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October 6, 2008

Despite Petrodollars, Iranians Struggle To Make Ends Meet

by Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - Sitting atop the world's second-largest gas and oil reserves, Iran earned an estimated $80 billion in energy sales in the last fiscal year as fuel prices spiked. But that windfall has not reached most of the population, whose living standards have plummeted.

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The Madness That Is Zimbabwe

by Peta Thornycroft, Independent Online, South Africa - In the madness of Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe, where most people are hungry or on the point of...

Hu's Visit Reflects China's New Clout

by Gillian Gillers, Tico Times, Costa Rica - For the first time in history, a Chinese president has visited Central America, a former bastion of...

How Ford Lost Focus

by Fara Warner, Mother Jones, USA - On July 27, 2000, Jacques Nasser, then president and ceo of the Ford Motor Company, stood before a...

Liquidity Slips Into Everyday Lexicon

by Maria Levina, The Moscow Times, Russia - Liquidity, a term rarely heard outside of boardrooms and brokerages just months ago, has been making its...

Peace Studies Take off

by Dana Micucci, International Herald Tribune, France - Peace studies, incorporating anthropology, sociology, political science, theology and history, aim to uncover the roots of conflict,...