The US’s priority: Palestinian slaughter, not hurricane prep
Article / 11th October 2024As devastating natural disasters cause mass destruction across the southeastern United States, politicians and leaders are more concerned with arming Israel to the teeth than preparing and rebuilding their own communities.
Protesters around the world are targeting inequality. Governments must listen
Article / 28th August 2024Citizen protests around world may vary in their specific causes, but they share a common thread—anger over an economic system that feels intolerable, writes Sarah Saadoun for Human Rights Watch.
One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why.
Article / 15th August 2024Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world.
Starvation in Sudan
Article / 5th August 2024Sadly, there are many striking parallels between the wars being waged on the civilian populations of Sudan and Gaza. Neither populations have received what they most urgently need: an end to their respective conflicts, writes Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox.
A tax on the super-rich to fight hunger gains ground
Article / 28th June 2024A global agreement could levy a small tax on the world’s 3,000 richest people, with fortunes in excess of US$1 billion, and use the money to fight world hunger, a study by the Brazilian government and the European Union’s Tax Observatory has shown.