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Pope's Misconceptions about conception and agricultural history |
by Tony Ryals
endoscam (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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12 Oct 2005
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The pope's apparent ignorance of science history and modern agricultural technology obscures from his vision the disastrous effects of his policy of unchecked population growth on future generations who will find "no food on the table" nor the resources with which to grow it. This ignorance also shows that the pope has no more expertise in the fields of agricultural science, population planning, or resoure management than the pope in Galileo's time did in the area of astronomy. |
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News :: Environment : Globalization : Government Secrecy : Health : International Relations : Political-Economy : Protest Activity |
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Geneva & Hong Kong: Anti-WTO Protesters Back on the Streets |
by Gustavo Capdevila
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12 Oct 2005
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"When we look at Seattle and Cancun, it is very important to underline the role played by civil society in derailing these ministerials. We hope to play the same role in Hong Kong," said Filipino activist Walden Bello of Focus on the Global South.
"We are going to stop the WTO negotiations because we don't see any good prospects for all countries, especially in Latin America and Africa," stated Iara Pietricovsky of the Brazilian Institute for Social and Economic Studies (INESC).
One of the slogans launched for the current campaign, "Hong Kong will be the WTO's Stalingrad," clearly reflects the intentions of the non-governmental groups from Asia, Europe and Latin America that are leading up the protests. |
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LATIN AMERICA'S LONG ECONOMIC FAILURE SPARKS DESIRE FOR CHANGE |
by Mark Weisbrot
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12 Oct 2005
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Trade was liberalized and average tariffs cut by half since the 70s. Restrictions on international investment flows were abolished or drastically reduced in most countries. In the 1990s alone, more than $178 billion of state-owned industries were privatized -- more than 20 times the value of privatization in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Governments also adopted higher interest rates and tighter fiscal policies. The short-term interest rate set by Brazil's central bank is currently at 19.5 percent, as compared with 3.75 percent in the United States.
The resulting long-term failure has produced a popular and electoral backlash against the reforms, which are often labeled "neoliberalism" in Latin America. |
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LOCAL News :: Media |
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Legislation in Washington Attacks Public Access TV |
by Lyell Davies
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11 Oct 2005
Modified: 11:54:41 PM |
UC-IMC Editor's note: In Champaign-Urbana, we have four Public, Education, and Government Channels which are on the chopping block with this recent federal legislation.
Over the past few years, Urbana Public Access Television Channel 6 has seen a rise in the numbers of public access members from 20 to 200 members. UPTV now has a studio for shows. The community is now organizing to establish a community operated stand-alone public access station with the upcoming franchise agreement. All of these efforts are on the chopping block.
Contact Senator Durbin's telecommunications policy advisor to let him know you oppose this legislation: Mark Keam, mark_keam (at) judiciary.senate.gov, 202-224-2152. |
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LOCAL Review :: Civil & Human Rights |
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Elaine Brown on "The Left and the Significance of Elections" |
by IMCista
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11 Oct 2005
Modified: 09:14:20 PM |
This evening, Elaine Brown spoke at Allen Hall on campus about "The Left and the Significance of Elections." Elaine Brown was the leader of the Black Panther Party for many years and is now running for Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia in November, 2005 elections: www.elainebrown.org. If elected, she would be the first black and first female Mayor in this primarily poor, black town of 16,000 surrounded by some of the most wealthy areas in the country.
Tune into Womyn Making Waves on Sunday, November 6 from 1-3 pm on WEFT 90.1 FM to listen to the talk. Here are notes from her talk. |
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