Welfare for Walmart
US Senator attacks the system that sets minimum wage below a living wage, in effect welfare subsidising a corporation’s wage
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2013 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 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 moreMisplaced euphoria over the revolutionary role of social media (Evgeny Morozov)
Social media is praised as the new weapon for toppling dictatorial power structures. Morozov states that this euphoria is nothing
Read moreThe meaning of Human Rights (Costas Douzinas)
A few minutes on the meaning and contradictions of the concept of human rights according to Costas Douzinas (a extract
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 moreArsenic Mitigation and Social Mobilisation in Bangladesh (AMRF)
This is a short 8-minutes version of a 60-minutes documentary Development in Bad Waters (AMRF). In Bangladesh, millions of rural poor are
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