The most important meeting you’ve never heard of — and the grand challenge on inequality
Blog / 11th October 2019Last month 195 world leaders once again met in New York for big speeches and grand events. But on inequality, when all is said and done, more has been said than done, writes Ben Phillips.
The movement to take climate action has begun – but we have a long way to go
Blog / 11th October 2019Our planet needs action on a truly planetary scale. That cannot be achieved overnight, and it cannot happen without the full engagement of those contributing most to the crisis, writes the UN secretary general.
Millions of us are living in poverty — we need investments to raise the standard of living
Blog / 4th October 2019About 100 million Americans are effectively hidden by official poverty statistics, yet enough revenue could be raised from fair taxes to completely eliminate poverty in the United States, writes Karen Dolan.
Should we feed hungry children, or the war machine?
Blog / 25th September 2019Every dollar of public money financing US militarism abroad is a dollar that could fight hunger, homelessness, or climate change, writes Medea Benjamin for openDemocracy.
Amazon fires are a shameful indictment of our lust for excess
Blog / 10th September 2019Christian Aid and other faith-based organisations are calling for global leaders to tackle the poverty and inequality which has fuelled the environmental crisis. By Dr Rowan Williams.