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Harvesting discontent
"I earn R800,00 per month and with this money I have to feed, clothe and fend for my family of eight. We barely survive; I cannot even afford to buy school shoes for the children. I cannot take it any longer"- Gertie Beukes, Ashton farmworker. "We produce the food...
Book review – TERRA: Jeanette Unite
First things first: if you are going to buy this book, I strongly suggest you purchase the limited edition black boxed special. Not only is the packaging itself an artwork, but it also does a good job of making an event out of an art book. Jeanette herself was quite...
How Goldman Sachs Created the Food Crisis | By Frederick Kaufman
Don't blame American appetites, rising oil prices, or genetically modified crops for rising food prices. Wall Street's at fault for the spiraling cost of food. Demand and supply certainly matter. But there's another reason why food across the world has become so...
An All-Consuming Occupation | by Rebecca L. Stein
On June 6, 2012, the Jerusalem Development Authority launched its fourth annual Jerusalem Festival of Light in the Old City. The previous year’s show had been a resounding success, according to sponsors quoted in the Jerusalem Post, with over 250,000 visitors enjoying...
The bogus piety of St Ferial | by David Bullard
David Bullard on the curious case of the President's honourable member Keen observers of bogus piety would have been enthralled last weekend as the South African Media Synchronised Hypocrisy team went into their final stages of training before this year's Olympics....
The Green Paper on Land Reform: no change for the landless | by Stephen Greenberg
In 1994 the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) set a target for the transfer of 30% of land to black ownership within 5 years. But 17 years later, no more than 7% has been transferred. What are the causes of this dismal performance?First, the ‘willing...
Most Positive Possible Outcome Of The Current Financial Crisis In Europe | by Charles Hugh Smith
I was recently challenged by a contributor to write something positive, and so I decided to write about the single most positive outcome of the current financial crisis in Europe: the complete collapse of the corrupt, predatory, pathological global banking sector and...
Euro Bailout Failure | by 5 ducats
Have so many ever been so enthusiastic over a plan to beg, borrow, and steal $1.5 trillion? •Beg - Weaker European banks will have to raise over $100 billion in capital. •Borrow - Eurozone will borrow $1.4 trillion to bailout future sovereign and bank defaults. •Steal...