Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1385
Autism 'Relegated to the Sidelines'
- Inter Press Service
At first glance Nortey Quaynor looks like any ordinary 29-year-old Ghanaian. If you spend a little time with him, though, you soon realise that something is different.
Over Objections, U.S. Lifts Myanmar Investment Ban
- Inter Press Service
In a highly anticipated confirmation, the United States on Thursday announced that it would be significantly rolling back bilateral economic restrictions that have been in place on Myanmar (Burma) for a decade and a half.
Hopes To Heal Economy Through Devaluation, Which Has Hit Poor Hard
- Inter Press Service
As Malawi’s poor struggle to afford food and other staple items since the 48 percent devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, economic commentators are optimistic that the move will provide an opportunity to boost the country’s export market.
Breaking the Silence on Racism in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
Gloria Rolando has been revealing hidden chapters of Cuban history since the 2010 premiere of the first part of her documentary series '1912: Breaking the Silence,' about the virtually unknown story about the only legal political party to promote racial equality in this country.
Activists Brace for Long War Against Nuclear Power
- Inter Press Service
For the past two decades Masao Ishiji (59), has been fighting tooth and nail to ban the operation of four nuclear reactors that dot the western coastline of Oi in the Fukui prefecture facing the Japan Sea.
NATO's Twin Crises
- Inter Press Service
It's not an easy time for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
World Bank Accused of Ignoring Lessons on Mega Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
In a renewed funding focus on large-scale infrastructure, the World Bank, Group of 20 (G20) countries and other multilateral groups are wilfully overlooking lessons learned decades ago, a new report by International Rivers warns.
U.S.: Tea Party Loses in Fight with Big Business
- Inter Press Service
For leaders of the right-wing populist 'Tea Party' who have bragged about their growing influence — if not domination — of the Republican Party, the past week's battle over the future of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) has been a humbling experience.
Rio+20: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit
- Inter Press Service
The decision by the European Parliament (EP), to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant, has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations.
Q&A: The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities
- Inter Press Service
In the coming decades, the world's population is expected to grow by at least another two billion people, 80 percent of whom will live in cities by the year 2050.
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