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General, It's The World Vs. The Bank

Why buying lottery tickets won’t make us rich

August 20, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
Poverty and inequality are creations of an unjust economy. Here, the rules are rigged to favour those who are already wealthy.
Commons, It's The World Vs. The Bank

The hidden hands behind East-West tug of war in Ukraine

August 8, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
News from Brussels on July 28 and from Washington on July 29 that both the EU and US are stepping up sanctions on Russia have been met with a general “it’s about time” from the world.
Commons, It's The World Vs. The Bank

World Bank Turns Its Back on Rights Protections for the Poor

July 31, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
Civil society organisations around the world are decrying a leaked draft of the World Bank’s proposed new policies to avoid harmful impacts from the development projects that it finances.
Commons, It's The World Vs. The Bank

The World Bank and the IMF Open up Ukraine to Western Interests

July 28, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
A new report from the Oakland Institute, Walking on the West Side: the World Bank and the IMF in the Ukraine Conflict, exposes how the international financial institutions swooped in on the heels of the political upheaval and are vying to deregulate and throw open Ukraine’s vast agricultural sector to...
Kenya Unga Tax

‘No Unga Tax’ victory shows power of local social movements, new ‘missed call’ petition platform

July 17, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
Kenyan activists put up over 100,000 posters across Nairobi displaying the phone number of a free call to sign a petition against adding taxes on basic commodities.
Commons, Ideas, It's The World Vs. The Bank

The new shock doctrine: ‘Doing Business’ with the World Bank

May 2, 2014 by Jason 1 Comment
A yearly World Bank report encourages countries to undertake extreme deregulation.
It's The World Vs. The Bank

The Majority Report on The World Bank

April 30, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
Are you angry about this? You should be.
Artivism Lab
Artivism Lab, Ideas

Kenya: Artivists versus the state

April 29, 2014 by Alnoor No Comments
The role of a new type of activist – the ‘artivist’ – is becoming increasingly important in Kenya and beyond.
Commons, REDD, Themes

California air resources board say no to REDD

April 1, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
Please cancel the Rice Cultivation Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and all existing and proposed Compliance Offset Protocols under the Cap-and-Trade Regulation.
Artivism Lab

Staceyann Chin at the ARTivism Lab in Nairobi

January 29, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
Staceyann Chin is a fulltime mother, writer, performer, and activist. She identifies as Caribbean and Black, Asian and lesbian, woman and resident of New York City.
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