Mammon has become my kinsmen’s one and only god. Their sponduliks hold them sway, while their consumerist lust creates a kind of oligophrenia. Who then can challenge the obdurate hierophants of Mammon? I feel such presage in my heart, trepidation even, when I...
The ubiquitous ‘development goals’ chosen by the United Nations – first Millennium (MDGs) in 2000 and now Sustainable (SDGs) – were and are and will be a distraction from the real work of fighting poverty done by social justice activists. This weekend in New York...
This week, heads of state are gathering in New York to sign the UN’s new sustainable development goals (SDGs). The main objective is to eradicate poverty by 2030. Beyoncé, One Direction and Malala are on board. It’s set to be a monumental international celebration....
Most people haven’t heard about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And if you have, there’s probably a rosy halo emanating from the deep recesses of your subconscious. If so, the UN, the World Bank, the Gates Foundation, ONE.org, Save the...
“How could one hope that a council of war would demolish what a council of war had done?” – Émile Zola, from J’accuse! – his open letter to Felix Faure, the President of France, 1898. A lot of people might agree that the United Nations as a concept is a...
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