GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Here's a new twist in the U.S. military's Islamic sensitivity
effort in the prison camps for suspected terrorists at the Guantánamo
Bay Navy base:

I have been visiting A2R Farms outside of Corvallis Oregon all year. They are a former conventional grass seed farm transitioning to organic seed crops, primarily for local distribution.

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has told the United Nations that America's human rights record is less than perfect but stressed that the U.S. political system has built-in safeguards that promote improvements.

LONDON – Aid agency Oxfam warned Tuesday of a "double
disaster" for millions of people in Niger where heavy rains and flooding
are compounding food shortages caused by a prolonged drought.

No Tesco in Hinton! August 21, 2010 in Heckler Extra ---- Tesco are currently in talks
with the owners of the Game Cock in a bid to turn the pub into a mini supermarket. - Just
a couple of minutes walk from the Game Cock there are two convenience stores selling
everyday essentials for people who donât fancy the short journey to Asda or the other
Tesco at Belmont.

For Gulf residents, the BP oil spill has made the problem of unchecked corporate power painfully clear.

We are living through “interesting times”; credit crises, recession and rising debt threaten to destabilise nation states. Whilst reckless bankers and traders might have a certain amount of responsibility, if we are to understand the larger processes that are driving these trends we need to stand back and look at the human system as a whole.