Essay: Deep-seated inequality is fuelling an escalation of violence across Latin America
ANDREW NICKSON, of the University of Birmingham looks at the causes for the rising violence in an article first published on The Conversation… For most of the 20th century, Latin America was portrayed as one of the world’s most peaceful regions. Coups and repressive military regimes had long been commonplace but widespread civil disorder and […]
Suffering
Suffering is an inescapable, if not essential, part of life. PICTURE: Road Trip with Raj/Unsplash Until we confront that truth, and make peace with it – we can’t live. In the Western world, we’re not set up to make peace with suffering, but to avoid it. Our wealth and prosperity, pop psychology, helicopter parenting, even […]
This Life: Spiritual poverty is the real problem
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on how it’s possible to be materially wealthy yet spiritually poor…
Your money or your life: Can nations prosper by putting well-being before GDP in 2020?
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation With protests from Chile to Hong Kong last year over widening inequality, violence against women, and climate change, more policymakers and campaigners started to openly debate potential shifts away from an economic model that relies on growth. New Zealand became the first nation to introduce a Wellbeing Budget that requires all […]
Wealth alone won’t save countries from climate change
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Wealth alone will not shield economies from the impact of climate change, researchers said on Wednesday, urging governments to build flood defences and early warning systems to stem financial losses. Climate research has shown that poor people in tropical countries are most vulnerable to economic loss caused by global warming. Splinters […]
Nigeria, Singapore and India fuel wealth gap – Oxfam
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Nigeria, Singapore and India are among countries fuelling the gap between the super-rich and poor, aid agency Oxfam said on Tuesday as it launched an index spotlighting those nations doing least to bridge the divide. South Korea, Georgia and Indonesia were among countries praised for trying to reduce inequality, through policies on […]
WEALTH: FORGET DAVOS, DANDORA HOLDS THE KEY TO INEQUALITY SAY ACTIVISTS
As world leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, this week, NITA BHALLA, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on an alternative gathering taking place in a Kenyan slum…
A new billionaire every two days in 2017, says Oxfam study
A new billionaire was created around the globe every two days in 2017, taking the total number to more than 2,000, according to a new report from Oxfam. Released ahead of the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the briefing paper – Reward Work, Not Wealth – also found that the wealth of the […]
HARD-HEARTED?
I’ve noticed something happening to me. Something happening so slowly it would be easy to overlook. Something so disturbing it chills me to the bone. Walk on by? PICTURE: Davidson Luna/Unsplash Here it is: The more affluent I am, the less compassionate I become. The more money I have saved, the more I look down […]