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Switzerland Sets Example for Income Equality
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 11 (IPS) - For those who think that Occupy Wall Street, the Indignados in Spain, the World Social Forum and the numerous manifestations of protest worldwide are expressions without concrete outcomes, the result of the Swiss referendum on Mar. 3 on capping the salaries and bonuses of banks executives should make them think twice.
‘Every Day Is a Fukushima Memorial’
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Mar 10 (IPS) - Japan prepares to mark the second anniversary of the Mar. 11 triple disaster - an earthquake, tsunami and a critical nuclear reactor accident - with much soul searching across the country.
Honesty to Contest Pakistan Elections
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Mar 09 (IPS) - A new politics of honesty – and of campaigning for honesty – is surfacing in Pakistan. Its two prominent fronts are both Pakistanis who carry also a strong foreign stamp. What many within the country find more encouraging is the strong support people are giving them.
Women Entrepreneurs Face Greater Barriers in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Mar 08 (IPS) - The culture of entrepreneurship is weak among women in Mexico, despite the positive influence that it has on women's development, in a world where women continue to face greater obstacles than men when it comes to setting up and running a business.
Fighting Poverty Was Chávez’s Crusade
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 08 (IPS) - The struggle against poverty was the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez's top political priority, and at the same time a tool to consolidate his power and project his strategies abroad.
Hugo Chávez Made History
- Inter Press Service
ALFAZ, Spain, Mar 08 (IPS) - That his life and his deeds had black dots is part of the story but should not prevent us from seeing the greatness of a maker of history. First, in his own country, Venezuela, Hugo Chávez lifted those at the bottom up from misery, into economic wellness, political participation, cultural pride (in their often African, or Indian, blood), social dignity – going far beyond Gini coefficients to measure increasing equality.
Q&A: "A Pastoralist Woman Is Like a Working Machine"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) - "In some communities, you can't talk about violence against women," says Agnes Leina, executive director of Il'laramatak Community Concerns (ICC), a group that promotes the human rights of pastoralist communities in northern and southern Kenya, with a special emphasis on women and girls.
Sierra Leone Shedding ‘War-Torn’ Image to Attract Tourists
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Mar 08 (IPS) - On the fourth floor of a new office block in western Freetown, Cecil Williams sits beneath posters of idyllic tropical landscapes as he discusses the many natural attractions that once brought tourists flocking to the small West African nation of Sierra Leone.
U.S. Austerity Ripples Outward
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 07 (IPS) - Since the 2008 financial crisis, and most recently with the broad federal spending cuts beginning Mar. 1, experts have warned that an austerity-minded political system could bring about dramatic changes in the U.S. foreign aid model.
Cuba Loses an Essential Friend
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Mar 07 (IPS) - Hugo Chávez of Venezuela was the president who made the most visits to Cuba, where flags are flying at half-mast in official mourning for his death Tuesday Mar. 5, and where his friend and political mentor, Fidel Castro, survives him.
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