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Ethanol subsidies could be worsening food scarcity for the poor

By | 10.25.11 | 1:54 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Pumping that golden elixir — corn-ethanol — into the gas tank can do a world of good, or so goes the argument.

Secret Trade Pacts Have Broad Ability to Thwart U.S. Regulations

By | 04.02.09 | 1:00 pm

Ed Brayton’s excellent investigative piece today for TWI’s sister site, The Michigan Messenger, raises a larger issue about how trade agreements often undercut domestic regulation of toxic industries, without the public ever really knowing about it.

It’s an issue that’s gotten lots of attention in other countries, such as More…

Yes, It is Time to Panic

By | 10.10.08 | 9:25 am

Today should be another scary day on Wall Street, but we’ve got bigger problems. Across the board, economists are calling for global action on the credit crisis — and soon. Very soon. Like no later than this weekend.

From Nouriel Roubini, famous for having predicted this whole mess: