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Fostering a Sense of Fairness
Following the escalation of hostilities from December 2008 - January 2009 the UN and the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority (EQA) requested an environmental assessment of the Gaza strip. UN officials studied environmental damage that was caused or exacerbated by the recent escalation of hostilities. This report demonstrates that the environment also suffers from long and/or intense periods of violence as shown in the damage found in the Gaza strip.
The war-torn situation in Darfur is taking a devastating toll on the environment and, in turn, Sudanese people.
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economic Research evaluates global household wealth distribution, concluding that it is lowest where it is needed most, and this trend is likely to get worse, not better, in the future.
The Sustainability Revolution paints a picture of this largely unrecognized phenomenon from the point of view of five major sectors of society: Community, Commerce Natural Resources, Ecological Design, and Biosphere. The full text is not available online, but this website provides the forward, an overview of the book, and access to relevant interviews.
Most explanations of the financial calamity have been indecipherable to people not fluent in the language of "credit default swaps" and "collateralized debt obligations." The calamity has lacked human faces. No more. This review of the new book Reckless Endangerment, primarily faults Democratic Party policies for the housing crisis.
This article provides a succinct, readable overview of the many economic facets of globalization--trade, multinationals, money, and wealth distribution.
Current environmental challenges call for a more effective system of global governance.
Former corporate attorney turned photographic artist, Chris Jordan explains that he never used to be focused upon making a social statement with his work. He focuses on waste and American consumerism.
Something extraordinary is happening in global development circles. For the first time since the 19th century, progressive activists are embracing trade as positive tool for change. The global NGO Oxfam is the latest progressive interest group to change its tune. It has launched a campaign to end agricultural subsidies in the developed world.
