Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1508
INDIA: Kashmir's Fence Eats Crops
- Inter Press Service
Touseef Bhat’s seven-acre farm in this scenic alpine valley of Bandipora district has an incongruous feature — an electrified barbed wire fence running through it.
U.S.: Who is the 99 Percent? — Part 2
- Inter Press Service
While the Occupy movements sweeping the U.S. have become almost synonymous with democracy, consensus-based processes, human microphones and other symbols of unity, many populations in the country have felt isolated by the language and tactics of the movement.
WEST AFRICA: Niger River under Pressure from Dams
- Inter Press Service
Several major new dams are being constructed on the Niger River. It's a positive sign of growing investment in agriculture and energy, but it also has some observers worried.
ZIMBABWE: Forcing Parents to Top Up Teachers' Salaries Cannot Continue
- Inter Press Service
As concerns deepen about the quality of education in Zimbabwe, parents can expect an indefinite extension of subsidising teacher salaries as the cash- strapped government struggles to meet the bloated civil service wage bill.
CENTRAL AMERICA: No Right to Housing for Millions of Slum Dwellers
- Inter Press Service
'The governments of Central America outline a number of requisites for access to housing, and people don't have the money to meet them,' says Roly Escobar, an activist with a Guatemalan movement of slum dwellers fighting for the right to decent housing.
AFRICA: Regulating the Rush for Land
- Inter Press Service
The adoption of international guidelines to regulate so-called land grabs has been pushed to next year after negotiators failed to agree on conditions for large-scale land investments and enforcement.
JAPAN: Wall Street Protest Finds Strong Echoes
- Inter Press Service
Inspired by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, thousands of Japanese youth and workers, dissatisfied with growing unemployment and harsh working conditions in the world’s third largest economy, have taken to the streets to demand stable jobs and government reforms.
Sri Lankan Rights Abuses Obstruct Trade Efforts with Canada
- Inter Press Service
Despite the crossfire of Canadian accusations of human rights violations by Sri Lanka at the end of its civil war and Colombo's corresponding counter-claims, the economically battered South Asian country aims to bolster its trading relationship with Canada and increase foreign direct investment.
Q&A: Cooperatives a 'Compelling Model of Economic Enterprise'
- Inter Press Service
With 800 million members in over 100 countries, the cooperative sector is a globally important group of collective organisations. On Oct. 31, the United Nations (U.N.) will begin a year of recognising their importance by launching the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) in New York.
PAKISTAN: Singing Against the Taliban
- Inter Press Service
'In the last few years, I have sung more than a dozen songs against the Taliban,' award-wining singer Khyal Muhammad tells IPS. 'I got threatening messages on the mobile phone. But I will continue to sing because it gives me strength.'
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