WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (IPS) -- Major U.S. corporations are
profiting far too much from the wave of patriotism that has swept
the country since the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks, say civic,
environmental and labour groups.
Stubborn opposition by labor, public interest, and environmental
groups over the past several years stopped Clinton, and now Bush, from
gaining "expedited" "Fast Track" negotiation powers. Fast Track
legislation, if approved by...
The investigation into the assassination of Digna Ochoa is in the hands of
Mexico City’s Attorney General, not the Federal Attorney General, according
to President Vicente Fox. In a political dig at Mexico City Mayor Lopez
Obrador and...
Fast Track lobbying and diplomatic arm-twisting is just the tip of the
iceberg. Other recent moves by government and industry on the biotech
front include the following:
Tortilla producers announced an increase in the price of tortillas of
between 12.5% and 37.5%. Tortillas provide about 40% of the calories in a
typical campesino diet. Tortilla producers blamed the price increases on
middlemen who "...
The world economy is close to recession and developing nations will suffer
the most severe impact, according to yearly prognostications published by
the World Bank. The GNP of developing nations will grow by 2.9% this year,
but only 1....