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An update to The Rules’ 2013 global inequality video

June 18, 2017 by The Rules 8 Comments

When we were researching the data behind the global inequality video, we were shocked by how extreme the figures were....

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Aid in reverse: how poor countries develop rich countries

January 18, 2017 by Jason 1 Comment

The story holds that the rich nations of the OECD give generously of their wealth to the poorer nations of the global south, to help them eradicate poverty and push them up the development ladder. This story is so widely propagated by the aid industry and the governments of the...

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‘Good news’ claiming ‘falling global poverty’ isn’t news at all

September 27, 2016 by The Rules No Comments

Media reporting that heralds the success of global poverty reduction strategies making claims such as "the number of people living in extreme poverty ($1.90 per person per day) has tumbled by half in two decades" is still very much routine. However, articles like Nicholas Kristof's recent piece in the New...

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The great lie of living on a dead planet

June 22, 2016 by Joe Brewer 9 Comments

The biggest lies hide right out in the open. They are so pervasive that we simply do not have eyes to see them. Our brains are hardwired for novelty and difference — so we filter out common things like the nose that is always in our line of sight. No one has...

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With a little help from Bill Gates, the World Bank creates a new aid conditionality

April 27, 2016 by Guest 1 Comment

With $43.5 billion in assets, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is a major player in the field of international aid. Seated next to the World Bank President, Bill Gates, the former CEO of Microsoft, outlined three game-changers to ensure development. First, donors need to be constant in their...

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How You Are Already Seeding Transformation

April 24, 2016 by Joe Brewer 6 Comments

The world is changing quickly and there is great need for people everywhere to visualize how it is happening. If we can see our place in the process, we can consciously and intentionally help it happen faster.

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The Mental Disease of Late-Stage Capitalism

by Joe Brewer 9 Comments

The mental disease of late-stage capitalism is shame, the devastating feeling that we failed ourselves in the Land of Opportunity.

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The Global Architecture of Wealth Extraction

April 22, 2016 by Joe Brewer No Comments

Wealth inequality has reached truly epic proportions — with 62 individuals amassing the same aggregate wealth as 3.7 billion. Most of us intuitively sense that this outcome was rigged by design by a global elite.

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How the west destroyed the global south’s best shot at development

April 18, 2016 by Jason No Comments

When it comes to international affairs, western politicians love to celebrate their devotion to development. In her flagship speech on development as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton offered stories about US aid transforming the lives of poor people in Indonesia, Nicaragua and South Africa. France’s minister of foreign affairs recently...