Ethiopia is only one of 20 or more African countries where land is being bought or leased for intensive agriculture on an immense scale in what may be the greatest change of ownership since the colonial era. Ethiopia is one of the hungriest countries in the world with more than […]
Environment
How the federal government is setting us up for a domestic biological catastrophe. Video: https://www.brasschecktv.com/page/818.html
Six years after the intense fighting began in the Iraqi town of Fallujah between US forces and Sunni insurgents, there is a disturbingly large number of cases of birth defects in the town. Fallujah is less than 40 miles (65km) from Baghdad, but it can still be dangerous to get […]
George Monbiot guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 March 2010 20.00 GMT https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/01/solar-panel-feed-in-tariff Plans for the grid feed-in tariff suggest we live in southern California. And at £8.6bn, this is a pricey conceit with little benefit Those who hate environmentalism have spent years looking for the definitive example of a great green rip-off. […]
There is a widespread, ongoing government-corporate attack of Freedom of Speech on the Internet. A Map of the Internet At the same time, spying on Americans via the Internet has become big business. One of the most important videos we’ve posted in a long time. Video: https://www.brasschecktv.com/page/814.html
Secret radar technology research that will allow the biggest-ever extension of ‘Big Brother’-style surveillance in the UK is being funded by the Government. The radical new system, which has outraged civil liberties groups, uses mobile phone masts to allow security authorities to watch vehicles and individuals ‘in real time’ almost […]
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