News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 627
Storm in a Teacup Between the EU and South Africa?
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 15 (IPS) - A trademark system which is used to protect Europe's finest wines, cheeses and hams could soon brew up benefits for a humble tea from a remote region of South Africa.
Commodities Trade Haven Faces Protests
- Inter Press Service
ZUG, Switzerland, Apr 14 (IPS) - The powerful Swiss commodity sector is under fire here, as citizens fed up with government inaction on charges of corporate corruption, tax evasion and lack of transparency gear up for major protests.
U.S.: Occupy Affiliate Aims at Abolishing Consumer Debt
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Apr 14 (IPS) - Strike Debt, an affiliate of the Occupy movement, has devised a legal and what some consider ingenious way to abolish millions of dollars in consumer debt.
Give a Teenager a Camera, Watch the World Change
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 13 (IPS) - Today's youth are hardly passive consumers of content – they create it, endlessly updating via social media and spreading information faster than one can say "go".
High Stakes for Engaging Morsi's Egypt
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 13 (IPS) - Women and minorities should be a top priority in U.S. policy toward Egypt and its Muslim Brotherhood government leaders, experts here said on Friday, despite increasingly unfavourable public views towards Egypt.
Agriculture Still the Cinderella of Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Apr 12 (IPS) - Wearing a dusty hat and a smile that lights up his face, the septuagenarian José Alicapa does not shrink from the overwhelming bustle of the Colombian capital, which he reached after a 13-hour bus drive from the western province in Caldas.
We Are All Thatcherites Now
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 12 (IPS) - The flood of elegiac articles on former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is in itself a good measure of how we have all become Thatcherites without realising it. Only those who are not graced by a young age can see how the world and politics have changed so deeply since her days that it is correct to call her a "great revolutionary".
In Haiti, April Showers Don't Always Bring Flowers
- Inter Press Service
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Apr 12 (IPS) - In Haiti, a simple spring shower that would barely be noticed in most countries can cause devastating floods, due to the severe deforestation and erosion that impedes the absorption of rain.
OP-ED: Letting Nature Take Its Course?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (IPS) - Is sustainability still possible? Yes. Is it still probable? No. With bold action today, tomorrow, and in years to come, we could succeed in creating a sustainable and prosperous society. But what does bold action actually mean?
Arms Trade Treaty May Take Years to Be Legally Binding
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (IPS) - When the 193-member General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a long outstanding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) last week, there was a lingering question left unanswered: how long will it take to reach the 50 ratifications necessary for the treaty to be legally binding?
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