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20 Feb 2014 3 minute read

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Feeding the world, one tidy profit at a time

Jack Dutton doubts that the corporate sponsors of a recent conference on world hunger have the public’s best...

27 Jan 2014 4 minute read

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Global inequality is about power, not just wealth

Corporate influence over policy-making damages human rights. Nick Buxton considers the impact of Davos.

1 Dec 2013 3 minute read

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Why success should be measured in chocolate-chip muffins

Chris Coltrane reflects on food banks, GDP and austerity.

1 Dec 2013 3 minute read

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The dirt on Olli Rehn

Introducing the EU's austerity czar, a Finnish Eurocrat and self-styled archangel of fiscal sobriety.

1 Dec 2013 3 minute read

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Country Profile: Central African Republic

The UN says it is at risk of descending into complete chaos. Ruby Diamonde provides an overview of a country...

28 Nov 2013 3 minute read

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Forget Flowers: it’s time to save our bank

The Co-op Bank has a proud past; as bondholders prepare to vote on a rescue package, Ryan Brightwell looks at...

22 Nov 2013 4 minute read

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Quick, get on eBay - nature's for sale!

Hannah Griffiths invites bids as the World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh plans to sell off the...

13 Nov 2013 3 minute read

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New bite-sized videos give the no-nonsense lowdown on climate change

Richard Roaf and Danny Chivers deliver the science while cutting through the jargon...

1 Nov 2013 2 minute read

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Tax haven stand-off

As representatives from Britain's Overseas Territories gather for a summit in London, campaigners are calling on these tax...

30 Oct 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: Green solutions

In this month's Climate Radio, Phil England and guests discuss the IPCC report, divestment and the global...

29 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Victory for education in the Caribbean

Campaigners are celebrating a tax justice win in the Dominican Republic, says Sophie Richmond.

PODCAST: The David and Goliath story of tax collection

25 Oct 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: The David and Goliath story of tax collection

In October's Taxcast, Naomi Fowler finds out that Swiss villagers are
sending profits from a mining...

24 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Why the problem of Bangladesh isn't solved yet

The people who make our clothes are economic prisoners, says Anna McMullen of Labour Behind the Label....

21 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Stop the foreclosures: Main Street takes on Wall Street

Samir Jeraj talks to a Californian mayor who is helping her constituents stay in their homes.

15 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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Occupy, two years on

Jamie Kelsey-Fry reflects on the movement that has united people around the world.

14 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Violence against protesters in Sudan leaves hundreds dead

Nahla Mahmoud despairs at the Sudanese government’s failure to take the current unrest seriously.

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