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A constitutional right to health care

By Guest PostJuly 29, 2013Health, Politicsaccountability, adele cassolab, affordable care act, amy raub, canada, canada foundation, congress, constitutional right, global public health, global recognition, half empty, half full, health care, health protection, innovation, jody heymann, latvia, lipi mishrab, mcgill university, medical care, moral right, senegal, transparency, ucla, united nations, united states, uruguay, us supreme court

UCLA-led study shows that many countries have it, but not the U.S.

Uruguay has it. So does Latvia, and Senegal. In fact, more than half of the world’s countries have some degree of a guaranteed, specific right to public health and medical care for their citizens written into their national constitutions.

The United States is one of 86 countries whose constitutions do not guarantee their citizens any kind of health protection. That’s the finding of a new study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health that examined the level and scope of constitutional protection of specific rights to public health and medical care, as well as the broad right to health. (more…)

New book by UCLA historian traces role of gender in 1992 Los Angeles riots

By Guest PostJuly 24, 2013Culture, Politics1992, 19th century, american history, american society, asian immigrants, black and white, black male rioters, black man, brenda stevenson, charlotte forten grimke, economic hardship, empire liquor market, free black woman, hot potato case, jewish american judge, joyce karlin, korean black conflict, korean shopkeeper, lapd beating, latasha harlins, life in black, los angeles riots, new book, philadelphia, policemen, rodney king, role of gender, russia, soon ja du, south korea, southern history, total property damage, ucla historian, united states, us race riots, westchester high school

White policemen pulling a black man from a car and viciously beating him. Black male rioters erupting after the officers are acquitted of assault and excessive force charges. Black male rioters pulling a white man from his truck and viciously beating him. Men of color looting stores. Gun-toting male shopkeepers poised on rooftops to protect their businesses.

So many of the indelible images of the 1992 Los Angeles riots feature men, especially black and white men. But there was also a women’s story behind the so-called Rodney King riots, and it is considerably more important and ethnically nuanced than the one that lingers in the public imagination, a UCLA historian argues in a new book. (more…)

Further destabilisation in the Middle East possible according to new report

By Guest PostJuly 10, 2013Politicsaleppo, arab gulf states, assad, China, crisis in egypt, damascus, destabilization, east west stand, Environment, ex cathedra manner, gareth stansfield, geopolitical flux, hizbullah, homs, interests of israel, iranian nuclear targets, Iraq, jordan, lebanon, levantine neighbours, michael clarke, middle east, neo imperialist, proximity to europe, proxy, proxy war, region wide war, revolutionary guard, rusi, russia, saudi arabia, sectarian hatreds, security council, security institute, south lebanon, strategy, sunni islamist militants, syrian civil war, turkey, un, university of exeter, western capitals

The crisis in Egypt is already having a negative effect on the Syrian civil war and contributing to further destabilisation of the wider Middle East according to a major new report.

Professor Gareth Stansfield from the University of Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute and the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies wrote the report, for the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), an independent think-tank for defence and security which advises governments and the wider policy community.

‘The Remaking of Syria, Iraq and the Wider Middle East’ report suggests that important as events in Cairo are, they distract Western attention from the much bigger game being played out in Syria which significantly risks changing the Levant after a century of relative territorial stability. Professor Stansfield who is also an RUSI’s senior associate fellow analysed the impact the Syrian civil war could have on the future of the Middle East state system across the Levant. (more…)

Freedom of Information Laws Prevent Corruption, But Not a Quick Fix, MU Study Finds

By Guest PostJuly 9, 2013Politicsaejmc, charles davis, corruption level, corruption perception index, edson tandoc, foi, freedom of information, government, human development, human development index, laws, Transparency International, united nation, university of missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nations that have freedom of information (FOI) laws in place tend to have lower incidents of corruption than those with no similar laws, a new University of Missouri study found. In comparing data from 168 countries, Edson Tandoc, Jr., a doctoral candidate in the MU School of Journalism also found that having an FOI law is linked to higher levels of human development. He says governments of many countries enact FOI laws in an effort to stop corruption, but while FOI laws work to reduce corruption over time, they are not a quick fix.

“Because it takes years for these laws to become fully effective, FOI laws should not be considered only as a corrective measure,” Tandoc said. “Countries without FOI laws should not wait for corruption to strike before they get serious about passing these laws because they will not cure the problems overnight.” (more…)

Interview mit Marcel Kieslich: ‚Was die deutsche Partei „Die Linke“ über die aktuellen Probleme in der Welt denkt‘ (‚What the Left Party in Germany thinks about Current World Problems‘)

By BlogArenaJuly 4, 2013Interview, Media, Politicsbuergerkrieg, chinas als supermacht, die linke, diplom wirtschaftsjurist, fanatismus, friedenspolitik, kim jong un, krieg vorprogrammiert, marcel kieslich, national sozialistischen untergrund, nordkorea, sozialticket, syrienkonflikt, un sicherheitsrat, un vollversammlung

Marcel Kieslich, Jahrgang 1983, ist ein Diplom-Wirtschaftsjurist (FH) und seit November 2011 im Stadtvorstand der Partei DIE LINKE Halle (Saale). Sein besonderes politisches Interesse gilt dem Sozialticket für die Stadt Halle, der Behinderten- und Friedenspolitik und der Demokratie und dem Demokratieverständnis. Wir redeten mit Herrn Kieslich über die aktuelle Weltlage, insbesondere über den Syrienkonflikt, die Verteilung der Weltmächte, religiösen und wirtschaftlichen Fanatismus und dessen Gruppen und weitere Themen. (more…)

UW research: World population could be nearly 11 billion by 2100

By Guest PostJune 26, 2013Economy, General, Politicsadrian raftery, african population, billion, by 2100, fertility in africa, probability interval, projection, statistical analysis, united nations report, university of washington, uw research, world population

A new statistical analysis shows the world population could reach nearly 11 billion by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report issued June 13. That’s about 800 million, or about 8 percent, more than the previous projection of 10.1 billion, issued in 2011.

The projected rise is mostly due to fertility in Africa, where the U.N. had expected birth rates to decline more quickly than they have.

“The fertility decline in Africa has slowed down or stalled to a larger extent than we previously predicted, and as a result the African population will go up,” said Adrian Raftery, a University of Washington professor of statistics and of sociology. (more…)

‘Germany means protection for my life’: Nouroudeen (34)

By BlogArenaMay 28, 2013Interview, Politicsafrican man, bahnhof, benin, christian, city centre, german government, german language, Germany, halle, hello, marktplatz, mosque, muslim, nouroudeen, protection, rail station, refugee, saale

Q: How are you?

Nouroudeen: I am fine.

Q: How long have you been living here?

Nouroudeen: I came to Germany two months before.

Q: Where do you come from?

Nouroudeen: I come from Benin. (more…)

The tea party and the politics of paranoia

By Guest PostMay 23, 2013Politicsamerican, american conservatism, american conservative principles, christopher parker, conspiratorial fantasy, faux citizen, george w. bush, john birch society, ku klux klan, mainstream republican, matt barreto, muslim, nelson rockefeller, non tea party, paranoid style, political scientist, politics of paranoia, President Obama, richard hofstadter, richard nixon, ronald reagan, tea party, united states, university of washington

Members of tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.

But new research by University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker argues that the tea party ideology owes more to the paranoid politics associated with the John Birch Society — and even the infamous Ku Klux Klan — than to traditional American conservatism. (more…)

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