First World “over-consumption” comes at the expense of the Third World “death”
April 5, 2010 Comments OffThe success of the Global North could not have been possible without the destruction and impoverishment of the Global South, with disproportionate consequences on people of color. As the cartoon below by Piero Tonin illustrates, First World “over-consumption” comes at the expense of Third World “death”. This cannot be any more explicit. Countries in the [...]
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