The United Nations turns 80: A miracle it has lasted so long
Article / 17th September 2025At eighty, the United Nations is bogged down by structural limitations and political divisions that render it powerless to act decisively – nowhere more clearly than in the Gaza genocide, writes Vijay Prashad for IPS.
Uneven ground: Inequality and planetary health
Article / 22nd August 2025How do we promote human wellbeing while also safeguarding our planet? To achieve both, we have no option but to drastically reduce inequality, argues Kate Pickett.
Inequality worsens planetary heating
Article / 12th August 2025The accumulation of still growing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in an increasingly unequal world is accelerating planetary heating. It is also worsening disparities, especially between the rich and others, both nationally and internationally.
Multi-movement declaration: World must choose peace over profit, democracy over destruction
Article / 7th August 2025As the world marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Japan, organisations for peace, climate and economic justice have joined a global call for a new model of common security.
Hundreds of millions are dying of hunger
Article / 30th May 2025Enough food is produced to meet the needs of 11 billion people. Why do so many of the 8 billion people on the planet go hungry? By Vijay Prashad for Tricontinental.