Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN ( Abstract: From Wen’s comments at Shenzhen and from his subsequent interview on the CNN, many analysts have jumped to the conclusion that Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao are probably not on the same wavelength as regards the need for political restructuring in China and greater respect for the [...]
Compromise on Reforms Eludes IMF Fall Meetings
October 10, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Matthew O. Berger WASHINGTON, Oct 9, 2010 (IPS) – When the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund got under way this week, the agenda ranged from ongoing talks about "currency wars" between countries to how to maintain progress on poverty reduction in the [...]
KENYA: Room to Improve on Governance
October 10, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Isaiah Esipisu NAIROBI, Oct 9, 2010 (IPS) – Kimani Wanyama*, a homosexual man living in Nairobi, knows what human rights violations are all about. His attempts over three years to receive treatment for reoccurring rectal gonorrhoea had resulted in verbal abuse and intense stigmatisation from the very [...]
Scrambling for a Solution on IMF Governance Reform
October 8, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Matthew Berger WASHINGTON, Oct 7, 2010 (IPS) – Among the topics expected to be discussed at the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) that started this week and will continue through the weekend is the reform of the IMF’s governance. The latest [...]
US: Immigration System a Broken Behemoth, Groups Say
August 11, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Aug 11, 2010 (IPS) – One year after the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama announced that it intended to overhaul the country’s heavily criticised immigration detention practices and create a "truly civil detention system", a new academic paper bolsters claims by human rights [...]
US FINANCE BILL LACKS POWER TO CURB WALL ST.
July 18, 2010 By
theREALnews Network July 18, 2010 Gerald Epstein: It’s like a world cup game where one team only has a goalie with his hands tied More at The Real News
Will Arizona Give Immigration Reform a Shot in the Arm?
May 5, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS William Fisher NEW YORK, May 4 (IPS) – Advocates for comprehensive immigration reform are working against time to transform a groundswell of popular support into concrete legislation that the U.S. Congress can pass this year. But a wide variety of political and ideological forces have mobilised to ensure that [...]
Breaking the Banks
April 27, 2010 By
Republished with permission on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Originally published on The Nation on April 21, 2010 Read the original article on The Nation website. Editorial By William Greider This message was delivered again by the SEC’s recent fraud charges against Goldman Sachs. The investment house sold poison to unwitting customers–financial instruments deliberately designed [...]
IMF Backs Flat Tax to Defray Bailouts
April 21, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Eli Clifton WASHINGTON, Apr 21 (IPS) – Political momentum for a levy against the world’s largest banks to repay governments for the cost of bank rescue packages during the global financial crisis has gained momentum with the leak of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report which calls for a [...]
White House and Congress Must Back Financial Speculation Tax, Diverse Array of Groups say on Tax Day
April 15, 2010 By
As G20 Summit Looms, Wall Street and Economic Experts, Labor Leaders, Consumer, Development and Global Health Advocates Come Together, Say Small Levy on Financial Transactions Is Idea Whose Time Has Come For Immediate Release: April 15, 2010 Contact: Angela Bradbery (Public Citizen) 202-588-7741 Susannah Cernojevich (Global AIDS Alliance) 202-789-0432 ext. 211 Doug Gordon (Americans for [...]
