1980s Redux? New context, Old Threats — Global Issues

1980s Redux? New context, Old Threats — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, September 06, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 06 (IPS) – As rich countries raise interest rates in double-edged efforts to address inflation, developing countries are struggling to cope with slowdowns, inflation, higher interest rates and…

1980s Redux? New context, Old Threats — Global Issues

Eight International Development Priorities for the new UK Prime Minister — Global Issues

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Opinion by Melissa Leach (brighton, uk) Tuesday, September 06, 2022 Inter Press Service BRIGHTON, UK, Sep 06 (IPS) – The UK’s new Prime Minister (and former Foreign Secretary), Liz Truss, enters Downing Street with a full and urgent in-tray, dominated by the highest inflation rate for 40 years and concerns across…

1980s Redux? New context, Old Threats — Global Issues

Lessons for the World — Global Issues

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Opinion by Robert Sandford (hamilton, canada) Tuesday, September 06, 2022 Inter Press Service HAMILTON, Canada, Sep 06 (IPS) – Monsoon flooding has occurred often in Pakistan but never to the catastrophic extent presently happening. A distinguishing feature of this disaster is that no one blames the flooding’s unprecedented intensity and destructiveness…

The fate of a generation of Jewish children is at stake in yeshiva debate
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The fate of a generation of Jewish children is at stake in yeshiva debate

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In a surprisingly caustic Wall Street Journal op-ed last year, Dovid Margolin, a senior editor at the Hasidic magazine Chabad.org, warned of a major new threat to his community’s vast network of schools, known as yeshivas. “New York’s yeshivas face a challenge with echoes of ancient persecution,” he wrote, comparing…

Team Biden’s shameless bid to dodge blame for school closure damage
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Team Biden’s shameless bid to dodge blame for school closure damage

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Team Biden’s comment on news that school lockdowns cost America’s kids years of progress boils down to “Don’t blame us!” Seriously: President Joe Biden’s Education Department late last week issued this absurdity: “When President Biden took office, most schools in America remained closed. President Biden got to work. He put…

1980s Redux? New context, Old Threats — Global Issues

The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific — Global Issues

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Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Monday, September 05, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 05 (IPS) – Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but there is an array polices and tools…

A Plea for the Creation of a UN Youth Assembly — Global Issues

A Plea for the Creation of a UN Youth Assembly — Global Issues

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Credit: United Nations Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Monday, September 05, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 05 (IPS) – There are many ways the UN can have a sizeable role in promoting the engagement and participation of youth and helping them becoming a central pillar of a new…

Think Biden’s student loan write-offs are unfair? Just take a look at the fine print
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Think Biden’s student loan write-offs are unfair? Just take a look at the fine print

ByNews Polite

President Joe Biden’s plan to instantly write off up to $20,000 in individual loans is bad enough, costing the taxpayers north of $300 billion — but the rest of his idea is even worse: He wants to the public to eat most all future student debt, too. Yes, “Part 1”…

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Helen Grant Opinion by Yasmine Sherif, Helen Grant (new york) Friday, September 02, 2022 Inter Press Service Helen Grant Despite the progress made in recent decades, gender inequality between girls and boys, in all their diversity, is deepening. According to a recent United Nations report, the interlinked crises: of armed conflicts,…