$1.7 Trillion Global Spending on Military in 2017: Highest since End of Cold War
Article / 31st May 2018According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in total, countries around the world spent $ 1.739 billion on arms in 2017. Although there was a marginal increase of 1.1 percent rise in real terms on 2016, the total global spending in 2017 is the highest since the end of the cold war.
Tax evasion isn’t just for the west: it conspires to keep Africa poor too
Article / 31st May 2018A new report reveals how western banks and governments turn a blind eye to billions of pounds’ worth of wealth, generated across west Africa, that is squirrelled away offshore, often out of sight of the tax authorities. By Phillip Inman.
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, it’s time to resurrect its vision of global sharing and justice
Article / 15th May 2018What are the political implications of meeting the established human right for everyone to enjoy an adequate standard of living? In short, it necessitates a redistribution of wealth and resources on an unprecedented scale across the world, which is why activists should resurrect the United Nations’ radical vision for achieving Article 25.
Promoting transparency and fair share in the face of growing inequality
Article / 12th April 2018To curb rising inequality, global leaders must work together to stop the flow of illicit wealth and mitigate tax avoidance, write John Irons & Xavier de Souza Briggs in theStanford Social Innovation Review.
MLK Global 2018: Internationalising the poor people’s campaign
Article / 3rd April 2018People across the Global South and economically marginalized people in the North are increasingly aware of the need to organize, agitate for and advance a vision of economic equality such as Dr. King proposed 50 years ago. #MLKGlobal advocates internationally for the recognition and take-up of MLK’s original Economic Bill of Rights, revisited for today.