Rich foreign countries are buying up Thai farmland to ensure their own food supplies, said Sanitsuda Ekachai. An international nonprofit farmers’ rights group has documented “an alarming trend of governments and corporations buying up farmland on a large scale in more than 60 developing countries.” The rush began after the global food crisis of 2007-08, when rich countries realized they […]
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Percentage of U.S. stock owned by the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans: 89
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Hard Came Their Pain (For The CW’s Supernatural) (Parody of Rag’n’Bone Man’s Song: Hard Came The Rain) by, Melissa R. Mendelson Oh, my boys, you almost had it all Oh, sweet Mary finally rose, yet she was bound to fall Through all the hunting, you never noticed you never noticed the British men of letters gather round Oh, Ketch […]
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“The one nice thing about sports is that they prove men do have emotions and are not afraid to show them.” – Jane O’Reilly
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“They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” – George Carlin
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“Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, ‘here, my poor man’, but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself. It is not the receiver that is blessed, but the giver. Be thankful that you are allowed to […]
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“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears.” – Rudyard Kipling
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Mammo At first, the grief was bare, an unsheathed sword, its presence sharp. But then it turned, slowly, into a faded tattoo on a hidden part of my body. I tried calling your phone last night. I don’t know what I expected, but I was scared. When I’m dripping in too much darkness, that same profound, welling of […]
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