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Wealth of nations: Why some are rich, others are poor – and what it means for future prosperity

Posted on June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Wealth of nations: Why some are rich, others are poor – and what it means for future prosperity
Wealth of nations: Why some are rich, others are poor – and what it means for future prosperity

Published: June 24, 2022 7.51am EDT Why are some nations rich and others poor? Can the governments of poor nations do something to ensure that their nations become rich? These sorts of questions have long fascinated public officials and economists, at least since Adam Smith, the prominent Scottish economist whose famous 1776 book was titled…

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Small-Scale Fishers in Central America Demand Social Security Policies

Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Small-Scale Fishers in Central America Demand Social Security Policies
Small-Scale Fishers in Central America Demand Social Security Policies

By Edgardo Ayala SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador , Jun 17 2022 (IPS) – At the pier, Salvadoran fisherman Nicolás Ayala checked the pocket of his pants to make sure he was carrying the hypertension pills he must take when he is at sea on a 24-hour shift. He smiled because he hadn’t forgotten them….

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Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan

Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan
Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan

By Sania Farooqui NEW DELHI, India, Jun 17 2022 (IPS) – Gynophobia is defined as an intense and irrational fear of women or hatred of women, it may be characterized as a form of specific phobias, which involves a fear that is centered on a specific trigger or situation, which in the case of gynophobia is women….

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Countering Hate Speech Through Media: A Young Caribbean Woman’s Perspective

Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Countering Hate Speech Through Media: A Young Caribbean Woman’s Perspective
Countering Hate Speech Through Media: A Young Caribbean Woman’s Perspective

By Isheba Cornwall MONA, Jamaica, Jun 17 2022 (IPS) – Hate speech is a phenomenon that can be defined as threatening speech or writing expressing prejudice towards a specific group, primarily based on race, religion, or sexual orientation. As a black undergraduate student from Jamaica, especially being a part of Generation Z, I have experienced countless…

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Slave Markets Open 24/7: Refugee Babies, Boys, Girls, Women, Men…

Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Slave Markets Open 24/7: Refugee Babies, Boys, Girls, Women, Men…
Slave Markets Open 24/7: Refugee Babies, Boys, Girls, Women, Men…

By Baher Kamal MADRID, Jun 17 2022 (IPS) – In addition to slave selling and buying deals in public squares, as reported time ago in ‘liberated’ Libya, a widespread exploitation of men, women, and children has been carried out for years at refugee camps worldwide. One of them is a Malawi refugee camp, where such inhumane…

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World Environment Day (II): Five More Planets Earth Urgently Needed

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on World Environment Day (II): Five More Planets Earth Urgently Needed
World Environment Day (II): Five More Planets Earth Urgently Needed

By Baher Kamal MADRID, Jun 3 2022 (IPS) – In a previous article, IPS reported on some of UNICEF’s key findings about the harsh impacts on the world’s children –and the whole Planet Earth– of the excessive consumption by mostly rich countries. One of these is that if everyone were to consume resources at the rate…

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Animal Farm, Ukrainian Resistance and Russian Propaganda

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Animal Farm, Ukrainian Resistance and Russian Propaganda
Animal Farm, Ukrainian Resistance and Russian Propaganda

By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM, Jun 3 2022 (IPS) – Warfare and misinformation are intimately connected. The 29th of May was globally observed as The Day of Communication and due to the ongoing war in Ukraine it was difficult to avoid thinking of affiliated propaganda campaigns, carried out by warring factions and far from indifferent bystanders. Not…

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The UN Security Council is in Desperate Need of Comprehensive Reforms

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on The UN Security Council is in Desperate Need of Comprehensive Reforms
The UN Security Council is in Desperate Need of Comprehensive Reforms

By Alon Ben-Meir Many UN agencies were created that have and continue to provide critically important assistance in many fields, saving the lives and wellbeing of millions of people. Meanwhile, the UNSC has failed to maintain international peace and security which was its intended purpose. What it needs now is comprehensive reforms to make it relevant…

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Has the UN Transformed itself into a Vast Humanitarian Relief Organization?

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Has the UN Transformed itself into a Vast Humanitarian Relief Organization?
Has the UN Transformed itself into a Vast Humanitarian Relief Organization?

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 6 2022 (IPS) – The United Nations, which has failed to help resolve some of the world’s ongoing and longstanding civil wars and military conflicts—including Palestine, Afghanistan, Yemen, Western Sahara, Myanmar, Syria, and most recently, Ukraine—was rightfully challenged by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his riveting address to the Security…

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Sanctions Now Weapons of Mass Starvation

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 By blackworldmedia

By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 2022 (IPS) – US and allied economic sanctions against Russia for its illegal invasion of Ukraine have not achieved their declared objectives. Instead, they are worsening economic stagnation and inflation worldwide. Worse, they are exacerbating hunger, especially in Africa. Sanctions cut both waysUnless approved by…

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