Issue 447 of New Internationalist
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November 2011
Banking on hunger
Banking on hunger
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The food rush
Maize and wheat are hot assets, right up there with gold. But since investors piled into food markets, the poorest can no longer...
Michael Morpurgo writes his own happy ending
The children's author, poet and playwright reflects on London riots and the Pied Piper.
Let’s end corruption – starting with Wall Street
As the #OccupyWallStreet protests continue to grow, Mark Engler agrees that the bankers must be held to account for their ill-...
Introducing Steve Parry
Our brand new columnist takes a humorous look at the internet's past, present and future.
Inside a Mozambican land grab
Anuradha Mittal lifts the lid off an alarming, financier-fuelled scramble for Africa.
Egyptian laughter
In a climate of uncertainty, Maria Golia discovers that laughter can sound hollow.
Egypt's freedom harvest
Rami Zurayk says the Arab uprisings offer a unique chance to embrace food sovereignty.
Kibera's vertical farms
Slum dwellers are using urban agriculture as a buffer to market shocks, report Danielle Nierenberg and Jessie Chang.
Iraq
Hadani Ditmars finds a battered and divided country where young people strive for a progressive future.