Old-Age Poverty

(from left) The deputy secretary-general of the economic affairs ministry with Oxford Universitys Poverty and Human Development Initiative director Sabina Alkire and United Nations resident representative Niloy Banerjee. KUALA LUMPUR: An international expert…

Former President Barack Obama says of men who stay too long in power, "They cling to power, they are insecure, they have outdated ideas." Lim Huey Teng/Reuters The world would be a better place if more women were in charge, former President Barack Obama say…

OPINION: Trade wars, political turmoil and climate crisis grabbed headlines in 2019. But two things of enormous significance happened without much notice. Analysis by economists Homi Kharas of the Brookings Institution and Wolfgang Fengler of the World Bank …

Unbearable news December 13, 2019 The other day while in the library, I decided to pick up and read a few newspapers lying around. To my surprise, I found the experience refreshing even with the banner and full-page ads. It was nice that for once, everythin…

The improvement has been especially impressive so far this century global life expectancy jumped by 5 years between 2000 and 2015, the fastest increase since the 1960s. (The biggest regional gain was in Africa where life expectancy climbed by 9.4 years in tha…

A "pension" for kids is being touted as one way to address child poverty in New Zealand and there's a suggestion it could be funded by means-testing superannuation. Data released this week by Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft showed 17 per cent of New …

ALBERTO FERNÁNDEZ drove himself and his girlfriend, Fabiola Yáñez, to congress for his inauguration as Argentinas president in their Toyota. That gesture, as much as anything he said in his hour-long speech, signalled that he intends to swiftly help ordinary …

Dec 12th 2019 BUENOS AIRES ALBERTO FERNÁNDEZ drove himself and his girlfriend, Fabiola Yáñez, to congress for his inauguration as Argentinas president in their Toyota. That gesture, as much as anything he said in his hour-long speech, signalled that he inte…

Second teacher strike set for today, Dec. 11 Like many, I watched the press coverage. Doug Ford’s defenders say teachers make $92K per year plus pension (union says $88K — who even has a union anymore?), while regular old average Ontarians, facing poverty in…

December 11th, 2019 by Steve Hanley  TIME magazine has named Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg as its Person of the Year for 2019. In an article announcing the award, TIME correspondents Charlotte Alter, Suyin Haynes, and Justin Worland write, Unless they agr…