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Bush, Rice and the Global Food Crisis

Wed, 2008-05-14 17:49 | Ashwini Deshpande
Food Crisis

George Bush and Condoleezza Rice recently suggested that the global food crisis is in large part due to the rising prosperity and the consequent increase in the demand for food by the Indian and Chinese middle classes. Coming from Bush, the likelihood of any statement being a smokescreen is extremely high (the world is still reeling from the devastating consequences of the WMD lie and its aftermath). In this case too, their argument is a smokescreen for some of the factors that the US leaders would prefer to not have under public scrutiny.

The US needs to talk about class, but politicians don't have the vocabulary : Gary Younge

Mon, 2008-04-28 16:28 | Gary Younge

Thanks to the credit crunch, the days when people softened the blow by borrowing massively on their homes and credit cards are over. Americans are heading for a huge slump in their standard of living.

India and the Struggle against Imperialism: Interview with Teresa Albano

Fri, 2008-04-25 19:16

Teresa Albano shares her views on the left democratic movement in India.

Lauding Martin Luther King, but undermining his legacy - Gary Younge

Tue, 2008-04-01 00:00

Forty years after the civil rights leader’s death, his myth masks how the U.S. remains segregated in practice and attitudes.

Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear : Naomi Klein

Sun, 2008-03-02 00:00

As the most visible target of this rising racism, Obama has the power to be more than its victim.

Obama's Closed Door Interaction with Jewish leaders : By Ami Eden

Wed, 2008-02-27 00:00

For the most part, Obama sought to reassure the
audience on Israel, Iran, his church, his pastor, his
foreign policy advisers, his religion. At the
same time, he picked a few spots to push back against
some of his critics in the Jewish community.