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The Latest Oxymoron: Oxfam Teams up with Coca-Cola to Reduce Poverty

Marion Nestle, Food Politics. April 21, 2011.

Why is Oxfam America helping Coca-Cola to market its products in Latin America and Africa? I can only guess that Coca-Cola’s grant to Oxfam must have been substantial.

The Disaster of the Century: How to Help Haiti

Don Hazen, AlterNet. January 14, 2010.

A guide to the best ways your aid can immediately help save lives, protect the survivors and rebuild Haiti.

Israel Declares War on NGOs and Human Rights Groups

Jerrold Kessel, Pierre Klochendler, IPS News. December 26, 2009.

One year after its devastating siege of Gaza, Israel's efforts to discredit peace groups have intensified, while settlement activity has expanded.

Israel's Blockade is Strangling Schools In Gaza

Mel Frykberg, IPS News. September 17, 2009.

Back to school in Gaza: "Sometimes when we hear Israeli planes flying overhead we are scared that they are going to bomb us again and that makes it hard to study."