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Banana Wars
Asda is leading a price war on bananas, forcing those supermarkets committed to offering their growers a fair price to make huge losses. Check out the Fairtade website for more info.
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY - TRAILER
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY - TRAILER
Michael Moore's latest film explores the root causes of the global economic meltdown and takes a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what Moore has described as the biggest robbery in the history of this country the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions.
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Congo's Tin Soldiers
The West's demand for Cassiterite is fuelling the killings in Congo. Militias rely on slave labour to extract the ore, forcing locals to work in sub-human conditions.
Hungry?
Food and Agriculutre Organization of the United Nations, The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008 report: "High food prices: another 75 million hungry...Millions more food-insecure – urgent action and substantial investments needed."
Human Rights Council of the United Nations, January 10, 2008: "According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the world already produces enough food to feed every child, woman and man and could feed 12 billion people, or double the current world population.”
The Corporation
The Corporation is today's dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm. This 26 award-winning documentary examines the nature, evolution, impacts and future of the modern business corporation and the increasing role it plays in society and our everyday lives.
For a playlist of all 23 chapters in order, please click on:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...
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