Opinions
The human toll of offshoring
The subtitle of Beth Macy’s new book, “Factory Man” — “How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local, and Helped Save an American Town” — gives every impression that it is going to be an upbeat read, a capitalistic feel-good story....
Africans’ land rights at risk as new agricultural trend sweeps continent
NAIROBI, Sep 1 2014 (IPS) - Agriculture in Africa is in urgent need of investment. Nearly 550 million people there are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, while half of the total population on the continent live in rural areas....
Saving our birds
ITHACA, N.Y. — THE passenger pigeon is among the most famous of American birds, but not because of its beauty, or its 60-mile-an-hour flight speed. Nor is it a cherished symbol of our great country....
Will the WTO fast-track trade at the expense of food security? India and other G-33 countries are rightfully demanding that food security is addressed...
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Nutrition and health: The opportunity cost of opportunities lost
Despite significant progress made in child survival responses, millions of children under the age of five continue to die from preventable causes, with malnutrition contributing to 45 percent of those deaths. For those who live, one quarter — approximately 165 million children — suffer from stun...
Food justice is about more than food security and nutrition
We need fundamental change in the food system that has developed in the rich world, particularly in the last 75 years or so. ...
We need an international court to stamp out corruption: The creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court would hold leaders accountable
Mark L. Wolf is a senior U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts. He was a special assistant to the U.S. attorney general from 1975 to 1977 and the chief federal public corruption prosecutor in Massachusetts from 1981 to 1985. This piece is condensed from an article published by the Br...
House child tax credit leaves behind millions of low-income working families
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) legislation that the House is slated to consider this week has misguided priorities: it would make many relatively affluent families better off while letting millions of low-income working families become poorer....
The passing of Martin Lueders, conflict photographer
Martin Lueders (file photo from 2000) With great sadness I note the passing of Martin Lueders in June 2014. He was an i...
US should have tried nation-building in Central America, not Iraq and Afghanistan
It’s nice to see the United States paying attention to Central America again. Too bad it took tens of thousands of desperate children pouring across the border to attract our interest....
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