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Monsanto Seed Patents Create Modern Day Zamindari System
In an interview with Darshan Kakri at the Mahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture series, Vandana Shiva was asked, “Why should countries like Nepal with a predominantly traditional agricultural base be concerned about the entry of a company like Monsanto in its territory?” Regardless of how you feel about the safety of their genetically modified seeds, Shiva’s response provides one of…
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The End Of The Milky Way
Originally posted on The Dish: Our galaxy is set to merge with its closet neighbor four billion years from now, give or take: Recent observations confirm that Andromeda is heading straight toward us at about 60 miles per second, and will traverse the 2.5 million light-year distance currently separating our galaxies in about four billion…
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Sacred Buffalo People,Pete Catches 37th generation Medicine man of the Lakota
The bison, or buffalo, was revered in Plains Indian culture. Here, Lakota elder Pete Catches, Sr. tells a traditional story: how the bison and the Lakota came to be related. This is a clip from the documentary, Sacred Buffalo People. Learn more at: www.redeyevideo.org
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Profiteers Prosecuted in Malaysia
What a quaint idea – prosecuting profiteers! In the United States we would celebrate these guys as shrewd businessmen. Complain Against Traders Profiteering From KR1M Goods Being Investigated RAUB, Dec 31 (Bernama) — The Pahang Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Office (PPDNKK) is investigating a complaint that unscrupulous traders have been profiteering from Kedai Rakyat…
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A Large Corporate Low Wage Service Sector Makes For a Town Without a Soul
The Emeryville Tattler blog post, A Large Corporate Low Wage Service Sector Makes For a Town Without a Soul, delves into the debate about how to best develop the town. The Tattler calls for a new paradigm – one that moves away from the “flawed auto-centric model” with “lots of shopping malls and drive-in drive-out lofts (formally condos,…
The Village Market 