Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Julio Godoy HAMBURG, Jan 20, 2012 (IPS) – Shortly before midnight last Saturday, Alexander, a 24-year-old law student, stepped out of his small apartment in Hamburg and set off for a jaunt around the local supermarkets to pilfer their garbage containers. Alex, who did not want his [...]
The Tale of Two Cleaned Up Asian Cities
November 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Taro Ichikawa IDN-InDepth NewsFeature DALIAN (IDN) – The partner cities of Dalian in Northern China and Kitakyushu in Western Japan have distinguished themselves as dedicated proponents of pollution control and clean environment. Back in the 1960s and 1970s the two cities were severely polluted by heavy industry [...]
EL SALVADOR: Giving Young Slum Dwellers a Chance
November 18, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Edgardo Ayala SAN SALVADOR, Nov 18, 2011 (IPS) – In a country where hard-line policies have failed to make a dent in soaring levels of violent crime, Salesian priest José María Moratalla has produced good results by offering educational and vocational opportunities to juvenile offenders and young [...]
Europeans Enjoy Best Healthcare – Africans the Worst
July 14, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN IDN-InDepth NewsReport By Richard Johnson LONDON (IDN) – Whereas poverty and rampant corruption stand in the way of healthcare facilities in most of the developing lands, ageing population in Western Europe is posing a serious challenge to levels which presently make countries of the region outshine, says [...]
U.S.: Homeless Fall Through Health Care Cracks
July 14, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Joe Nolan* NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA, Jul 14, 2011 (IPS/ The Contributor) – While Americans are taking sides in the ongoing battle about the future of American healthcare, one underrepresented group is especially vulnerable to the change – or lack of change – that may be afoot: the [...]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Majority Still Lack Access to Safe Water
July 12, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Charles M. Mushizi MBABANE, Swaziland, Jul 12, 2011 (IPS) – Only two in every five people in the Southern African Development Community has access to safe water for drinking and household use. Three quarters of those lacking access, live in rural areas and the majority of these [...]
"BRICS Can Ensure Affordable Drugs"
July 10, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Jul 10, 2011 (IPS) – While ‘data exclusivity’ clauses will not feature in the India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA), the threat posed by the impending deal to the world’s supply of cheap generic drugs is far from over. India’s commerce and industry [...]
The Benefits of Medicaid | Mother Jones
July 7, 2011 By
The Benefits of Medicaid | Mother Jones — By Kevin Drum | Thu Jul. 7, 2011 8:45 AM PDT When education researchers study charter schools, the gold standard is to compare kids who won a lottery to get in with kids who lost the lottery. That way you can be pretty sure that the kids [...]
Navigating Challenges, Brazil Steps Up AIDS Response
June 26, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Elizabeth Whitman UNITED NATIONS, Jun 25, 2011 (IPS) – Long heralded as a model for the global response to HIV/AIDS, Brazil is intensifying its actions, at home and abroad, in the face of potential setbacks including an arising need for new treatment regimens, the resultant increase in [...]
U.S.: Brain Injuries Especially Invisible Among Homeless – Part II
June 24, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Kate Cox* PORTLAND, Oregon , Jun 24, 2011 (IPS/Street Roots) – James Smith is a 53-year-old Portland veteran who used to have a job he loved. After a car accident left him with traumatic brain and neck injuries in 2005, Smith lost his job, ran out of [...]
