Cut the Pentagon, save the planet: The $1.5 trillion climate solution we can’t ignore
Article / 21st July 2026The scale of the Pentagon’s environmental destruction and its financial power is unfathomable. Cutting it’s budget could do wonders for the planet, writes Aaron Kirshenbaum for CodePink. Last week, millions of people around the world were subjected to record-breaking heatwaves. At least 25 deaths in the U.S. from this heat dome were
Does Piketty’s new blueprint offer hope for sharing a finite world’s resources?
Article / 18th July 2026Let’s hope the Global Justice Report spurs a peaceful mass citizens’ movement to overcome the inevitable opposition of the ultra-rich.
The time is ripe for a universal basic income
Article / 7th July 2026A well-designed UBI could enable us to derive the essential life satisfaction that can only come from work we have freely chosen, argues Dr Bronwyn Kelly.
‘The world knows what must be done’: New SDG report urges end to wars and greater investment in people
Article / 29th June 2026The Sustainable Development Report 2026 finds that fewer than one in five SDG targets are currently on track worldwide.
Open letter: Security for whom?
Article / 23rd June 2026Europe faces a choice: fund militarisation or invest in people. Civil society organisations call on leaders to prioritise health, housing, education, climate action and peacebuilding over a surge in defence spending.