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Debunking The Gates Foundation Narrative Project, Ideas

Sustainable Development Goals – Articles to Spread

April 17, 2015 by James North No Comments

As we counter the story the establishment is telling about the sustainable development process, here are articles that support tell the true story of poverty and development.

Capitalism is Just a Story, Ideas

Quotes Against Capitalism

April 16, 2015 by James North 3 Comments

Many people have had things to say over the years about the capitalist system, here are some of our favourites.

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The Delusion at the Heart of the Sustainable Development Goals

April 11, 2015 by Jason 6 Comments

The main goal of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not just to further reduce extreme poverty, but to eradicate it entirely. This is a welcome move, but it also raises some tough questions. Is poverty eradication actually possible under our current economic system? Or will it require a...

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5 radical ideas needed to alleviate poverty, prevent climate change & end human suffering

April 1, 2015 by Nick Jankel 5 Comments

We are caught in a battle for ideas — the beliefs and values that govern how the entire world works. And the only way to join the battle is to question your own assumptions and make sure that what you believe — about yourself, the world, and the connections between the two — fits what you...

Capitalism is just a story - we live in a false economy

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Capitalism is just a story, and other dangerous thoughts (PART 1)

March 19, 2015 by The Rules 7 Comments

Our system of modern capitalism is just one story; it is not the only one there is. It’s not inherent within us. It isn’t some inevitable expression of predefined Human Nature. It was invented by human beings and so human beings can change it. But in order to get there,...

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2 ways to understand climate denial in America

by Martin Kirk 2 Comments

There 130 million American who don’t believe in human induced climate change. Here are two explanations for climate denial that seem to hold water.

4 reasons to question poverty eradication story

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4 reasons to question the official ‘poverty eradication’ story of 2015

March 16, 2015 by Martin Kirk 2 Comments

The UN is currently coordinating a grand manoeuver of immense complexity. In order to agree to a new generation of global development outcomes called the Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, even a cursory understanding of the data shows it is little more than hype, designed to rally public support behind a...

Inequality 300 richest have as much as 3 billion poorest

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3 ways humans create poverty

March 12, 2015 by The Rules 19 Comments

This is a big year for anyone interested in, or caught in the teeth of, poverty and extreme inequity. It’s the year of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be agreed by heads of state in New York in September. Right now, tens of thousands of people—from NGOs, to...

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The death of international development

March 11, 2015 by Jason Hickel 9 Comments

‘Development’ has failed to deliver. The reason, Jason Hickel argues, is that development organisations have failed to address the structural drivers of poverty