Amazonian oil-fields?

Peru's military have been authorised to give support to the police
for 30 days in an escalating dispute over Amazon resources with
indigenous groups.

...their ancestral territories were being handed over to multinational companies without consultation.

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Congo-Kinshasa: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott 'Blood Minerals'

The world's mass consumption of cell phones, laptops and other electronics fuels widespread sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a new study released Wednesday by the non-profit Enough Project that echoes what many human rights activists and humanitarian workers have been saying for years.

The paper, "Can You Hear Congo Now? Cell Phones, Conflict Minerals, and the Worst Sexual Violence in the World," details how "conflict minerals" that are mined in the war-torn DRC are sold by rebel groups to purchase arms, and serve as a direct cause of widespread sexual violence in the war-torn country.

Source:

"Congo-Kinshasa: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott 'Blood Minerals'"
Inter Press Service, April 1, 2009

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New York: City of the Poor

By David A. Love

In the end, New York City provides a reality-based cautionary tale about the future of America, mired in poverty, about its priorities, what it has become and what it can become. This city that never sleeps, and other cities as well, will experience economic and social death without a vibrant middle class and viable opportunities to earn a living. more...

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