Tag: poverty
Extreme poverty cut in half? Only in the minds of the...
The median wealth of the world's adults is $2,222, down from $3,248 at the end of 2007.
Yes, half of Americans are in or near poverty: Here’s more...
Too many Americans have been cheated out of opportunities to share in our nation's prosperity.
Signs of America’s demise, and one way to survive
Finding a compromise between capitalism and socialism.
Hawaii could be the first state to implement universal basic income
“The economy remains stable, everyone benefits, and no one is left behind.”
The hunger president
As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.
The revolution in work calls for an evolution in living
This is not an unattainable utopian vision. It is the realistic picture of a world in which humanity responds creatively and pragmatically to the changes that technology presents us with.
How Americans became poor
If we want to create a vibrant middle class, we have to abandon slogans and simplistic solutions and understand the bigger picture.
The plant-based solution to hunger
Poverty, malnutrition, and hunger are a result of politics, not scarcity.
The Obama legacy: Place-based poverty
Keeping successful programs for people in poverty is the only way to secure their survival during the Trump era.
Hunger and Food Waste in a World of Plenty
It is time to design an economic system that allows for the required sharing of food, water, land and other natural resources, as well as knowledge and skills.
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‘A clown show:’ RFK Jr. fires CDC panel & stacks it with anti-vaxxers, cuts...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew U.S. funding for the world’s preeminent international vaccine organization.
Global elite gain $33.9 trillion as poverty fight collapses, Oxfam warns ahead of global...
A decade after world leaders pledged to end inequality and poverty, the richest 1 percent have captured explosive wealth while development goals fall dangerously off track.
Is Trump co-governing with the billionaire class?
While politicians regularly partner with business, when should they collaborate with grassroots movements?
NATO’s 5% pledge: An obscene betrayal of global needs
It represents a major step backwards—away from addressing the urgent needs of people and the planet, and toward an arms race that will impoverish societies while enriching weapons contractors.
Recycling food waste could slash methane emissions and reshape the global agrifood system
New research shows that composting, anaerobic digestion, and refeeding food waste can significantly cut greenhouse gases and spare vital resources across the U.S., China, and the EU.