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Report: World Bank Fails to Address Poverty

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2006 A new report by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group criticizes the international lending organization for failing to alleviate global poverty with programs that focus too single-mindedly on growth. The bank estimates that 1.1 billion people subsisted on less than $1 per day in 2001. (h/t: Common Dreams) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Earth Shifts a Tad at Ground Zero

Blair Golson / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 New York State officials complete a deal with World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein that will break the development logjam that has plagued the site for almost five years. Why Gov. Pataki didn't invoke eminent domain here a long time ago is a mystery to us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Syriana 2’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 China is set to plumb Iranian oil fields in a $100-billion deal, complicating U.S. efforts to isolate Tehran and providing Iran more money to pursue its nuclear ambitions. Can someone please call Stephen Gaghan to figure this one out for us? Or maybe this is a case for Truthdig's Orville Schell, who knows a thing or two about China? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Role as Iran’s Nuclear Midwife Is Noted

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 A Brown University professor writes: "Every aspect of Iran's current nuclear development was approved and encouraged by Washington in the 1970s." | column Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran’s Nuclear Team Cancels U.N. Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 No excuse given, Iranian team leader reportedly heads back to Tehran. | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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China: Boom or Boomerang

Orville Schell / Truthdig Dec 3, 2005 At the same time that China is recording huge increases in trade surpluses and currency reserves, deadly riots are breaking out on the outskirts of some of the country's largest cities. In this Dig, scholar Orville Schell challenges the current wisdom about China being an inevitable superpower and unstoppable economic force.Schell challenges the current wisdom that China is an inevitable superpower and unstoppable economic force. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )