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Tax the Super-Rich. We have a World to Win

  • February 6, 2025

Opinion by Ben Phillips, Attiya Waris (nairobi / bangkok) Thursday, February 06, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI / BANGKOK, Feb 06 (IPS) – Why can’t there be education for every child? Why can’t there be healthcare for everyone who needs it? Why can’t everyone be freed from hunger and deprivation? Though...

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Benin: An African Pioneer

  • February 5, 2025

Credit: Hadynya/iStock by Getty Images via International Monetary Fund (IMF) Opinion by Constant Lonkeng (porto-novo, benin) Tuesday, February 04, 2025 Inter Press Service PORTO-NOVO, Benin, Feb 04 (IPS) – Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of...

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Mozambique: Two Presidents, One Divided Nation

  • February 3, 2025

Credit: Emidio Jozine. Mozambique has been affected by weeks of post-electoral violence. UN News Opinion by Egidio Chaimite (maputo, mozambique) Monday, February 03, 2025 Inter Press Service MAPUTO, Mozambique, Feb 03 (IPS) – No illusions: Mozambique remains in crisis, despite the inauguration of Daniel Chapo as president and the establishment of...

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Americas Scourge: An Ageing Elderly Population

  • February 3, 2025

Source: US Census Bureau. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, us) Monday, February 03, 2025 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, US, Feb 03 (IPS) – Many Americans, especially the wealthy and successful, have discovered that the US is facing the scourge of an ageing elderly population that is seriously threatening the nation’s prosperity,...