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The Economics of GMO food

Friday, June 14 2013 / Rani Nguyen Germany / No comments

The European Union already has some trade agreements and is currently having talks about others with some of the key regional and global economies. The US is the EU’s [...]

Healthy Food is an Economic Issue

Wednesday, April 24 2013 / Maria Farooq Pakistan / No comments

My recurring stomach issues got me thinking that there are serious problems with the food available on the market. Whenever I've had the chance to eat out, the usual after [...]

Breastfeeding vs. Breadwinning

Sunday, March 31 2013 / Corina Murafa Romania / No comments

Decades into the fight for equality in the workplace, policies for women keep failing. A drawing released this year by the European Parliament shows a bleak picture of so-called equality: [...]

Will Iceland soon be without any doctors?

Wednesday, March 27 2013 / kammathordarson France / No comments

  There is one remarkable thing about Icelandic doctors: they actually work in Iceland. Despite lower salaries and longer hours that they could expect in many other countries, they usually return [...]

"Vivir bonito" en Nicaragua

Monday, March 25 2013 / Jacinta Escudos El Salvador / No comments

Abstract: The government of Nicaragua announced in January of this year a campaign that is being called, in short, “Vivir bonito” (“Living pretty”). The initial 14 point plan doesn’t specify [...]

The Loss of Womanhood

Monday, March 18 2013 / Oleg Shynkarenko Ukraine / No comments

The first Olena is 30 years old and she “renders cleaning services”. “Please, don't take picture of me working, better snap my place of work. Look there! I even don't [...]

The Lost Walkability of Kathmandu

Saturday, March 9 2013 / sushmajoshi Nepal / No comments

A road expansion campaign in Kathmandu has been initiated by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. This campaign has been ongoing since September 2011.The project has received mixed feedback. Praised for adding significant [...]

Crossing Borders For Health: Mexico and the USA

Friday, March 8 2013 / arzaba Mexico / No comments

When you consider what nations have the most effective health care systems, most Mexicans think of countries like Cuba, where the welfare state provides comprehensive general medicine, or France, where [...]

Contradictions in a Two-Tiered Nation

Wednesday, February 27 2013 / Fayise Abrahim United States of America / No comments

Health care in the U.S. is treated more like a consumer good than a right for all people—regardless of age, race, class, or sex. In fact, the health care industry [...]

No Development and Peace Without Health

Wednesday, February 27 2013 / Abdalhadi Alijla Palestinian Territory / No comments

For a long time, development indicators have been linked with two important elements: the first is health, and the second is environmental health. Both of these are related to the [...]

The War on Cancer and the Cancer of War

Tuesday, February 26 2013 / Fady Salah Egypt / No comments

Every single day, people die of  epidemics and diseases. Every single day, people kill each other over differences in beliefs and cultures. Every single day, souls leave [...]