Vandana Shiva on retail giants

"When food is treated as a commodity, it does not matter how it is produced — whether GM seeds were used or not, whether it is produced chemically or organically. But how food is produced does determine what happens to our soil, biodiversity and water; it also determines whether farmers live or die. And how food is produced determines whether what we eat nourishes our bodies or contributes to disease and ill health."

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In November 2011, when the UPA government announced in Parliament that it had cleared the entry of big retail chains like Wal-Mart and Tesco into India through 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, it justified the decision saying that FDI in retail will boost food security and benefit farmers’ liv...

El fin de los grandes imperios

"Sin ninguna duda, Estados Unidos seguirá siendo una enorme potencia. Pero tendrá que acomodarse al pluralismo y a un papel más modesto en los asuntos mundiales."

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La nueva emergencia de Asia como una economía de peso semiautónoma modifica el orden de fuerzas internacional. Pero Estados Unidos se resiste a que su poderío sea cuestionado…

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