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Demonstrators at the Make Them Pay march with Big Ben, London in the background. There are flags and banners with slogans of "Tax the super rich", "Tax the rich", and "Make polluters pay".

21 Jan 2025

Who wants to be a trillionaire?
Graphic with a pale beige background that depicts 5 men in red silhouette stood around or sat on a large roll of 100 dollar bills. In the background is a black and white graphic of two women, a baby and a young man stood next to a small pile of coins

20 Jan 2025

The new trillionaire class is nearly here
Muhawe Myriam Charmante is smiling and looking at the camera while collecting firewood at the collective gathering site in Sake, DRC

18 Nov 2024

Why UN peacekeeping often falls short and how it can do better
Atsede Bere is sat cradling her young child and smiling at Nurse Bethlehem Feleke who is sat on the opposite side of a desk. The clinic is bright green with posters on the wall and there are promotional healthcare leaflets on the desk.

9 Nov 2024

Why the World Bank must tackle the hidden cost of illness
Hanna is standing with a walking stick outside her home that has been damaged by shelling. It is winter and they are all wearing big coats and hats. Hanna is talking to Anika who is visiting to see the newly installed windows.

19 Sep 2024

How a few powerful nations hijacked global peace
Hundreds people in a street at a protest in Kenya. Some people are throwing objects, some are running and there is smoke rising from the ground.

30 Aug 2024

Youth-led protests in Kenya show strength in unity
Women stood beside a colourful bus holding up baskets of mangos to sell to the passengers.

27 Mar 2024

Four ways to boost investment in women-led small businesses
Women farmworkers tending a field in a village in Deir Ez-Zor, Syria

27 Mar 2024

The women left behind in Syria fighting the patriarchal gap
A large comical puppet of super-rich man in a grey suit sitting on a throne being held aloft by demonstrators at the Make Them Pay march.

31 Jan 2024

Closer to a trillionaire than ending poverty
Senator Bernie Sanders wearing a dark suit with a light blue and white striped shirt. He has white hair, wears glasses and is smiling. The background shows some dark red buildings, white buildings with green roofs, trees and there are clouds in the sky.

18 Jan 2024

Bernie Sanders on billionaires and global inequality
Mariam is smiling, wearing a red tunic and head covering with a pattern of white and blue flowers standing in front cooking firepits outside of sandy walls and buildings

17 Jan 2024

The $100 trillion gender wealth gap
Two male hands in a handshake pose with a background of dollar bills floating down.

15 Jan 2024

How corporate power fuels global inequality