Subsidy

Nigeria grinds to a halt as general strike enters day two

Nigeria’s government is trying once more to eliminate its fuel subsidy, sending gasoline, heating and cooking oil prices skyrocketing. In response, workers have called an indefinite, general strike and demanded the government back down.

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The World

Nigeria’s General Strike Called Off

Global Politics

Subsidies Effect on Salmon

The World

Western Water Woes

Commentator Ruth Page takes a swipe at Western water subsidies and the farmers who prosper from them.

The World

Oxfam calls on US to stop subsidizing Haitian rice exports

Arts, Culture & Media

American food subsidies and food aid to Haiti may be undermining Haiti’s efforts to recover from disaster.