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How distrust in Western vaccines was born during colonialism
26 mars, par adminCAI NEBE In the early days of colonialism, many unsafe vaccinations were tested on African subjects without their knowledge or consent. This unaddressed trauma may explain vaccine hesitancy to this day. Why was Germany interested in developing medical cures in the colonies? During 1870s and (...) -
U.S. Bans the Last Type of Asbestos Still in Use
26 mars, par adminThe United States joins more than 50 other countries that have banned the deadly carcinogen, although the phaseout will take more than a decade. Coral Davenport The Biden administration on Monday March 18, finalized a ban on the only type of asbestos still used in the United States, the first (...) -
Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War ?
26 mars, par adminJOMO KWAME SUNDARAM Developing countries wanting to pursue industrial policy were severely reprimanded by advocates of the ‘neoliberal’ Washington Consensus. Now, it is being deployed as a weapon in the new Cold War. Industrial policy vs colonialism Industrial policy is often seen as pioneered (...) -
World Bank’s Latest Report Unveils 3.5 million Liberians Live in Poverty
26 mars, par adminGERALD C. KOINYENEH Nearly one million Liberians live in extreme poverty and 2.5 million live in absolute poverty, says the World Bank in its latest poverty assessment report on Liberia. “The report finds that nearly 6 out of every 10 Liberians live in poverty based on the national poverty (...) -
24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’
26 mars, par adminAs the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday, March 18 warned of a staggering toll of the crisis on children, with an estimated 24 million teetering on the brink of a “generational catastrophe”. Since the conflict erupted in (...)