The annual public letter from Bill and Melinda Gates has become a much-celebrated event in the global development calendar. But lost in the excitement around this year’s letter is the fact that it uses 6,000 words to paint a picture that is so selective in its use of...
If we can spread the idea that poverty is created, we can help expose the causes of poverty and #inequality, and create awareness that we need to change the rules of neoliberal #capitalism, not just provide a little bit of palliative care. Here are three articles to...
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This article first appeared in the February 2015 edition of Red Pepper ‘Development’ has failed to deliver. The reason, Jason Hickel argues, is that development organisations have failed to address the structural drivers of poverty February 2015 International...
This story fist appeared on Fast Company. To fix global poverty, you first need to acknowledge where it comes from. Bill and Melinda Gates just released their annual letter, “Our Big Bet for the Future,” with their thoughts on the current state of global...