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.
How a super El Niño could trigger global famine
Article / 12th June 2026Emergency finance is essential to combat hunger—but it is only a stop‑gap. Preventing future food crises requires structural change to how food is produced based on agroecological farming.
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way
Article / 11th June 2026Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, write Olivier De Schutter, Joseph Stiglitz, Jayati Ghosh, Thomas Piketty, Kate Raworth and Jason Hickel.