Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1448
SPAIN: Conservative Government’s Reforms Draw Fire
- Inter Press Service
In its less than two months in office, Spain’s new conservative government has begun to introduce sweeping educational and reproductive health reforms, prompting protests from the opposition and from civil society groups, which see them as a throwback to an earlier era.
Can Europe Derail the Shale Gas Express?
- Inter Press Service
Following numerous warnings issued by geologists, health scientists and environmental experts throughout the United States, Europe is now well aware of the high ecological and health risks associated with the exploitation of shale gas fields.
ARGENTINA: Victims of State Terrorism No Longer on Their Own
- Inter Press Service
Mental health professionals in Argentina have accumulated such a wealth of experience in treating victims of state terrorism that they are now sharing it with colleagues across the country’s borders.
GHANA: Need to Recognise Mental Illness as a Health Concern
- Inter Press Service
The incessant buzzing of mosquitoes was the first sign that there was something wrong. While Bernard Akumiah could clearly hear the small insects, there were none within his vicinity.
Finding a Joint Front Against Polio
- Inter Press Service
The world’s two worst polio-affected countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, have exhausted themselves in failed attempts to wipe out the crippling ailment.
Migrant Workers in Singapore Demand Justice
- Inter Press Service
When a group of about 100 mostly Bangladeshi migrant workers went on strike at a construction site over unpaid wages this month, it created ripples in this affluent and orderly island republic.
Wages Stuck in Slow Lane on Chile's Growth Speedway
- Inter Press Service
Despite much government fanfare, the drop in Chile's unemployment rate is not enough to satisfy experts or workers, who point to the deeper problems of sporadic work, underemployment and low wages that are aggravating the country's endemic inequality.
Anti-Drug Vaccines Hold Promise - But Little Profit
- Inter Press Service
Vaccines against drug addiction appear to be a better strategy than the repressive worldwide 'war on drugs', but first they must overcome resistance from pharmaceutical laboratories and secure financial backing, scientists say.
Economic and Climate Vulnerabilities Converge in the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
Caribbean islands are doubly exposed by the convergence of weak economies heavily dependent on foreign imports and greater vulnerability to climate change, according to ECLAC Executive Director Alicia Bárcena.
Q&A: U.S. Women's Commissions Under the Budget Axe
- Inter Press Service
State and local Commissions on the Status of Women (CSW) are facing shrinking budgets and even total elimination at a time when women are some of the hardest hit by the financial crisis, says Susan Rose, vice chair of Human Rights Watch's Santa Barbara Committee.
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