By : Michelle Tullo

U.S. Reaction to New Immigrant Influx Could Violate International Law

By Michelle Tullo

A child holds a sign at a rally for immigration reform. Credit: Progress Ohio/cc by 2.0

Rights advocates and lawmakers are expressing increased concern over the United States’ handling of the sudden influx of tens of thousands of undocumented child and female migrants from Central America. Last week, President Barack Obama announced that military bases would be converted to detention centres to house the nearly 50,000 unaccompanied minors that have arrived […]

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U.S. Turns Attention to Ocean Conservation, Food Security

By Michelle Tullo

The administration of President Barack Obama pledged to massively expand U.S.-protected parts of the southern Pacific Ocean. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS

A first-time U.S.-hosted summit on protecting the oceans has resulted in pledges worth some 800 million dollars to be used for conservation efforts. During the summit, held here in Washington, the administration of President Barack Obama pledged to massively expand U.S.-protected parts of the southern Pacific Ocean. In an effort to strengthen global food security, […]

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U.S. Looking to Make LGBT Rights a Foreign Policy Priority

By Michelle Tullo

New legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Congress that would make the rights of sexual minorities a foreign policy priority for the United States. The bill, called the International Human Rights Defense Act, would direct U.S. diplomats to devise a global strategy for preventing and responding to violence against the LGBT community. It would […]

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U.S. Economy Will Grow But Not Trickle Down, OECD Warns on Inequality

By Michelle Tullo

Even though the U.S. economy is now expected to grow – albeit sluggishly – over the coming two years, inequality will not improve without policy reforms, a major grouping of rich countries is warning. President Barack Obama has named income inequality the “defining challenge of our time”, and has tried to make the issue a […]

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By : Michelle Tullo

U.S. Reaction to New Immigrant Influx Could Violate International Law

U.S. Turns Attention to Ocean Conservation, Food Security

U.S. Looking to Make LGBT Rights a Foreign Policy Priority

U.S. Economy Will Grow But Not Trickle Down, OECD Warns on Inequality

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IPS NORTH AMERICA

News and Views from the Global South

By : Michelle Tullo

U.S. Reaction to New Immigrant Influx Could Violate International Law

U.S. Turns Attention to Ocean Conservation, Food Security

U.S. Looking to Make LGBT Rights a Foreign Policy Priority

U.S. Economy Will Grow But Not Trickle Down, OECD Warns on Inequality

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