During the decline of the Roman Empire, in the late 3rd and into the 4th century, the rich and powerful moved out of the cities and bought up land in the rural countryside, anticipating the fall that they knew was coming. Now history repeats itself again. Forbes magazine published an
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DeSmogBlog: Wisconsin v. Yoder Redux? MN Amish Citizens Revolt Against Frac Sand Mining
shutterstock_83010019.jpg "History," the old adage goes, "repeats itself." And this is precisely the reason why we learn it. read more
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: New Global Landgrab Study
Picture a map of the United Kingdom. Now picture eight United Kingdoms. That’s how much prime farmland has been “land grabbed” by investors at rock bottom prices from the world’s poorest nations – in just one decade. Researchers estimate that more than 200m hectares (495m acres) of land – roughly
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