http://www.other-net.info Information that Markets Eliminate Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:05:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Deborah James When the history of the seismic shifts occurring today in the global economy is written, the failure in July 2008 of corporate interests and some governments to expand the World Trade Organization (WTO) through the Doha Round will stand as a watershed moment. It was in this lakeside ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2612 Interview with Barack Obama DETROIT, Sep 3 (IPS) - Whether he wins or loses in the November election, Barack Obama will have made U.S. history as the first African American to lead a major political party. In this Sep. 2, post-nomination exclusive interview with IPS correspondent Bankole Thompson, the Democratic presidential nominee ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2611 Interview with David Bonior, veteran Congressman and workers' advocate DETROIT, Sep 2 (IPS) - Michigan is a key state either presidential nominee needs to win the White House on Nov. 4. Unlike Democratic nominee Barack Obama, John McCain has carried Michigan before when he ran against President George Bush. But with an ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2610 Analysis by Ramesh Jaura BERLIN, Aug (IPS) - Imagine the dawn of a day when development aid ministries in Europe are shut down because there are no countries left in the 'South' that depend on financial assistance from the 'North'. It sounds rather utopian. Nevertheless, more than 1,000 officials from 'donor' ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2609 Interview with Ines Alberdi, executive director of UNIFEM ROME, Aug 28 (IPS) - Ines Alberdi has worked for over 25 years on gender issues and in politics. She comes to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) from her previous position as professor of sociology at Madrid University where she has ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2608 Natural Solutions Foundation HealthFreedomUSA.org, the website of the Natural Solutions Foundation, is beholden to no one: our only interest is health freedom. Rima E. Laibow, MD, successful natural medicine physician since the 1970s, has studied 16,000 pages of Codex documentation. Her conclusion is that people who say that Codex is "consumer ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2607 Interview with blogger and globe-trotter Michelle May OAKLAND, California, Aug 26 (IPS) - When Michelle May, an avid traveler, returned to New York's John F. Kennedy airport after a seven-week trip to Iran this summer, she says she was closely questioned and her luggage searched after officials read on her customs ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2606 By Miriam Mannak CAPE TOWN, Aug 27 (IPS) - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) could play a vital role in improving agriculture and boosting food security in Africa. However, only a few African countries are capable of developing such systems, partly because of a lack of basic geographical data. This arose during the ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2605 Interview with Nadia D'Ávila Ferreira, Amazonas Environment Secretary* MANAOS, Brazil, Aug 23 (Tierramérica) - The Brazilian state of Amazonas is "a quarry of ideas and creativity" and is in the vanguard for having preserved 98 percent of its native forests, paying for environmental services, and enacting the pioneering Climate Change Act, ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2604 Analysis by Zoltán Dujisin BUDAPEST, Aug 25 (IPS) - Following tough negotiations, the U.S. and Poland have signed a deal on extension of the U.S. missile defence system to Eastern Europe, weeks after the outbreak of the Georgian-Russian conflict. The U.S. wants to build a radar in the Czech Republic and a ... http://www.other-net.info/index.php?p=2603