http://www.america.gov http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=55 The new plantations A global farmland grab is underway. Governments may be facilitating the deals, but the landowners are corporations. (Grain) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:37:10 -0500 http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=55 http://ow.ly/zY7F The high cost of useless gifts Western economies have been plagued for decades with wasteful gift-giving. It’s like throwing away $25 billion a year Globe and Mail) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:57:08 -0500 http://ow.ly/zY7F http://ow.ly/BJ7r Doom whitewashed A whistleblower claims the U.S. has encouraged the International Energy Agency to underplay looming oil shortages. (The Guardian) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:40:01 -0500 http://ow.ly/BJ7r http://ow.ly/B8gb Will Atlas Shrug? What is driving the recent resurgence in popularity of Ayn Rand and her controversial anti-Socialism novel Atlas Shrugged?(Reason) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:34:14 -0500 http://ow.ly/B8gb