’t Fill. David Strietfeld. NY Times. 3/09/2008.

The Story of Stuff. Annie Leonard. Environmental video.

Ban Ki-moon Warns That Water Shortages Are Increasingly Driving Conflicts. UN News Center. 2/06/2008.

Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.

Environmental quality low in London's deprived areas. Environmental Data Interactive Exchange (EDIE). 2.04.2008.

The Dire Side of Rising Food Prices. Michael Nizza. NY Times. 1/30/2008.

Prius Designer Says Toyota-Led Industry Must Lose Oil Addiction. John Lippert and Alan Ohnsman. Bloomberg. 1/23/2008.

Climate change may spark conflict between nations. John Reid. Independent. 2/28/2006.

Climate scientists issue dire warning. David Adam. Guardian. 2/28/2006.

Arctic summers ice-free 'by 2013'. Jonathan Amos. BBC. 12/12/2007.

Food and Fuel Compete for Land. Andrew Martin. NY Times, 12/18/07.

----Environmental Justice----

"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.

Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice. Anthony Faiola. Wa. Post. 4/28/2008.

Warming 'affecting poor children'. BBC. 4/29/2008.

RIGHTS: Native People Warn U.N. of Biofuels Disaster. Haider Rizvi. Inter Press Service. 4/30/2008.

Bangladesh Faces Climate Change Refugee Nightmare. Masud Karim. Reuters. 4/14/2008.

DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. IPS. 4/15/2008.

Food Price Rises Threaten Global Security - UN. David Adam. Independent/UK. 4/09/2008.

Food prices stir poverty concern. Al Jazeera. 4/11/2008.

Polar Cities a Haven in Warming World?. Andrew Revkin. NT Times. 3/30/2008.

How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary. Brad Knickerbocker. Christian Science Monitor. 3/27/2008.

Asian rice crisis starts to bite. Hannah Belcher. Al Jazeera. 3/29/2008.

High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.

DEVELOPMENT: A Winding Journey From Seed to Plate. Matt Homer. International Press Service.

Time runs out for islanders on global warming's front line. Douglass McDougall. Guardian/UK. 3/30/2008.

Grain prices soar globally. Daniel Ten Kate. Christian Science Monitor. 3/25/2008.

Food prices rising across the world. CNN. 3/25/2008.

Mexico plans water supply boost. BBC. 3/25/2008.

Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force. Jack Chang. McClatchy. 3/24/2008.

BRAZIL: Growing Foreign Appetite for Land. Mario Osava. International Press Service. 3/24/2008.

UN food agency issues emergency plea for $500m. Owen Bowcott. Guardian/UK. 3/25/2009

Population Growth Is a Threat. But It Pales Against the Greed of the Rich. George Monbiot. Guardian/UK. 1/29/2008.

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture. Stephanie Hanes. Christian Science Monitor. 2/05/2008.

RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.

Overwhelmingly White, the Green Movement is Reaching For The Rainbow. Paula Bock. 3/10/2008. Seattle Times.

Peru Tribe Battles Oil Giant Over Pollution. Peter Collyns, BBC. 3/24/2008.

Americas Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/2008.

The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.

Blue Planet Project. Water resource issues.

Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China. Ariana Eunjung Cha. Washington Post. 3/09/2008.

Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.

Environmental quality low in London's deprived areas. Environmental Data Interactive Exchange (EDIE). 2.04.2008.

The Dire Side of Rising Food Prices. Michael Nizza. NY Times. 1/30/2008.

----Foreign Policy----

System of Neglect - Immigrant Detention. Dana Priest & Amy Goldstein. Wa. Post. 5/11/2008.

US confession: Weapons were not made in Iran after all. Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII). 5/10/2008.

Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand. David Barstow. NY Times. 4/20/2008.

Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia. Simon Romero. NY Times. 4/14/2008.

High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.

The Military-Petroleum Complex. Nick Turse. Foreign Policy In Focus. 3/24/2008.

Domestic Spying Program Could Aid Terrorists, Experts Say. Justin Rood. ABC News. 2/01/2008.

Iraq Conflict Has Killed A Million Iraqis: Survey. Reuters. 1/31/2008.

Early WMD dossier draft released. BBC. 2/18/2008.

World Military Spending

Food Crisis Will Take Hold Before Climate Change, Warns Chief Scientist. James Randerson. Guardian. 3/07/2008.

'National crisis' for Iraqi women. BBC. 3/06/2008.

A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can’t Fill. David Strietfeld. NY Times. 3/09/2008.

Central Africa: War without borders. Economist.com. 2/06/2008.

Baghdad Drowning in Sewage: Iraqi Official. Agence France Presse. 2/04/2008.

----Global Warming----

ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Controversy Over Indigenous Land and Biofuels. Mario Osava. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.

Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice. Anthony Faiola. Wa. Post. 4/28/2008.

Warming 'affecting poor children'. BBC. 4/29/2008.

Environmental Life Style Analysis (ELSA). Timothy Gutowski et al. IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. 5/2008. Research study on life style effects on global warming emissions.

Oxygen-poor ocean zones are growing. Kenneth Weiss. LA Times. 5/02/2008.

Major Arctic sea ice melt is expected this summer. Randolf Schmid. Associated Press. 5/02/2008.

Sinking Without Trace: Australia's Climate Change Victims. Independent/UK. 5/05/2008.

Bangladesh Faces Climate Change Refugee Nightmare. Masud Karim. Reuters. 4/14/2008.

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.

Food prices stir poverty concern. Al Jazeera. 4/11/2008.

Polar Cities a Haven in Warming World?. Andrew Revkin. NT Times. 3/30/2008.

How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary. Brad Knickerbocker. Christian Science Monitor. 3/27/2008.

Asian rice crisis starts to bite. Hannah Belcher. Al Jazeera. 3/29/2008.

High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.

DEVELOPMENT: A Winding Journey From Seed to Plate. Matt Homer. International Press Service.

Time runs out for islanders on global warming's front line. Douglass McDougall. Guardian/UK. 3/30/2008.

Grain prices soar globally. Daniel Ten Kate. Christian Science Monitor. 3/25/2008.

Food prices rising across the world. CNN. 3/25/2008.

UN food agency issues emergency plea for $500m. Owen Bowcott. Guardian/UK. 3/25/2009

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture. Stephanie Hanes. Christian Science Monitor. 2/05/2008.

Ban Ki-moon Warns That Water Shortages Are Increasingly Driving Conflicts. UN News Centre. 2/06/2008.

True scale of C0₂emissions from shipping revealed. John Vidal. Guardian/UK. 2/13/2008.

Cereal prices hit poor countries. BBC. 2/14/2008.

Carbon Output Must Near Zero To Avert Danger, New Studies Say. Juliet Eilperin. Washington Post. 3/10/2008.

Overwhelmingly White, the Green Movement is Reaching For The Rainbow. Paula Bock. 3/10/2008. Seattle Times.

Food Crisis Will Take Hold Before Climate Change, Warns Chief Scientist. James Randerson. Guardian. 3/07/2008.

Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China. Ariana Eunjung Cha. Washington Post. 3/09/2008.

Prius Designer Says Toyota-Led Industry Must Lose Oil Addiction. John Lippert and Alan Ohnsman. Bloomberg. 1/23/2008.

Climate change may spark conflict between nations. John Reid. Independent. 2/28/2006.

Climate scientists issue dire warning. David Adam. Guardian. 2/28/2006.

Arctic summers ice-free 'by 2013'. Jonathan Amos. BBC. 12/12/2007.

----Globalization----

African Women Making Change. Ann Jones. Mother Jones. 5/13/2008.

Argentina Tries to Reconcile Exporting Food With Prices at Home. Monte Reel. Wa. Post. 4/26/2008.

G7 loses grip on global policy to O5. Barry Herman. Asia Times. 5/09/2008

DEVELOPMENT: Food Crisis Linked to Doha Deal. Aileen Kwa. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.

ENERGY-AFRICA: From Kerosene to the LED, O-HUB and O-BOX. Stephen Leahy. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.

ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Controversy Over Indigenous Land and Biofuels. Mario Osava. Inter Press Service. 5/08/2008.

CHINA: Buying Farmland Abroad, Ensuring Food Security. Antoaneta Bezlova. Inter Press Service. 5/09/2008.

Child Labor Rings Reach China's Distant Villages. David Barboza. NY Times. 5/10/2008.

US Urged to Reform Foreign Aid. Ida Wahlstrom. One World. 5/09/2008.

U.S. Legal Work Booms in India. Rama Lakshimi. Wa. Post. 5/11/2008.

World's Giants to Alter Food Equation. Evan Osnos & Laurie Goering. Chicago Tribune. 5/11/2008.

Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Many Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Peter Goodman. NY Times. 5/13/2008.

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.

Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World. Elizabeth Rosenthal. NY Times. 4/26/2008.

Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest. David Loyn. BBC. 4/26/2008.

Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice. Anthony Faiola. Wa. Post. 4/28/2008.

Warming 'affecting poor children'. BBC. 4/29/2008.

Global press freedom declines in 2007: study. The Age / AU. 4/30/08.

RIGHTS: Native People Warn U.N. of Biofuels Disaster. Haider Rizvi. Inter Press Service. 4/30/2008.

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.

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.

No let up in India farm suicides. Prachi Pinglay. BBC. 5/05/2008.

The Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. We work with unions and community groups worldwide to achieve equitable, sustainable, democratic development and to help men and women everywhere stand up for their rights and improve their living and working standards.

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.

Load Up the Pantry. Brett Arends. Wall Street Journal. 4/21/2008.

Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World. Josh Gerstein. NY Sun. 4/21/2008.

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.

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

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.

Three Amigos Summit. Manuel Perez Rocha & Sarah Anderson. Foreign Policy in Focus. 4/15/2008

Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia. Simon Romero. NY Times. 4/14/2008.

GLOBALISATION: New Curbs on Investment From the South. Julio Godoy. International Press Service. 4/14/2008.

Made in China. Finlo Rohrer. BBC. 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

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.

Food prices stir poverty concern. Al Jazeera. 4/11/2008.

As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record. Erik Eckholm. NY Times. 3/31/2008,

Microfinance's Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico. Elizabeth Malkin. NY Times. 4/05/2008.

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.

Asian rice crisis starts to bite. Hannah Belcher. Al Jazeera. 3/29/2008.

High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.

DEVELOPMENT: A Winding Journey From Seed to Plate. Matt Homer. International Press Service.

Wed to Strangers, Vietnamese Wives Build Korean Lives. Norimitsu Onishi. NY Times. 3/30/2008.

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.

Food prices rising across the world. CNN. 3/25/2008.

Mining forces out thousands in SA. BBC. 3/25/2008.

Mexico plans water supply boost. BBC. 3/25/2008.

Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force. Jack Chang. McClatchy. 3/24/2008.

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.

Debt: Our 9 Trillion Pound Gorilla. Susan Douglas. In These Times. 3/25/08.

UN food agency issues emergency plea for $500m. Owen Bowcott. Guardian/UK. 3/25/2009

Cultural Imperialism at the W.H.O.?. John Tierney. NY Times. 1/28/2008.

Mexican Farmers Protest End of Corn-Import Taxes. James McKinnely. NY Times. 2/01/2008.

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture. Stephanie Hanes. Christian Science Monitor. 2/05/2008.

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There. Jim Hightower. Hightower Lowdown. 2/07/2008.

EU loses banana battle at WTO. Al Jazeera. 2/08/2008.

RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.

True scale of C0₂emissions from shipping revealed. John Vidal. Guardian/UK. 2/13/2008.

UN forum aims to end trafficking. BBC. 2/13/08.

Cereal prices hit poor countries. BBC. 2/14/2008.

Peru roads blocked in trade protest. Al Jazeera. 2/18/2008.

Tension About Religion and Class in Turkey. Sabrina Tavernise. NY Times. 2/19/2008.

A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking

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."

Best U.S. factory jobs in rising jeopardy. Mark Trumbull. Christian Science Monitor. 2/15/2008.

The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.

The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. Maude Barlow. Foreign Policy in Focus. 2/25/2008.

World Military Spending

Poverty Facts and Stats.

Food Crisis Will Take Hold Before Climate Change, Warns Chief Scientist. James Randerson. Guardian. 3/07/2008.

Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China. Ariana Eunjung Cha. Washington Post. 3/09/2008.

A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can’t Fill. David Strietfeld. NY Times. 3/09/2008.

The Story of Stuff. Annie Leonard. Environmental video.

The World Is Flat. 13 minute video - Critique of Freidman.

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture. Stephanie Haynes. Christian Science Monitor. 2/05/2008.

US service sector in sharp fall. BBC. 2/05/2008.

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There. Jim Hightower. The Hightower Lowdown. 2/07/2008.

EU loses banana battle at WTO. Al Jazeera. 2/08/2008.

Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation. Mario Osava. IPS. 2/09/2008.

Europe Exports Death With Ease. David Cronin. IPS. 2/08/2008.

Central Africa: War without borders. Economist.com. 2/06/2008.

ECONOMY-EL SALVADOR: Dollarisation Backfires, Fuelling Price Hikes. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 2/05/2008.

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.

The Dire Side of Rising Food Prices. Michael Nizza. NY Times. 1/30/2008.

After teen suicides, an Argentine tribe outlaws 'white' vices. Sara Miller Llana, 11/02/2007, Christian Science Monitor.

World Economy and Development. European perspectives on globalisation.

----Hate Groups & Violence----

African Women Making Change. Ann Jones. Mother Jones. 5/13/2008.

Blocking the Transmission of Violence. Alex Kotlowitz. NY Times. 5/04/2008.

Domestic Spying Program Could Aid Terrorists, Experts Say. Justin Rood. ABC News. 2/01/2008.

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There. Jim Hightower. Hightower Lowdown. 2/07/2008.

KKK store, civil rights activist landlord may go to court. CNN. 3/10/2008.

The Year in Hate: Active U.S. Hate Groups Rise to 888 in 2007. David Holthouse & Mark Potok. SPLC. 3/2008.

Hate Crimes Linked to Immigration Debate. Dave Crary. AP. 3/10/2008.

'National crisis' for Iraqi women. BBC. 3/06/2008.

----Health----

Major Depressive Episode among Youths Aged 12 to 17 in the United States: 2004 to 2006. 5/13/2008.