Archive - Jun 17, 2011

Hedge Fund-Financed Land Grab in Africa Triggers Global Food Price Spike, Rise in Hunger

Hedge Fund-Financed Land Grab in Africa Triggers Global Food Price Spike, Rise in Hunger

Interview with Anuradha Mittal, executive director of The Oakland Institute, conducted by Scott Harris
 
A spike in staple food crop prices around the world has forced an estimated 44 million people into poverty over the past year.

Shocking surprise - ATOS profits dont drip down to their staff!

We're seeing more and more civil service jobs being farmed out to private companies whose staff get less training, pay, and  pensions while being offered poorer working conditions than the public sector.

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