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No drought required
The Wasington Post reports on a federal program to support cattle farmers: At first, livestock owners…
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An Inconvenient Truth
G and I went to see An Inconvenient Truth, which is a documentary about Al Gore’s…
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An international government information exchange model?
I wrote here in June about the need for the UK government to work towards decentralized…
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Does Free Trade benefit the already rich?
The benefits of free trade are hard to explain. Here is a characteristically clear and concise…
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G8 Action on Darfur Overdue
Human Rights Watch says that the G8 must act on Darfur: “For the third year in…
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The problem is not that the US has not ratified
I wrote about the US-UK extradition treaty on seven months ago. Now that it is in…
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Shine on you crazy diamond
Syd Barrett, one of the founders of Pink Floyd, has died. The Piper at the Gates…
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Are the planned increases in aid too much of a good thing?
From the Center for Global Development website: Donor countries have committed themselves to increase aid to…
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Top five trade myths
Fascinating article by Alan Beattie (registration required) on what he says are five common myths of…
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The future of the internet hangs in the balance
The US Congress is currently discussing an issue which sounds rather technical and dull but which…
