China’s Rising Soybean Consumption Reshaping Western Agriculture Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2013/highlights34 Earth Policy Release Data Highlight January 8, 2013 Global demand for soybeans has soared in recent decades, with China leading the race. Nearly 60 percent of all soybeans entering international trade today go to China, making it far and …
WAR TIME by Mary L. Dudziak, Oxford University Press, 2012
WAR TIME by Mary L. Dudziak, Oxford University Press, 2012 Review by Alan F. Kay The book introduction initiates various ways that ideas about time affect our understanding of war — followed by chapters that specifically examine how war and time are imaged. We imagine the start and end of …
Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US’s Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement
Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US’s Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement By Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director, Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I had the remarkable experience of participating in Occupy DC, in the misty rain, under the awning of …
The Public Option in Banking: Another Look at the German Model
THE PUBLIC OPTION IN BANKING: ANOTHER LOOK AT THE GERMAN MODEL Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles October 11, 2011 Publicly-owned banks were instrumental in funding Germany’s “economic miracle” after the devastation of World War II. Although the German public banks have been targeted in the last decade for takedown by their private …
From the brilliant lawyer, Ellen Brown , whom we are honored to have on our Advisory Board
War – The Fiscal Stimulus of Last Resort Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles September 9, 2011 “War! Good God, ya’ll. What is it good for? Absolutely nothin’!” So went the anti-Vietnam War protest song popularized by Edwin Starr in 1970 and revived by Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s. The song echoed popular …
Ban’s Second Term: The Case for a Woman Secretary-General
Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) agrees and nominates the former President of Chile: Dr Michelle Bachelet as the next UN Secretary -General “Other News” is a personal initiative seeking to provide information that should be in the media but is not, because of commercial criteria. It welcomes contributions from …
Japan’s Nuclear Kamikazes: A Morality Tale of Energy Madness
A publication of World Business Academy: Common Cents By Rinaldo Brutoco and Madeleine Austin In the final stages of World War II, Japan found young men willing to give their lives in suicidal missions against Allied warships. Scarves tucked around their necks blowing in the wind identified them as men …
CSR Asia Weekly: Earthquake in Japan
NOTICE Translation Support in Japan It is deeply saddened that the catastrophic earthquake in Japan and the following devastating tsunami happened last week brought much disastrous situation to Japan. CSR Asia is now providing translation support to those in need regarding the disaster. Languages: English, Chinese, Malay, Japanese Please contact …
The Chinese Aren’t Coming
Good News for Reducing Budget Deficits Globally! – Hazel Henderson, Ed. “Other News” is a personal initiative seeking to provide information that should be in the media but is not, because of commercial criteria. It welcomes contributions from everybody. Work areas include information on global issues, north-south relations, governance of …