Global Politics Online / IPS By Danilo Valladares GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 1, 2010 (IPS) – As the movement for the abolition of the death penalty gains ground worldwide, Guatemala is seeking to reintroduce capital punishment, which has been in legal limbo since 2000. Congress has already approved a law paving the way for the execution [...]
U.S. Slides on Corruption Index
October 30, 2010 By
Global Politics Online / IPS By William Fisher NEW YORK, Oct 29, 2010 (IPS) – Iraq and Afghanistan rank near rock-bottom in an index of corruption in 178 countries that found that nearly three- quarters of the countries surveyed showed serious corruption problems. Iraq ranked 175 and Afghanistan 176 in the global index, just above [...]
BRAZIL: Substantive Issues Missing from Election Campaign
October 30, 2010 By
Global Politics Online / IPS By Fabiana Frayssinet RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30, 2010 (IPS) – In Brazil, 136 million voters will head to the polls in Sunday’s presidential runoff election, after a campaign heavy on recriminations and moralistic attacks and weak on substantive issues. The elections have been "tough and tense," said analyst Jairo [...]
