How the US is Reproducing Israel’s Flawed Occupation Strategies in Iraq by Steve Niva, Foreign Policy In Focus The new “surge” strategy in Iraq, led by General David Petreaus, has been heavily marketed as an example of the US military’s… Read moreTHE NEW WALLS OF BAGHDAD
Continue ReadingTHE NEW WALLS OF BAGHDADIn the last six months, food riots in virtually every continent have made headlines, with angry protests reported in India, Mexico, Egypt, Indonesia, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mauritania, Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco, and the Philippines. Now impacts are being felt in… Read moreFood panic hits the First World
Our April issue featured the story “The Audacity of Vagueness: Barack Obama and Latin America,” by Nikolas Kozloff of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. Wrote Kozloff: “Barack Obama, the likely Democratic nominee, has not been very eager to comprehensively address… Read moreOur readers write: Barack Obama or “October Surprise”?
Global Markets and Deregulation Strike Again by Gretchen Gordon, Policy Fellow, Food First You wouldn’t know it by watching Congressional debate on C-SPAN, but if you turn on the news, it’s clear that the global food system is in crisis…. Read moreBEHIND THE FOOD CRISIS
Continue ReadingBEHIND THE FOOD CRISIS
