Africa’s Advocates Say Fossil Fuel Subsidies Must Go

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jun 5, 2015 With more than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lacking access to electricity, the continent is being urged to take a leading role in crucial climate negotiations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

If Privatizing Education Aggravates Inequality, Why Does the World Bank Support It?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 23, 2015 Fifteen years after the international community committed itself to bringing primary education to every boy and girl, 58 million children still lack access to schools, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

World Bank Breaks Its Own Rules for Protecting Indigenous People

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 Documents seen by The Guardian show that the World Bank has repeatedly violated its own policies aimed at protecting the rights of indigenous people over the past decade by funding projects that pushed nearly 3.4 million slum dwellers, farmers and villagers from their land or dispossessed them of their livelihoods. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The World We are Shaping Is Feeling the Strain

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jan 16, 2015 The world risks being destabilised by human activity, scientists report, most of it the work of a wealthy minority of us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Climate Change Victims

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Nov 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Want to Build a Smartphone App but Don’t Know Code? Microsoft Makes an App for That

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 7, 2013 Microsoft has been paying developers to build apps for its beleaguered Windows Phone operating system. Now the company has a better idea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seven Billion Reasons

By Suzanne Petroni Oct 27, 2011 These are daunting numbers, almost as unfathomable as that looming 7 billion figure. But there's no need to turn away because the scope of the problem is simply too large to comprehend.Chances are, you'll hear or read soon that the world's population is about to hit 7 billion. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Infants More Likely to Survive in 40 Countries Other Than U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 The World Health Organization reported that babies born in the U.S. are more likely to die in their first month of life than are babies born in 40 other countries, including South Korea, Cuba, Malaysia, Lithuania, Poland and Israel. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

World Bank President Sounds a Warning

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 With rising food prices and soaring unemployment wreaking havoc across the developing world, World Bank President Robert Zoellick has some dreary news, declaring that the world is "one shock away from a full-blown crisis." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazil Judge Blocks Amazon Dam

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2011 Plans to build a giant hydroelectric dam in the Amazon have been suspended by a Brazilian judge after the project sparked local and worldwide concern over its impact on the environment and the indigenous population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

$100 Billion More for Climate Change?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2010 Like a chubby kid doing a chin-up, a group of finance ministers and heads of state has declared that it is “challenging but feasible” to generate $100 billion a year by 2020 to fund a program allowing developing countries to adapt to the effects of climate change and reduce domestic emissions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Checking Up on the Millennium Development Goals

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2010 Anyone remember the Millennium Development Goals that nations made at the beginning of this millennium? Well, it turns out some people do, and they are meeting Monday to evaluate the efficacy of efforts to reduce poverty, disease, intolerance and inequality. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )