THREE MONTHS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE ARAB REVOLUTION STARTED IN SIDI BOUZID, A SMALL TOWN IN CENTRAL TUNISIA, AND IT HAS EVOLVED INTO PROTRACTED SOCIAL UNREST IN A DOZEN COUNTRIES AND A CIVIL WAR, WHICH LED TO A FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN LIBYA.
AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL INSTABILITY ENGENDERED BY THE POPULAR PROTESTS, FEW HAVE POINTED OUT THAT THE UPRISINGS HAVE BEEN FUELED BY RECENT SURGES IN WORLD FOOD PRICES.
THIS PAST MONDAY, "MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS",THE "BOLIVARIAN CIRCLE OF NEW YORK" AND "WHY HUNGER" SPONSORED A DISCUSSION ON "AGRICULTURE AND FOOD IN CRISIS" AT 1199 SERVICE ENPLOYEE INTERNATIONAL UNION. WBAI FRED NGUYEN ATTENDED AND HE FILES THIS REPORT:
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