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World #military spending increased in 2011 to over $1.6 trillion despite bad economic conditions for many big spenders. bit.ly/3MRsP0 3:21 PM May 6th via web
Decline in #foreign #aid for 2011 is still high: $133 bn; but still $150 bn short on promise. Aid quality still poor: bit.ly/bK5Cxd 12:08 PM Apr 8th via web
Global #development #aid over $3 trillion since 1970. But the shortfall in promised aid over $4.3 trillion. bit.ly/chRcuk 12:04 PM Apr 8th via web
Carbon #emissions trading: nice idea, but can be gamed and abused. Some videos also explain other problems with them: bit.ly/H7kOtw 4:35 PM Apr 1st via web
#climatechange: poor countries face brunt of it. Countries like Canada worried about costs; inaction lot more expensive bit.ly/1ZHFr 7:35 PM Mar 5th via web
#climatechange video from NASA shows increasing global temperatures since 1880: bit.ly/ABDAr5 7:32 PM Mar 5th via web
#Media and #advertising: #manipulating photos of people; going too far? Some have moved to ban excessive photoshopping. bit.ly/3PRvsZ 4:09 PM Jan 29th via web
#Media in the US: lax campaign financing bad for #democracy but good for media companies bit.ly/cV9fKs 4:08 PM Jan 29th via web
#climate change: historic #emissions still matter. See updated graphs and charts. Top 10 mostly rich countries: bit.ly/FFrLa 8:16 PM Jan 8th via web
#climate change #cop17 #durban climate conference overview: poor media coverage and poor outcome? bit.ly/zNHh5G 7:51 PM Jan 3rd via web
#inequality in USA; the top 0.1% gaining even more than top 1%. Also, just 147 TNCs exert incredible global influence bit.ly/oDNzM 7:53 PM Nov 11th, 2011 via web
#economy #protests are global. Decades of such protest have little had effect or coverage. Will this time be different? bit.ly/e6Ebbp 9:23 PM Nov 6th, 2011 via web
#arms trade down in 2010 compared to 2009. Developing nations main buyers. US, Russia, France, UK, China main sellers: bit.ly/7jDzbu 4:39 PM Oct 23rd, 2011 via web
21,000 children died today (just under 7.6 million a yr) from #poverty, #hunger, #diseases and many preventable causes: bit.ly/pF3nFg 11:49 AM Sep 25th, 2011 via web
#Health and #poverty - a vicious cycle. Noncommunicable diseases not just a scourge of the rich countries. bit.ly/aK2CfV 1:40 AM Sep 23rd, 2011 via Mobile Web
#corruption - public getting fed up in India, Nepal, Brazil etc. Non-violence and social networks proving effective: bit.ly/5S0feu 4:27 PM Sep 4th, 2011 via web
#famine in #eastafrica - #somalia, #kenya and #ethiopia - affecting some 12 million. new page including news from IPS: bit.ly/qeXfWE 4:18 PM Jul 31st, 2011 via web
#climatechange means #ocean change as most #warming goes into the oceans affecting #ecosystems and #climate bit.ly/axGY88 4:24 PM Jun 12th, 2011 via web
#Development #aid for 2010 reached highest levels ever: $129 billion. Still $150 billion short of 0.7% of GNI promise: http://bit.ly/bK5Cxd 12:17 PM Jun 5th, 2011 via web
Global #development #aid reached $3 trillion since 1970. But the shortfall in promised aid reached $4.1 trillion. http://bit.ly/chRcuk 12:13 PM Jun 5th, 2011 via web