3% of U.S. military spending could end starvation on earth
Blog / 13th January 2020A billboards project from World Beyond War highlights how little of current U.S. military spending could permanently end hunger and extreme poverty globally.
What protests in Lebanon can tell us about inequality worldwide
Blog / 7th January 2020With all eyes on them, Lebanese protesters now have the opportunity to outline an ambitious programme for reform that tackles inequality for current and future generations, writes Mona Fawaz.
A year of protests, with inequality at their root
Blog / 7th January 2020The UN’s 2019 report on human development is timely in view of the widespread social unrest in many countries that derives, to a large extent, from the inequalities this report analyses. By Yossi Mekelberg.
Beirut and Santiago in the streets: Why multinationals should pay their fair share of taxes
Blog / 7th January 2020If multinationals—and the super-rich—do not pay their fair share of taxes, governments cannot invest in access to education, health care, and decent pensions, or take measures to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.
Developed world sabotages UN climate summit, now declared a failure
Blog / 16th December 2019At COP25, the world has moved even further from core principles of equity in tackling the climate crisis. By Kabir Agarwal for The Wire.