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With God on Our Side: Netanyahu, Trump, and Putin

  • October 23, 2024

Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct 23 (IPS) – Bronisław Malinowski (1884 – 1942) did for several years conduct socio-anthropological research in the Trobriand Islands. Returning to England after World War I, he wrote several ground breaking books, among them Magic,...

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Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics

  • October 22, 2024

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 22 (IPS) – New institutional economics (NIE) has received another so-called Nobel prize, ostensibly for again claiming that good institutions and democratic governance ensure growth, development, equity and democracy. Jomo Kwame SundaramDaron...

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When Will World Food Day be a Day to Actually Celebrate?

  • October 14, 2024

Opinion by Danielle Nierenberg (baltimore, maryland usa) Monday, October 14, 2024 Inter Press Service BALTIMORE, Maryland USA, Oct 14 (IPS) – World Food Day 2024  World Food Day seems like it should be a time to celebrate. A day to eat delicious meals and enjoy the rich traditions and cultures of...

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To Put a Stop to Siphoning off Money, Start with Data

  • October 5, 2024

Illicit financial flows. Credit: IPS Opinion by Khalid Saifullah (new york) Friday, October 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – Khalid Saifullah, Fellow, Save Bangladesh USA Inc.The commonly used Bangla phrase for siphoning off money out of the country – “taka pachar” – is rather misleading. Because...