Want to end poverty? Then reduce inequality
Blog / 27th June 2025New World Bank numbers show 125 million more people living in extreme poverty than previously thought, writes Max Lawson for Equals.
Weaponising food worsens starvation
Blog / 18th June 2025Wars, economic shocks, planetary heating and aid cuts have worsened food crises in recent years, with almost 300 million people now threatened by starvation, write Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Nadia Malyanah Azman for IPS News.
Rev. Barber leads Moral Monday march against ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ amid Senate debate
Blog / 3rd June 2025The bill would “rob the poor, starve children, and deny care to the sick in order to line the pockets of the wealthy,” writes Julia Conley for Common Dreams.
Health inequities are shortening lives by decades
Blog / 7th May 2025A global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that the underlying causes of ill health often stem from factors beyond the health sector, such as lack of quality housing, education and job opportunities.
US led ‘unprecedented’ surge in global military spending in 2024
Blog / 30th April 2025Military spending worldwide soared to $2.718 trillion last year, meaning it “has increased every year for a full decade, going up by 37% between 2015 and 2024,” according to an annual report released this week.