The exploitation of the country’s mineral wealth is projected as the most reasonable solution to deal with the economic crisis that plagues Greece. The Greek state has ceded its mining rights over 31.700 ha of […]
Can you imagine a water market? A market where owners of water stock would buy and sell, while others would profit on its price without needing it? What would life be like if all of […]
According to myth, God entrusted San Vicente with a difficult task. On his back he carried a sack full of Muxes, and had to leave one in every town of the Zapotec kingdom. But when […]
In times of economic recession and crisis, minorities are targeted. The Roma people, the most numerous and vulnerable ethnic minority in Europe, with a population of over 10 million across the continent, have always been […]
According to the IMF, Ghana is a case of success! The government, after faithfully following the IMF’s recommendations for shrinking the public sector, fully liberalizing the market and carrying out privatizations, has now “achieved its […]
“Plain Old Greed”, Exandas new documentary film, is an “economic thriller” or, rather, a social horror movie which is timelier than ever. Through the saddening stories of those who lose their homes because of the […]
The hub of the Islamic world, the largest oil-producing country in the world, homeland of Osama Bin Laden, is balanced precariously between the “modern, Western way of life” and tradition. Over-conservative clerics are asking for […]
“Love hurts three times – when they cut you, when you marry and when you give birth” Old African saying Excision is an ancient custom that survives to this day. An excruciating operation on the […]
Had you ever imagined that clean air could become an object of commercial exchange? And yet, the ability of plants to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can today translate into money and produce great […]
The act or practice of feeding on dead bodies (necrophagia) is beyond comprehension in the western world. But in other cultures ritual cannibalism is a fact. This astonishing documentary filmed in India provides a very […]
The Arctic Ocean spreads across 14 million square kilometers and conceals 25% of the global oil and natural gas reserves. As the ices melt, bays, marine areas and islands that had been long forgotten suddenly […]
Have you ever asked yourself where does the fish you eat come from? If you had, you would be controlling a huge pirate industry which commits a crime in your dish! The ever-rising demand for […]