30,000+ Anti-Government Activists Rally in Kiev

Opposition supporters take part in a rally in Kyiv’s Independence Square in Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian anti-government activists rallied in the capital, Kiev, as the country’s national security agency warned of unspecified threats of terrorism.

About 30,00 opposition supporters turned out for Sunday’s rally in Kyiv’s Independence Square.

Opposition leaders repeated calls for constitutional reform and new elections that would hopefully unseat President Viktor Yanukovych.

It’s 2014, So Why Are So Many People Still Hungry? Part 2

Read Part 1 of this article here.

The Root Causes

The food emergency is an indication of a food framework in emergency. Terrible climate, high oil costs, agrofuels, and hypothesis are just the proximate reason for a deeper, systemic issue. The underlying driver of the emergency is a worldwide food framework that is profoundly powerless against economic and ecological stun. This powerlessness springs from the dangers, inequities, and externalities inborn in food frameworks that are commanded by a worldwide mechanical agri-foods complex. Fabricated over the past half-century—to a great extent with open trusts for grain subsidies, remote support, and global horticultural improvement the modern agri-foods complex is made up of multinational grain dealers, goliath seed, substance, and compost organizations, processors, and worldwide grocery store chains.

Net Neutrality Debate in US Could Have Global Ripple Effects

A decision this week by a U.S. federal appeals court to strike down so-called net neutrality may not only have major ramifications for Internet users in the United States.

It could also have ripple effects overseas.

Mahatma Gandhi

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world”

Albert Einstein

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”