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...population (thanks to health programs, better drinking water, etc., where so much of the money went). This is the single most important reason why 50 years of development aid did not work in Africa. But the agricultural policy, the food-aid policy and the trade barriers of the European Union and the U.S. have also done much to damage agriculture in developing countries. As long as these policies are not changed fundamentally, all efforts to develop a global policy for agriculture and food security will be largely wasted. The cause of the threatening food crisis, and its solution, are almost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food for Thought | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...change in policy also reflects the political and economic reality in Asia. While the U.S. and European Union have stayed away, other countries have poured money into Burma - most notably its neighbors China, Thailand and India, who are hungry for the country's plentiful natural resources. The sting of western sanctions has been lessened by such investment forays, leaving the Burmese military brass with plenty of money to prop up their regime. (See pictures of what lies behind the discontent in Burma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Obama Will Meet with a Leader of Burma's Junta | 11/14/2009 | See Source »

...peopleā€ and the annual fall Wyld Hunt is no exception. Though its origin is disputed (some members claim it originated from a traditional boozer that fell out of favor and needed to be transformed into a more family-friendly activity; others contest it is based on a Union protest against the Confederates in 1864) the hunt itself has changed very little...

Author: By Kathryn C. Reed, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Let the Wyld Hunt Begin! | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...final bill is possible by the end of the year, that is looking more and more doubtful. Speaking from his experience of watching the slow death of his health care bill, Clinton told the Senators they must get one to Obama's desk by the State of the Union address in January at the latest, according to one participant, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio. (See 10 players in health care reform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Senate's Turn: Can Democrats Close the Health Care Deal? | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...which operates under the auspices of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, crunches numbers on energy supplies and demand on behalf of the world's richest countries, including the U.S., the European Union and Japan, which also finance the agency. Birol said the organization's annual report is discussed with all member governments and reviewed by 200 energy experts before being released. (Read "The Real Impact of America's Oil Crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Recession, an Energy Crisis Could Loom | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

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