How Trump weaponised the US budget bill overseas
Blog / 9th July 2025US headlines have been dominated by coverage of the many ways President Trump’s budget bill will gut healthcare programs and deepen economic inequality in the United States if it is passed into law.
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.