[Alternatives International] : Ides of May 2009

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Alternatives International Journal: The Ides of May

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If You Think In Terms Of A Year, Plant A Seed (Ides of May 2009)

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Michael Ryan Wiseman

Ohh, seed money. I only caught the first part. continue

Kind of a BIG Deal (Ides of May 2009)

Namibia’s Basic Income Grant

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Herbert Jauch

Namibia, a vast country inhabited by two million people, is one of the smaller economies in Southern Africa. It adopted a market-based economic system after achieving independence from apartheid- era South Africa in 1990. Despite creating favourable investment conditions and its high levels (...) continue

The Little Engine That Couldn’t (Ides of May 2009)

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Myriam Cloutier

Quick, send in the clowns. Don’t bother, they’re here. Railway Privatization in Senegal and Mali continue

Balancing The Scales (Ides of May 2009)

When Fair Trade Works

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Sally Richmond

Rather than getting squeezed by conventional trade, thousands of artisans and farmers around the world will have enough money to provide their families with food, shelter, education, and health care. The Fair Trade movement is a worldwide phenomenon that holds at its core the belief (...) continue

Not Another Brick in the Wall (Ides of May 2009)

Helping the Change We Wish to See in Afghanistan

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Ceyda Turan

Class in session: Sakena Yacoobi drops some knowledge— and inspiration—on the IHSP. continue

The ’O9 Canadian Government Herring (Ides of May 2009)

Any Colour You Want— As Long As It’s Red

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Bruce Campbell

Rust-Proofing Optional continue

You Can Never Go Home Again (Ides of May 2009)

The Repatriation of Crimean Tatars: A Testimony

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Ali Chabuk

The Crimean Tatars are a Turkic people who inhabited the Crimean peninsula— now a part of Ukraine— for over seven centuries. They established their own Khanate in the 1440s and remained an important power in Eastern Europe until 1783, when Crimea was annexed to Russia. During World War II, Stalin (...) continue

:Peruvian Graffiti (Ides of May 2009)

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Michael Ryan Wiseman

AIJ’s MR Wiseman recently read the handwriting on the wall. It belonged to artist-at-large :Peru. For a free trip, go to www.peru143.com and explore all of his creations. continue