Welfare for Walmart
US Senator attacks the system that sets minimum wage below a living wage, in effect welfare subsidising a corporation’s wage
Read moreEconomy
Will Work For Free (Maveric Media)
The documentary is lengthy and repetitive, but it presents interesting recent examples of technologically-driven unemployment. These could be used as
Read moreThe $250,000 Synthetic Hamburger (CBS News)
Global meat production rose from less than 50t in 1950 to about 275t in 2010. This growth has caused unaccounted
Read more2013 Jack Beale Lecture on the Global Environment (David Suzuki)
Dr David Suzuki presents the 2013 Jack Beale Lecture on the Global Environment, on the topic of Imagining a sustainable
Read moreCoral reefs under rapid climate change (Ove Hoegh-Guldberg)
Professor Hoegh-Guldberg has studied oceans from Mexico to Antarctica and is leading the creation of an online virtual diving experience
Read moreSarvodaya Shramadana Movement (Dr Ariyaratne)
The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement is the largest people’s organization in Sri Lanka. Sarvodaya is Sanskrit for ‘Awakening of All’ and
Read moreFarmers autonomy and winning the battle against poverty (Periyapatna Satheesh)
A very interesting interview (28 minutes) with Periyapatna V. Satheesh, director of the Deccan Development Society commenting on: Farmers autonomy,
Read moreChina’s data on inequality unreliable (NTD)
The gap between rich and poor in China (measured as GINI coefficient) is reaching unacceptable levels (see also Wealth Gap Rising
Read moreIs this the future of ‘aid’? (Great scene from Time Bandits)
Many governments are seeking to make ‘aid’ benefit their own private sectors. Do they risk harking back to the dark
Read moreMichael Manley on Third World issues (Like It Is, 1977)
Interesting interview with Michael Manley (1924-1997), Jamaican politician who served three terms as prime minister of Jamaica (1972–1980 and 1989–1992) and
Read more