On a normal day, not many stood around and watched this ordinary wall in a football field in Githurai in Nairobi. Things changed on October 1 2014, when a group of activists, artists and local community members decided to give this wall a makeover. Take a look at what...
The landgrabbing facilitated by the World Bank in the global south inspired us to try some landgrabbing of our own here in London. So on the morning of October 10th, a group of actors, poets, academics and activists descended to Milbank Tower, the World Bank HQ in...
Weekly Research Report for October 15, 2014 Why the Framing of Globalization Matters from Joe Brewer Purpose of This Report Last week we looked at the history of the social movements against elites who use globalization processes to rig political and economic systems...
What Causes Inequality and Poverty? Almost every day there is a news story that tells us that economic inequality has reached an all time high. The wealth gap is becoming a chasm. How did we get here? What is it that has made our world so unequal? Today – 16th October...
On October 10, the World Bank met for its Annual General Meeting in Washington DC. We were right outside, not just in DC, but all over the world, condemning and demanding the end of the World Bank’s doing business rankings. As the Bank discussed its future plans, we...
