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23 Jan 2026

Resisting the rule of the rich – and why it matters

The richest 1% own almost half the worlds wealth - whilst 44% of the worlds population live in poverty

29 Jan 2025

5 reasons why we must tax the super-rich

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18 Jan 2024

Bernie Sanders on billionaires and global inequality

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15 Jan 2024

How corporate power fuels global inequality

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27 Jan 2023

Billionaires' wealth could stop the East Africa food crisis every 24 hours

An older man wearing a navy checked shirt and a pale cardigan is holding a basket of produce in a shop whilst looking at the back of a box

19 Jan 2023

Corporate profits are driving the cost-of-living crisis

A large white super yacht in a marina with a helicopter on a landing platform near the top of the yacht. In the foreground is a smaller white boat with the man on board looking at the super yacht.

18 Jan 2023

Why the super-rich pay lower taxes than most people

16 Jan 2023

Taxing the super-rich has collapsed and it needs to change

A hand inside a white surgical glove is holding a vial of the mRNA vaccine.

18 Jan 2022

Why did billionaires get richer during Covid-19