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'The future I most fear for America is Latin American'

 “I have this gnawing feeling about the future of America. When people lose the sense of optimism, things tend to get more volatile. The future I most fear for America is Latin American: a grossly ...

Sudan to double output, export sugar by 2014

Exports would target markets in the EU, where demand is rising, Sudan's nine neighbours as well as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Arab world.

Fans of Science-Fiction Should Rejoice

I have already mentioned repeatedly that I am a huge fan of science-fiction, which I see as not separate from sociology. Said it before, say it again: good science-fiction is good sociology. So, ...

China: Sex workers demand legalization, organizer detained

By John Kennedy Sex workers and their supporters in south central China's Wuhan took to the streets with red umbrellas last Wednesday to collect signatures calling for the legalization of ...

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What Can I Do When I Grow Up? by Lizzie Guerra Preview this book at FastPencil.com

Japan: Is it wrong to climb Mount Fuji empty-handed?

By Tomomi Sasaki If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it matter if it made a sound or not when the tree was doing its own thing? Blogger Zope ponders mountains, ...

Russia: Towns and Villages on Fire

By Veronica Khokhlova Hundreds of forest and peat fires are raging across central Russia; thousands of people are being evacuated from the affected areas, and, sadly, there are reports of human ...

Fight hunger, build peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Josette Sheeran, director of the World Food Programme (WFP), just visited the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She heard first-hand the stories of attacks on civilians, and ...

Reluctant thoughts on Campbell's upcoming testimony

For the past few weeks I've found it hard to care about Naomi Campbell’s connection to the Charles Taylor trial. For as long as I could, I ignored my Special Court for Sierra Leone Google News ...

Earl Thompson has passed away at 71

Scott Sumner offers a tribute.  Earl Thompson was one of the most genuinely creative economic minds of his generation.  In my view he was often wrong, such as when he argued that markets would ...

Mossad assassins paid by US firms-presstv

Mossad assassins paid by US firmsUS investigators say American companies paid money to the suspects behind the Israeli-masterminded assassination of a senior Hamas official.American ...

Florida church plans "Burn a Quran Day"

Florida church plans 'Burn a Quran Day': [presstv.com] A Florida church is promoting Islamophobia and has plans to publically burn the Holy Quran on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, ...

'US military can't be stretched much thinner'

'US military can't be stretched much thinner'The Pentagon says the United States must expand its navy to keep pace with China and other rising powers in Asia, but political analyst Donald ...

Reflections on July Trip to China

My apologies for not updating the blog as frequently as I normally do in the past several weeks. I was in China and upon returning, I have been distracted with strategic plans, business plans, ...

Pre-School Classrooms

July 31, 2010 Maxandre, director of IMN Community School, a Haiti Partners partner school, shows progress on 3 new classrooms that will be used for pre-schoolers.

Global Hope Sponsors Well and Pump

July 31, 2010 Thanks to Global Hope students at IMN Community School-a Haiti Partners partner school- and their families and other community members have water!

Context Deficit Disorder

Worried that there might be too much information about you online? Microsoft researcher and social media expert danah boyd says it's better to worry that there may not be enough. 'The material ...

Participation in the Dimidia blog

I like to recommend all the visitors of my desertification blog to have a look at the Dimidia-blog too : http://www.dimidia.com/ Dimidia, LCC You will find at the home page : This site is ...

RELEASE/VICTORY: Ecuador Sets Major Rainforest and Climate Protection Precedent

By Earth's Newsdesk and the Rainforest Portal, projects of Ecological Internet CONTACT: Dr. Glen Barry, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org It is reported Ecuador will be compensated for leaving oil ...

EARTH MEANDERS: The Rights of Earth

By Dr. Glen Barry, Ecological Internet Earth Meanders come from Earth's Newsdesk ...and All Gaia’s Creatures to Ecological Self-Defense Gaia – the Earth System [search] – is alive and like any ...