Global Inequality
Britain: Alistair Darling and the implosion of the Labour government
The party’s over
By Chris Marsden, September 6, 2008
The August 30 Guardian interview with Britain’s Chancellor Alistair Darling was extraordinary in many respects. In the first place there can be few occasions that so dramatically reveal the sens...
World Bank: Two and a half billion people live on less than $2 a day
By David Walsh, September 2, 2008
The World Bank reported Tuesday that in 2005 an estimated 1.4 billion people in the so-called ‘developing world,’ one-fourth of its population, lived on less than $1.25 a day, the new offi...
Global food price rises exacerbate famine in Ethiopia and Somalia
By Barry Mason, July 3, 2008
It is not unusual for Ethiopia and Somalia to be hit by drought and food shortages, but this year the rise in food costs makes an already disastrous situation worse.
The world food crisis and the capitalist market
Part Three
By Alex Lantier, June 10, 2008
This is the third and concluding part of a series of articles on the world food crisis. Part one was posted June 7. Part two appeared on June 9.
United Nations conference offers derisory level of aid for millions hit by food prices
By Paul Mitchell, June 9, 2008
The summit on soaring food prices, convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome last week, was dominated by fears of social unrest brought about by the rising price o...
The world food crisis and the capitalist market
Part Two
By Alex Lantier, June 9, 2008
This is the second part of a three-part series of articles on the world food crisis. Part one was posted June 7. The third and concluding part will be posted June 10.
The world food crisis and the capitalist market
Part One
By Alex Lantier, June 7, 2008
This is the first part of a three-part series of articles on the world food crisis. Part two will be posted June 9.
Global survey reveals growing anger over social inequality
By Bill Van Auken, May 20, 2008
The unprecedented accumulation of wealth by a narrow financial elite under conditions of declining real incomes for the vast majority of the world’s population is creating mounting discontent an...
Financial speculators reap profits from global hunger
By Stefan Steinberg, April 24, 2008
A series of reports in the international media have drawn attention to the role of professional speculators and hedge funds in driving up the price of basic commodities—in particular, foodstuffs...
Amid mounting food crisis, governments fear revolution of the hungry
By Bill Van Auken, April 15, 2008
Last week’s meetings in Washington of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Group of Seven were convened in the shadow of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression ...
UNICEF report: Infant mortality rates still high
By Barry Mason, January 31, 2008
Nearly 10 million children under five died worldwide in 2006, according to a new report. That is a daily rate of 26,000 deaths.
Severe food shortages, price spikes threaten world population
By Naomi Spencer, December 22, 2007
Worldwide food prices have risen sharply and supplies have dropped this year, according to the latest food outlook of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The agency warned December 1...
