Poverty
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Millions of destitute Britons rely on charity handouts, yet ministers feel no shame
A decade ago, the emergence of mass food banks in the UK could genuinely be described as shocking. Frances Ryan…
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Calls for an investigation after police raid on Brazil favela left 25 people dead
Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio…
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In a single day, millions of people could be saved from famine.
Some 34 million people around the world are a step away from famine, but just one day of global military…
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The former homeless woman who found a sanctuary and art during COVID
Fast forward a year and on Sunday she is holding an art exhibition – From Adversity to Creativity – hosted by the…
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If Australia was more democratic, would its economic policies be better?
It comes from the ancient Greek word “ostraka,” which referred to shards of broken pottery or stone. Gareth Hutchens ABC…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray War: A Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate
Conditions for civilians are dire, with famine a growing danger. ICG Outside powers should urge Addis Ababa to let more…
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New Zealand raises minimum wage and increases taxes on the rich
New Zealand is raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour and increasing the top tax rate for the country’s…
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Latin America: inequality and political instability have lessons for the rest of the world
He was talking primarily about America, where the income share of the top 1% almost doubled between 1980 and 2015.…
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Decades of progress on extreme poverty now in reverse due to Covid
Two decades of progress in the reduction of extreme poverty, the elimination of which is one of the sustainable development…
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The future of homelessness: ‘Dublin has become a city of lost souls’
A midweek night. A European capital city. Kitty Holland The Irish Times It should be a hive of people on…
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Malawi sex workers protest at ‘targeted police brutality’ after Covid-19 curfew
Dozens of sex workers took to the streets of Malawi’s capital Lilongwe on Thursday to protest against what they described…
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Hundreds of homeless people pushed back on to streets of London during first lockdown ‘due to lack of support’
Hundreds of homeless people housed during the first Covid-19 wave were pushed back on to the street because of a…
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How to Avoid Another Monster Like Trump
Where Trump brought death and American carnage, Democrats now need to deliver real economic relief. Miles Kampf- Lassin InTheseTimes At…
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Policeman buys family food instead of arresting them for shoplifting
Matt Lima was called to a food store in Somerset, Massachusetts, last month, a police statement said. BBC Two women…
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Rwanda Should Stop Locking Up the Poor
The African Court on Human and People’s Rights has held that states’ laws enabling the detention of people who, often…
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No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society
Onlookers shrugged them off: “Sorry, no cash on me!” Authors The Conversation To the rescue, a charity volunteer waved a…
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