Topic: Inequality
Do we care about urban poverty?
Article / 1st April 2010While the United Nations recently claimed victory for the Millennium Development Goal on slums, the global population of slum-dwellers continues to grow. It is time for governments and civil society to give the problem of urban poverty the attention it deserves.
The global health debate
Article / 18th September 2009While the healthcare debate rages in the US, a broader discussion has been renewed on the international stage that envisions the universal goal of "health for all". The time is ripe for a global civil society movement to turn this vision into an international priority.
The Earth Belongs to Everyone
Article / 9th February 2009Sharing the land and resources of the world more equally is the basis for the ‘Next World Economy’ founded upon comprehensive tax reform and Earth Rights Democracy, says a new book by Alanna Hartzok. Review by Alexia Eastwood.
America: The choice ahead
Article / 17th December 2008As the world economy continues to deteriorate, the American public must influence a momentous turnaround in global priorities and light the way for other countries in how to live a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle, writes Mohammed Sofiane Mesbahi.
Sharing to secure human rights
Article / 4th November 2008The following talk was given at a seminar hosted by World Goodwill on the theme "Human Rights, Spiritual Responsibilities - A Crisis for Democracy?", held in London on the 1st November 2008.
A new alliance for the global justive movement: Democracy in action
Article / 4th November 2008The economic freedom promised through the liberalisation of market forces has, in reality, resulted in a freedom for the very few and a contradiction of the promise that increased wealth will be shared. Hence the calls are ringing out for a new alliance of the global justice movement, says Adam Parsons.
Share The World's Resources talk at the World Goodwill seminar, London, Nov 2008
News / 1st November 2008STWR was invited to present a talk at a seminar held by World Goodwill in London on November 1st 2008, an event in support of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Africa: key facts and resources
Article / 19th May 2008A collection of facts and further resources about economic development in Africa, including organisations, reports and articles.
Land, water and energy: an overview
Article / 19th May 2008The three essential resources of land, energy and water are connected by the same crisis of inequality driven by increasing privatization and corporate control. While universal provision remains an eminently practical goal, it requires a shift in global priorities and wide-scale redistribution through a system of international sharing monitored by an effective and representative United Nations.
Land: key facts and resources
Article / 19th May 2008A collection of facts, organisations, reports and further resources about the land crisis from a global perspective.