Are We Heading For Another Global Food Crisis?
Global food prices are on the rise again, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today, with the agency’s food price Index registering four straight months of increases. According to the FAO’s latest food outlook, the index- a “food basket” composed of cereals, oil seeds,dairies, meat & sugar- averaged 168 points in November […]
The Troop Surge Didn’t Work in Iraq & Won’t Work In Afghanistan
At least 127 people were killed today in Iraq and hundreds wounded in five powerful car bombing. The US still has 115,000 soldiers in Iraq, yet the security situation has not improved as Iraq seems to be, once again, on the brink of a civil war. The first blast occurred at 10:25 AM local time […]
Copenhagen: 56 Newspapers In 45 Countries Speak With One Voice
Today, 56 major newspapers in 45 countries took the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice on the urgency to act on climate change and global warming through a common editorial. This extraordinary initiative from publications which usually compete for readership marks how critical Copenhagen is for the future of humankind. If our generation fails […]
Nobel Peace Laureates: Urgent Action Needed On Climate Change
The 10TH world summit of Nobel Peace Laureates took place in Berlin last month. It was in the context of the historical implications of the fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years ago. The Nobel Laureates called on the world to break down the national, international, personal, and institutional walls for a world with peace […]
Italy: Bloggers Demand Berlusconi’s Resignation
Today is ” No Berlusconi day” in Italy. A group of bloggers have organized a protest in Italy, with some international support, to demand the resignation of scandal ridden Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi is a growing source of embarrassment for Italy. The No Berlusconi Day movement’s web site was launched in October by […]
