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Photo credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS By Maddie Felts IPS Guest Writer On Sunday, 3 April, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released an unprecedented leak of documents, exposing the secretive financial dealings of some of the world’s richest and most powerful. ...

By Roberto Azevêdo IPS Guest Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr. 12 (IPS) — There is a misconception, by some, that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a barrier to regional integration. It is one of a number of misconceptions ...

Photo above is of Jomo Kwame Sundaram. Photo credit: FAO. By Jomo Kwame Sundaram Guest Writer The Chinese character for crisis combines the characters for ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’. Our ability to improve the human condition depends critically on our ability ...

By Sanam Naraghi Anderlini Guest Writer WASHINGTON DC, Apr. 8, (IPS) — Violent extremism is the topic du jour, as government officials are busy developing plans of action on “preventing or countering violent extremism” (P/CVE). In these plans there is ...

Photo above: President Barack Obama hosts the Nuclear Security Summit working dinner with the heads of delegations in the East Room of the White House, on March 31, 2016. Official White House photo by Pete Souza. By Dr. John Burroughs ...

By Elizabeth Fraser Elizabeth Fraser is a Policy Analyst at the Oakland Institute. OAKLAND, Mar 29 2016 (IPS) – I was taught that responsibility means admitting your mistakes and being accountable when you make a mistake. I still believe this ...

By Mark Brown PRIDE Guest Columnist In 2013, two-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s lifeless body was discovered in an overcrowded Vaughan home daycare. “Guilty” was the verdict recently rendered by Justice of the Peace, Marie-Christine Smythe, in a Toronto area courtroom. Justice Smythe ...

Photo above: Then Toronto Mayor Rob Ford appears in front of the media in Toronto, on Friday, January 25, 2013, after learning that he has successfully appealed a decision to remove him from office, following a conflict of interest hearing. ...

By Mark Brown PRIDE Guest Columnist It is the spring of 1990. A hard winter is on its way out and I was looking forward to exchanging the big winter coat for the long shorts and matching shirt that I ...

By Ernest Guiste Guest Writer When newly-elected Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was asked about his gender-equal cabinet, he proudly proclaimed “because it’s 2015” – signaling that the times have changed. Gone are the days when cabinets were dominated by men. Mr. ...