The World Bank Displaced a Population Roughly the Size of Berlin

The World Bank Displaced a Population Roughly the Size of Berlin

If we draw a list of groups championing the ideology of neo-liberal capitalism, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) will find a place right at the beginning. Their poverty alleviation and development programmes have only created more poverty. Of...
The Blame-Game – Humanity’s Oldest Game

The Blame-Game – Humanity’s Oldest Game

Isn’t it comfortable not to be responsible for consequences triggered by yourself? Isn’t it comfortable to make someone else responsible for consequences you created yourself? The “blame-game” is planet earth’s oldest game and everyone likes to join. No need to accept...
The World Bank and the Battle for the Future of Farming

The World Bank and the Battle for the Future of Farming

The article originally appeared on Common Dreams on 17th April 2015. Reach the author on Twitter at:  @martinkirk_ny.   There is a battle raging over the future of farming on this planet, and the front line, this week, is at the Spring Meetings of the World Bank...