Uneven Developments
Women and the Food Crisis
February 28, 2013
The vast majority of food is grown by women. In the Global South, women are the primary producers of basic […]
Read PostFracking & Global Land Grabs
February 27, 2013
Hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) in order to recover natural gas supplies has been making big news in the New York […]
Read PostFebruary 26, 2013
This is a key site of conflict in contemporary India. Check out Arundhati Roy’s “Walking with the Comrades” for a […]
Read PostCities in Conflict
February 25, 2013
With the ongoing uprisings in Cairo and other cities in the Arab world, the role of cities as crucibles for […]
Read PostThe evil that men do lives after them
February 24, 2013
Yesterday I went to see the film Caesar Must Die, by Paolo and Vittorio Taviana. Set in a maximum security […]
Read PostFebruary 21, 2013
Really important story about resistance to GMO crops in the Hawaiian islands. Tucked in the middle is the fact that […]
Read PostFebruary 20, 2013
We’ve known for a long time that the EU ETS doesn’t work. Carbon prices are now lower than ever. Time […]
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