Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1222
U.S. Immigration Reforms Prioritise Labour over Families
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 18 (IPS) - A long-awaited legislative proposal to reform the United States' immigration system is sparking frustration on both the left and right here, but is widely being seen as a centrist compromise bill that will now energise all sides as debate in Congress begins Friday.
Activist Shareholders Slam Brazilian Mining Giant
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 18 (IPS) - Representatives of social movements and communities affected by Brazilian mining company Vale's operations have bought shares in the company, to make their voices heard.
Mexico Lacks Water to Frack for Shale Gas
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 18 (IPS) - Mexico plans to expand shale gas exploration this year, but it could run into a shortage of water, which is essential to hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the method used to capture natural gas from shale rocks.
Mapping Palestinian Expulsions in Hebrew
- Inter Press Service
TEL AVIV, Apr 18 (IPS) - Fireworks went off over the Tel Aviv skyline this week as thousands of flag-waving Israelis marked the 65th anniversary of their country's founding. At the same time, a smaller group of Israeli activists explored the other, most often ignored, side to their country's creation: the forced displaced of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
Backing a Legal Rhino Horn Trade
- Inter Press Service
, Apr 18 (IPS) - In the face of rampant rhino poaching in South Africa, some conservationists and private rhino farmers are lobbying for removal of the international ban on rhino horn trading and the creation of a legal market, to quell poaching.
U.S. Kiobel Decision Bucks 30 Years of Precedent
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 18 (IPS) - The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against the Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Company brought by alleged human rights victims.
World Bank, IMF Link Urbanisation with Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 18 (IPS) - Two of the world's largest multilateral institutions have released new data linking greater urbanisation with higher levels of human development, and are announcing that they will place greater priority on issues of urbanisation in coming decades.
Maduro, Capriles and Wayward Democracy
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Apr 17 (IPS) - When the left was in opposition in Latin America, it never tired of repeating that true democracy was not limited to electing governments at the ballot box. Democracy was also needed in the distribution of rights and riches.
Meeting Terror With Defiance Ahead of Election
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Apr 17 (IPS) - Bacha Khan Markaz, a two-storey building in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar, is abuzz with activity. Located deep in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, whose northwestern tip borders Afghanistan, the building serves as the headquarters for the Awami National Party (ANP), which is gearing up for general elections on May 11.
Time to Decolonise the World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Apr 17 (IPS) - When participants at the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal, received word that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down, swept away by a wave of popular resistance that brought millions of Egyptians into the streets, few could contain their joy.
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