You no longer own your home. Think about it very carefully. It is all owned by the government and/or corporations (one and the same) Housing, long accepted as a basic need and a human right, has now been transformed into a financial commodity with its value dependent on the vagaries of the market.…
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How multinational companies keep avoiding the threat of regulation (Human Rights)
For nearly 40 years, all attempts at the United Nation to draft a legally binding document to address human rights violations by transnational corporations have floundered. Flor Gonzalez Correa comments. BOLIVIA, Cuba, Ecuador, South Africa and Venezuela proposed a treaty to regulate transnational…
Genetic engineering a danger to life on the planet not just Humans
Do you give much thought to bio-security? Or how to safely manage the outputs of industrial innovation? Well, perhaps you should. As Jonathan R Latham, PhD, co-founder and executive director of the US Bioscience Resource Project, has noted, “novel products incorporating nanotechnology, biotechnolog…
Only 2 Countries Have Not Joined the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child: South Sudan and…United States

An international agreement created to better protect children from abuse and exploitation has been embraced by all of the world’s nations except two. One the holdouts is still very young as a nation, having only gained its independence four years ago: South Sudan. The other outcast doesn’t have thi…
What does "success" actually mean?

Islam: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the most successful man in the entire human history. Being the last Prophet of Islam, he not only set a good example for the whole mankind but also showed to them how to achieve success in this world. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, a prominent Islamic s…
Water is Human Right NOT a Human Need > The most EVIL company in the world

The Value of Water in Islam Religious scholars can play an important role in teaching citizens about the value of water and how to use it more sparingly and efficiently, but can they provide a solution to Jordan’s water scarcity? Limiting water waste Combining an arid climate, high population growt…
Half a Century of Pain – 50 Years of Agent Orange Disaster in Vietnam – 1961-2011
A selection of images from the book Half a Century of Pain – 50 Years of Agent Orange Disaster in Vietnam – 1961-2011, published by the Ministry of Information and Communication of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Click here to view images: http://www.cpa.org.au/photos/half-a-century-of-pain/inde…
10 FOODS YOU SHOULD NEVER EAT

Avoid: Margarine Apples from USA - DPA applied to apples so they can be stored months at a time. Microwave Popcorns Palm Oil Sugar free candy (sweets) Diet Soda (and all soda) Shrimp Eggs Smoothies Meat (red and processed) - The China Study - Book Do it today :-) …
Untold Story of Hurricane Katrina (USA): Blackwater, White Militias & Community Empowerment

special coverage dedicated to the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, discussing the military response to the humanitarian disaster and why Blackwater mercenary forces were sent in to New Orleans as first responders. Abby then speaks with Ward “Mack” McClendon, founder of the Lower Ninth Ward …