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India: Sucking hope and life out of farm widows

Pooja | Jan 22 2007

Trapped in debt and failure in crop production, the farmers in the western Indian state of Maharashtra are driven to commit suicide by despair and hopelessness. In order to make both ends meet, the farmers first take money from the obvious resources..

Tags: India, Maharashtra, Farmers, Farm Widows, Global Warming, Politics & Society

Interview

Sara Rich

Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won�t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.

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