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‘Land-grab’ for food security
Written by ArriannaMarie
The UN food agency says world hunger can be tackled with better policies and investment practices.
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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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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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#OWS – The First Steps Towards Real Open Government?
Written by Ole Wintermann
After reading this weekend’s blog posts in the mainstream media in Germany, I am a bit surprised at the traditional view of the “occupy” demonstrations of this past weekend. For instance, the headline published by the most relevant German media site – SPON – was “99% stayed at home.” The […]
