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The Green Revolution: mainly instigated by the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Bank and IMF

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The term “Green Revolution” was first used in 1968 by former USAID director William Gaud, who noted the spread of the new technologies and said, "These and other developments in the field of... published 15 months ago

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The Conquest of Poverty by Gerald Grattan McGeer 1935

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Table of Contents Conquest of Poverty Foreword I. Democracy or Money Power II. Money is Economic Power III. War and Usury IV. Signs of Emancipation V. ... published 15 months ago

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1984 - The primary aim of modern continuous warfare: maintain the stability of a hierarchical society.

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The Malthus Factor: Poverty Politics and Population in Capitalist Development It examines how Malthusian arguments portrayed agricultural modernization as a humanitarian attempt to forestall a food crisis in... published 15 months ago

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund dedicated to promote Sustainable Development and "One World" Program

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According to Rockefeller 2006 Newsletter, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has been part of the Globalization trend through its "One World" Program (1983-1998) which " was aimed primarily at promoting... published 15 months ago

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The World Bank, GATT and Free Trade by Noam Chomsky

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in "Keeping the Rabble in Line" by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian The World Bank, GATT and Free Trade April 20, 1992 DB: In 1944 at the Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire the World Bank and the... published 14 months ago

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[Scoop] Once upon a time my voice went up to the UNESCO (United Nations cultural branch) and how yours could too !

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I'm very sensitive to the subject of economics development especially in third countries because though I'm french, I do come originally from an under-developped country by escaping a war. But I'm not gullible... published 8 months ago

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Is being an idealist an handicap in life ?

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A few weeks ago, I met the elder son of my boss (she's a woman). He was six year's old and so nice. Later, I talked about him and she told me that she feared for him that when he will grow he would have the... published 8 months ago

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Omar Torrijos

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Omar Torrijos (February 13, 1929 - July 31, 1981) was the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Torrijos never held elected office in Panama, and was never president. He did hold the title of "Maximum... published 16 months ago

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John Perkins

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John Perkins is the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man". His last book is "The Secret History of the American Empire". published 16 months ago

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Paul Wolfowitz President of the World Bank

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Paul Wolfowitz is currently the President of the World Bank. Today a prominent member of the neo-conservatives in Washington, he was a former aide to Democratic Senator Henry M. Jackson in the 1970s. He was... published 15 months ago

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