Mohamed Motala - A recent review of the child support grant concludes that while the grant is reaching poor households as intended, it could do better by developing better coordination and optimising integration with other social relief programmes.
Double Standards in the Global War on Terror
Tom Engelhardt - The mainstream remains focused on terrorism in the Afghan-Pakistani border regions. Few are giving serious thought to the terror that emerged from the depths of the military-industrial complex.
Who Pays for the Global Credit Crunch?
Andrew Rens - Due to its belief in market fundamentalism, the IMF insists that job losses, bankruptcies, foreclosures and starvation are all necessary, at least in developing countries.
No Good Guys in Russia-Georgia War
Matthew Rothschild - The United States has been eagerly allying with Georgia, arming it and training it, which Washington knew all along was an irritant to Moscow. Republicans yearn for a rerun of the Cold War.
The Solution to Shack Fires is Electrification, Not More Training
Richard Pithouse - The fantasy that shacks will be eradicated by 2014 leads to a failure to provide basic services to shack settlements now, leading to relentless fires and hardship in our informal settlements.
When Food Becomes a Statement of Your Wealth
Fazila Farouk - Why is it that only rich people get to have sensuousness and pleasure from their food? Why is it only the rich who get to experience the joy of eating? Why is that not the right of every human being?
Benjamin Dangl - Bolivia's president, vice president and eight of nine departmental governors are the subject of an upcoming recall vote. President Morales says he will return to coca farming if he loses the vote.
Is the Call for the Death Penalty Justified? - Some seem to think that we can simply leap to the death penalty without the due process of law, but guaranteeing a workable and effective criminal justice system should be the step that we take first.
High Food Prices Affect Nutritional Intake - A South African family changes its shopping and eating habits to cope with the high price of food. For many South Africans, high food prices means less nutritional choices and in some cases, foregoing meals all together.
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