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Ignoring China’s poverty alleviation success is costing us all

Article / 4th February 2026

China’s poverty alleviation success is nothing short of a miracle. In today’s age of deepening global inequality, we cannot afford to continue ignoring methods proven capable of producing real, large-scale improvements in people’s lives.

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Economic growth at any cost fails us all

Article / 30th January 2026

Economic growth is no magic bullet. But an alternative approach can shift economies away from profit maximization and towards the fulfilment of human rights.

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Global survey: citizens in most countries lean toward a world parliament

Article / 28th January 2026

As democracy faces pressure around the world and confidence in international law drops, a new global survey reveals that citizens in a vast majority of countries support the idea of creating a citizen-elected world parliament to deal with global issues.

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Skyrocketing military spending undermines development aid to world’s poor

Article / 8th January 2026

The statistics are staggering: while military spending keeps skyrocketing, Official Development Assistance from the rich to some of the world’s poorer nations has been declining drastically.

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What is the meaning of Christmas in our world today?

Article / 12th December 2025

It is easy to forget the world situation if we partake in the frantic overconsumption of Christmas. But what is the true meaning of Christmas in the midst of environmental destruction, growing levels of poverty and escalating global tensions?

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