Judith Teichman
Professor of Political Science and International Development. Author of books & articles on the #politics of #development, #LatinAmerica & policymaking
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Canada's 'me first' COVID-19 vaccine strategy may come at the cost of global health
Ronald Labonte - The Conversation 53h 2 tweets
With $1 billion in advance purchase agreements for COVID-19 vaccines, Canada has joined the vaccine nationalists: rich countries buying up more than half the global short-term supply of vaccine.
Judith Teichman The Conversation Canada: Canada's 'me first' COVID-19 vaccine strategy may come at the cost of global health. via 28h
China’s Export Machine Looks Inward as Global Risks Rise
Trefor Moss - WSJ 51h 1 tweets
President Xi Jinping wants to encourage domestic consumption as a hedge against undefinedpotential commercial or geopolitical disruption, but merchants in the export-oriented city of Yiwu face hurdles to selling more goods at home.
Judith Teichman #China’s Export Machine Looks Inward as Global Risks Rise; but its domestic market cannot absorb the great number of products manufactured for the West. The unravelling of #globalization 51h
How a Canadian Mining Company Infiltrated the Guatemalan State
The Intercept 3d 3 tweets
Documents expose a company’s campaign to expel Indigenous communities from their land.
Judith Teichman Canadian #imperialism: a mining company's involvement in the violent violation of #Indigenous #rights in #Guatemala 3d
Trump Won’t Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power After Election
Alex Leary - WSJ 5d 4 tweets
The president predicted the outcome of the election would be decided by the Supreme Court, a reason he wants to quickly fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Judith Teichman Institutions only work the way they shd if everyone deems them legitimate; let's ponder why #Trump Won’t Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power After Election #democracy 5d
5 ways the death of one legendary judge will transform U.S. politics | CBC News
CBC 9d 1 tweets
It’s almost impossible to overstate the transformative effect on American politics ignited by the death of one woman. The far-ranging potential consequences of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death will start immediately, on the election trail, in the...
Judith Teichman The struggle over the shape of the #US Supreme court: while institutions matter powerful interests shape them to serve their interests. How US politics is looking like #LatinAmerican #politics 9d
Developing Countries Push to Limit Patent Protections for Covid-19 Vaccines
Saeed Shah - WSJ 12d 3 tweets
A group of developing countries, backed by U.N. agencies and activist groups, is pushing to limit patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines being tested by some of the world’s biggest drug firms so that cheaper copies can be made for poorer nations.
Judith Teichman #Developing countries mobilizing vs big #pharma over patent protection for #covid vaccines #inequality. 11d
In Brazil, Covid-19 Deals New Blow to Children Disabled by Zika
Luciana Magalhaes - WSJ 11d 1 tweets
The coronavirus pandemic in Brazil has dealt a brutal blow to babies born with Zika, the mosquito-borne disease that ravaged the tropics five years ago. For them, Covid-19’s legacy will be the absence of crucial therapy.
Judith Teichman A double blow to the #poor in #Brazil: #zika followed by #covid 11d
The richest got $37 billion richer during COVID-19, while millions lost their jobs
Ca.finance.yahoo.com 11d 1 tweets
As millions of Canadians lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy collapsed, the country’s richest got richer — more proof that the economy and the stock market do not always move in lockstep.
Judith Teichman #Covid and #inequality: The richest got $37 billion richer during COVID-19, while millions lost their jobs. via 11d
The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger
Peter S. Goodman - Nytimes.com 18d 35 tweets
Worldwide, the population facing life-threatening levels of food insecurity is expected to double, to more than a quarter of a billion people.
Covid-19 Batters Brazil, but Its Leader Is More Popular Than Ever
WSJ 16d 3 tweets
President Jair Bolsonaro’s support has risen as his government hands out cash to the poor as part of a pandemic aid package.
Judith Teichman Support for #Brazil's #Bolsonaro rises as cash payments reach 32 percent of population. Right #populism in the era of #Covid. 16d
Canadian Bar Association names first Indigenous president
The Globe and Mail 17d 2 tweets
Brad Regehr says he will continue the organization’s work on calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Morning Update: Canada is fuelling war in Yemen with arms sales, UN report says
The Globe and Mail 19d 1 tweets
Panel of independent experts says that Canada, along with other countries, ‘continued their support of parties to the conflict including through arms transfers, thereby helping to perpetuate the conflict’
State–market–society alliance
UNU-WIDER 24d 2 tweets
While mainstream economics since the 1980s has been largely characterized by neo-liberal ideology, the past decade witnessed the rise of nationalism and protectionist policies globally. The latest COVID-19 pandemic has further refocused attention on...
Protesters in Multiple States Are Facing Felony Charges, Including Terrorism
The Intercept 33d 10 tweets
Some states have recently increased the severity of criminal penalties for protesters along political lines.
Elif Shafak: the coffee cup that reminds me of Istanbul
The Economist 79d 6 tweets
A globetrotting Turkish novelist picks the things that make her feel at home
How race, income and ‘opportunity hoarding’ will shape Canada’s back-to-school season
The Globe and Mail 24d 3 tweets
Privileged families are isolating children from COVID-19 in ‘learning pods,’ while racialized and lower-income families are hesitant to return to public schools, transit and communities with unknown risks. Can Canada seize the opportunity to close...
Judith Teichman How race, income and ‘opportunity hoarding’ will shape Canada’s back-to-school season /via 24d
Venezuelan Opposition Politician Backs Elections in Break With Guaidó
Kejal પ્રવીણ Vyas - WSJ 26d 1 tweets
A prominent Venezuelan opposition figure said he is supporting congressional elections in December that Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader backed by the U.S., has pledged to boycott.
Judith Teichman A #Venezuelan opposition politician backs elections in break With #Guaidó: will this end the stalemate or further entrench #Maduro? #democracy 26d
Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Green Left 27d 1 tweets
Despite a concerted campaign by the United States and its allies, Cuba continues its socialist project of international solidarity through medical care. It's therefore no wonder, according to Vijay Prashad, there is an international campaign to have...
Judith Teichman Why #Cuba's doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize; their expulsion under US pressure from a number of LA countries has worsened the impact of #covid 27d
In Race to Secure Covid-19 Vaccines, World’s Poorest Countries Lag Behind
Saeed Shah - WSJ 28d 3 tweets
Developing nations are at risk of being left far short of the Covid-19 vaccine supplies they need as richer countries secure billions of doses even before the drugs pass final clinical trials, according to health experts.
Judith Teichman Global #inequality: how rich country hoarding of #covid vaccine will leave poor countries behind. 27d
As COVID-19 rocks Latin America, unemployment and food shortages near a crisis point
The Globe and Mail 29d 3 tweets
For a region long plagued by inequality and health care underfunding, the pandemic could become a humanitarian disaster if more is not done now, UN agencies warn
Judith Teichman A report on the impact of #Covid in Latin America: food shortages, unemployment and #poverty in #Argentina. 27d