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Storkapital mot indianere

Ny Tid

Bak mordbølgen mot wayúuindianerne nord i Colombia, der tolv indianere er myrdet og 30 “forsvunnet” siden 18. april i år, finnes det interesser som er mektigere enn de paramilitæres motorsager og økser. De virkelige kreftene skjuler seg bak den internasjonale utnyttelsen av olje og kull, og nærheten til Venezuela og USAs militærbase på øya Aruba. Paramilitære utfører den skitne jobben. >> les mer

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Bak mordbølgen mot wayúuindianerne nord i Colombia, der tolv indianere er myrdet og 30 "forsvunnet" siden 18. april i år, finnes det interesser som er mektigere enn de paramilitæres motorsager og økser. De virkelige kreftene skjuler seg bak den…

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Migration and development – a report from Tonga

New Zealand Herald

Millions of dollars pour out of New Zealand every year. Remittance, the practice of migrant Pacific Islanders sending money and goods back home, is deeply ingrained in the culture. Remittances as no different from aid, albeit less effective. The money goes on daily needs, school fees, church conferences, consumables and capital development like building houses >>continue

New Zealand Herald

Millions of dollars pour out of New Zealand every year. Remittance, the practice of migrant Pacific Islanders sending money and goods back home, is deeply ingrained in the culture. Remittances as no different from aid, albeit less effective.…

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Microsoft hires five anthropologists

Inc Magazine

Nelle Steele is one of five anthropologist-ethnographers that Microsoft hired full-time to conduct a field study. Called “Dawn to Dusk,” the study documents the work habits and thought processes of a species the software behemoth had never before tried to understand: owners and employees of small businesses >>continue (Link updated 4.8.2025)

Inc Magazine

Nelle Steele is one of five anthropologist-ethnographers that Microsoft hired full-time to conduct a field study. Called "Dawn to Dusk," the study documents the work habits and thought processes of a species the software behemoth had never before tried…

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Tokelauans resist offers of autonomy

The New Zealand Herald

Moves to give more independence to one of the world’s smallest and last remaining colonies are being held up by the population of the country itself. Each atoll has a single village, and there are no harbours, no airstrips and no capital city. Visitors can reach the islands only by the weekly boat making the 30-hour voyage from the Samoan capital Apia >>continue

The New Zealand Herald

Moves to give more independence to one of the world's smallest and last remaining colonies are being held up by the population of the country itself. Each atoll has a single village, and there are no harbours,…

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