David Hewlett vid bits

Rather than embedding two videos on this page, I'll just give the links:
David Hewlett's Public Apology
Just watch that, then go below the cut for more.
( What was that all about? )

David Hewlett vid bits

Rather than embedding two videos on this page, I'll just give the links:
David Hewlett's Public Apology
Just watch that, then go below the cut for more.
( What was that all about? )

Famines and fertilizer

Malawi had terrible famines not long ago. Now they export "hundreds of thousands of tons" of food. The change? The World Bank, in the name of free trade, pressured the government not to subsidize fertilizer; Malawi followed its dictates until the 2005 election, when the new president reversed course.

Read article at The International Herald Tribune

Part of me is elated to think that maybe a whole lot more famine could be ended so easily.

Part of me is horrified to think how many people may have died in the name of "free trade" (particularly when the pressure is brought by countries that heavily subsidize their own agriculture, such as the US).

Famines and fertilizer

Malawi had terrible famines not long ago. Now they export "hundreds of thousands of tons" of food. The change? The World Bank, in the name of free trade, pressured the government not to subsidize fertilizer; Malawi followed its dictates until the 2005 election, when the new president reversed course.

Read article at The International Herald Tribune

Part of me is elated to think that maybe a whole lot more famine could be ended so easily.

Part of me is horrified to think how many people may have died in the name of "free trade" (particularly when the pressure is brought by countries that heavily subsidize their own agriculture, such as the US).

Beowulf . . . sort of

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Beowulf . . . sort of

moar funny pictures