Chiang Mai

Burger King Ads Underscore Imperialism of the Fast Food Nation

Cathy Erway | Posted 12.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Whopper Virgins, Burger, Health, Fast Food, Burger King, Chiang Mai, Green Living, American Corporate Colonialism, Whopper, Green News
Cathy Erway

It's hard to tell who's more clueless -- the peasants, who pick up parts of the burger in disconcerted quandary, or the producers, who ham themselves up as rugged pioneers.

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The Public Health Consequences Of Thailand's War on Drugs

Jennifer Winstanley | Posted 07.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Human Rights, The Giving Life, Prison, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Public Health, War on Drugs, Drug Policy, Living News
Jennifer Winstanley

In 1997, the Thai government criminalized yaabaa in the same way as heroine. As a result, the prison population doubled within four years. There are a number of public health consequences of a policy that encourages and overuses incarceration.

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