IMF urged to unlock $650 billion for poor nations facing crises ‘unprecedented in human history’
Blog / 13th October 2022A coalition of 140 organizations from across the globe urge the International Monetary Fund to provide immediate financial relief to low-income nations reeling from the intertwined emergencies of climate change, Covid-19, war, and soaring costs of living.
Where is the mass mobilized movement for Medicare for All?
Blog / 1st October 2022It wouldn’t take more than 1% of the U.S. population to rise up and get organized behind key popular demands to make them a reality – and yet we continue to endlessly wait, writes Ralph Nader in Common Dreams.
Climate collapse is not inevitable but ‘great leap’ needed
Blog / 14th September 2022To bring about a ‘Great Leap’ scenario, it is necessary to address the fundamental inequalities that are the root cause of the ecological crisis, writes Paul Virgo.
The transformative potential of human rights economics
Blog / 14th September 2022Human rights advocates could be more active in using human rights tools to transform economic thought and practice, particularly in holding private and public economic actors accountable for their actions.
Wall Street giants set to smash profit records off global hunger, energy crisis
Blog / 14th September 2022Russia’s war on Ukraine has wreaked havoc on global commodity markets, driving up energy and food prices and exacerbating hunger emergencies around the world.