Half of the world’s population owns just 2% of global wealth, UN report finds
Rising inequality is reinforced by the global financial system, which privileges the wealthier countries and compels the poorer nations to transfer a substantial part of their national income to them.
Cost-of-living crisis persists for US workers as Trump boasts of an A+++++ economy
As the White House touts progress and lower prices, data and personal experiences reveal continued inflation, soaring rent, deeper debt, and financial hardship.
Causes and consequences of Sri Lanka’s “most challenging” natural disaster
Cyclone Ditwah has caused devastating consequences for the island nation and brought to the fore new challenges to the debt-burdened country
A diez años del Ni Una Menos: feminismo, resistencia y futuro
El feminismo se enfrenta no sólo a sus luchas históricas, sino también a una ofensiva conservadora global y al rearme de un neoliberalismo financiero extremo.
Ten years after Ni Una Menos: feminism, resistance, and the future
Feminism faces not only its historic struggles, but also a global conservative offensive and the rearmament of an extreme financial neoliberalism.
France must compensate Haiti: 200 years of illegitimate debt that plunged the country into crisis
Social organizations and political leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean demand historical justice for Haiti amid an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Dilemmas of Humanity Conference discusses new framework for development in the Global South
Dozens of economists, intellectuals, and movement leaders have converged in São Paulo for the IV International Dilemmas of Humanity conference.
BlackRock is a “modern day Dutch East India Company” say activists
US-based organizations gather in front of the BlackRock headquarters in New York City to demand the asset holder cancel USD 220 million of Zambia’s debt
Activists demand Blackrock cancel Zambia’s debt
70% of Zambia’s debt is held by Western institutions, and 220 million is held by investment giant BlackRock.
US-based organizations demand BlackRock cancel it’s share of Zambia’s debt
Western institutions own 70% of Zambia’s debt. It’s time for the largest private owner of such debt to cancel it entirely, say activists
Tax haven investment fund charges Cuba for alleged debt from 1980s
Understand the legal dispute involving a vulture fund and the Cuban National Bank that may impact international law and economics
What did COP27 achieve?
The 27th UN climate change conference ended in Egypt on November 20 with a major outcome – a Loss and Damage fund. However, the cover text does not contain any new commitments on emission cuts or the comprehensive phase down of all fossil fuels






