‘Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us.’ A global food crisis looms
Article / 30th April 2020The world has never faced a hunger emergency like this, experts say.
Will Covid-19 spur a peoples’ bailout for the world’s poorest?
Article / 7th April 2020The question is whether Covid-19 will awaken us to the stark inequalities of our world, or does it simply represent a new cause of impoverishment for the vast swathes of humanity who have long been disregarded by the public’s conscience.
Call to the G20 to invest in healthcare instead of militarisation
Article / 2nd April 2020Sign a petition from the International Peace Bureau (IPB) calling for a dramatic reduction of military spending in favour of healthcare and meeting social needs.
Green New Deal can and must be global
Article / 28th February 2020A Green New Deal has the potential to address both the climate crisis and global inequality, with potentially major implications for U.S. foreign policy. But this will mean confronting the structural inequalities, both national and global, that have been violently imposed throughout history and that still shape the present, explains William Minter and Imani Countess.
Toward a great ethics transition: The Earth Charter at twenty
Article / 21st February 2020The Earth Charter recognises that achieving social and economic justice will require both ensuring ecological integrity, as well as the rights to freedom of opinion, expression and peaceful assembly etcetera. Written by Brendan Mackey for the Great Transition Initiative.