Aladygma - News » politic

JK Rowling: £1 million to Labour Party

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:02:29 +0000

Harry Potter author Joanne K Rowling has donated £1m to the ailing British Labour party, the author confirmed on Saturday. Rowling said she wanted to support the party’s work against child poverty. She also criticised plans by the opposition Conservative party to grant tax break to married couples.

Bush: illegal surveillance of Americans’ telephone and Internet

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:56:46 +0000

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and his administration for the illegal surveillance of emails and telephone calls without a warrant. The EFF, representing AT&T customers, filed a complaint Friday alleging that the National Security Agency has been illegally spying on individuals’ internet and phone usage.

The battle for wheat

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:57:24 +0000

If the wars of the day after tomorrow will be fought for water, the wars of tomorrow will be for food. Wheat, rice, corn, soya. Revolts and attacks on bakers have already happened in many countries, from Egypt to Indonesia, from the Philippines to India. The harvests are becoming more important than petrol. It’s better to die while you are still, than to die of hunger while you are moving.

Beppe Grillo

The over-populated states are moving on the world chess board. They are buying up cultivatable land. China in Brazil, Laos, Kazakhstan and Tanzania. India in Uruguay and Paraguay. South Korea in Sudan and in Siberia. Egypt in Ukraine. At the same time, a new protectionism is being created, and the states that don’t produce enough food resources for their own population are blocking exports or are increasing the customs duties.

More about this situation