|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By Roger Howard
$19.72
by Juan Cole
$20.00
$13
|
|
|
|
AP / Vincent Yu
|
It seems the voice of the people has been heard in the Chinese village of Wukan, where residents voted to elect a committee of local leaders after winning a protracted battle for self-determination against Chinese authorities.
|
Flickr / ILRI
|
American universities are reportedly using endowment funds to buy and lease vast tracts of African farmland, often for piddling prices, in deals that will reward foreign investors handsomely while separating tens of thousands from their homes and farms and providing little or none of the economic benefits promised them, California researchers say.
|
|
Russian officials say they have proof to back up Moscow’s claim to the north pole—and nearly half a million square miles of neutral Arctic territory—but don’t expect Denmark, Canada and the U.S. to go down without a fight. It’s all part of a nakedly opportunistic attempt to cash in on energy resources made available by global warming and melting ice caps.
|
View the most popular tags overall?
|
|
How the IRS’ Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional
Newsletter 
Like Us
Follow Us
Get Our Feed
