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In corrupt global food system, farmland is the new gold
Written by ArriannaMarie
Linking the global food system to land grabs. read more
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Occupy Wall Street: Time for Real Organization
Written by Bhumika Ghimire
In the summer of 2009, screaming Tea Party members calling on Americans to “get the country back” were a common scene at Town Halls organized to discuss President Obama’s health care legislation. “Obamacare” as they called it, was an evil scheme designed to snatch away individual rights regarding health care decisions. It […]
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How 9/11 Shaped the Outlook of an International Relations Theorist from Hungary
Written by Anikó Mészáros
Like in a game where you have to remember where you were and what you were doing at the time of a given event, I still remember how I first heard about what happened in the US ten years ago. Due to the time difference, the tragic news reached Hungary […]
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Open Gov in My Country – Germany and Pakistan
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For some time now FutureChallenges.org has been supporting open government initiatives. In our opinion new methods of open internet-based governance are needed if we are to meet the global challenges that lie ahead. The revolutions taking place in parts of the Arab world are only the latest compelling example of […]
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Why Doesn’t Poland Have Any Nuclear Power Plants?
Written by Artur Kacprzak
The answer to this question is a chronological sequence of various factors which have interacted ever since the Second World War. Coal The first factor is coal. Mother Nature has richly endowed the current territory of Poland with “black gold” as the Poles call it. Its coal reserves were sufficient […]
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Has America Found Its Occupation?
Written by Max Webster
I could hear the bongos playing from down the block. As I walked closer to Zuccotti Park, the pseudo headquarters of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, every one of my senses lit up. I saw colorful costumes and hand-painted signs, I felt the massive throng of people sliding along as […]
