Although living standards have generally improved globally over the past three decades, stark and persistent inequalities remain—both between countries and within them, particularly between urban and ...

This story is part of the Prospect’s series on how the next president can make progress without new legislation. Read all of our Day One Agenda articles here. It’s often cited that four out of ten ...

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and as part of its 75th anniversary initiative (UN75), United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is hosting the 75 for UN75: 75 ...

Laborers carry sand from a cargo boat on the river bank in Gabtoli, Dhaka. Asian Development Bank/Flickr. (CC 2.0 by-nc-nd) Contemporary global capitalism is characterised by extreme wealth ...

Ever since Ronald Reagan gave his “A Time for Choosing” speech in 1964, conservative politicians have wandered further and further away from engaging the issue of poverty. However, Reagan’s “do a ...

Although living standards have generally improved globally over the past three decades, stark and persistent inequalities remain – both between countries and within them, particularly between urban ...

NEW YORK – Last year, FAO announced that the number of hungry people in the world increased over the last decade. In 2008, the World Bank announced a significant decline in the number of poor people ...

Poverty. How do you define this word? The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1.25 a day. More than 1.4 billion people in our world meet that definition. Even more startling, ...