Colombian protests show cracks in disastrous economic model
Colombia bore witness to a remarkable uprising
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Taxing extreme wealth for fairer, greener societies
The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.
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Israel’s illegal settlements destroy Palestinian homes, lives and rights
Not only is this illegal, systematically violating the rights of the Palestinian people causes devastating harm.
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Global Green New Deal: 10 interventions to transform our world
The world is in crisis. Only a just transition to societies rooted in equality and harmony with our planet – through a Global Green New Deal – can ensure dignified lives for all.
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Communities mark anniversary of killings of protestors in struggle against Conga mining project in Peru
Cajamarca are fighting off the second largest gold mining project in South America
Mango joins Bangladesh safety agreement – Gap and Asda refusing to sign
Manga was sourcing from the Rana Plaza building where over 1,000 people were killed
Shack dwellers fighting for ‘Marikana' land in Cape Town
The homes of hundreds of shack dwellers have been repeatedly destroyed
Women’s Day: Not only a day but years of resistance
War on Want today marks International Women’s Day by celebrating generations of women who secured vital rights, as well as supporting their successors battling against oppression and violence in the 21st century. War on Want continues to back women-led organisations and women human rights defenders who believe women are entitled to determine their own destinies and humanity’s future.
Mali, Algeria, Libya and the new front line in ‘energy diplomacy’
The reality of the never-ending War on Terror is that it is integrally bound up with an imperialistic drive for resources
Campaigners call on Sainsbury’s to ban trade with Israeli agricultural companies
Israeli agricultural companies are part and parcel of this system of control over the Palestinian occupied territories
Campaigners call on Sainsbury's to ban trade with Israeli agricultural companies
The Palestinian West Bank is controlled by Israel through a complex web of illegal settlements
Farming injustice: end all trade with Israeli agricultural companies
Israeli agricultural export companies are at the heart of Israel's system of domination over the Palestinian people.
"Distribution of food vouchers does not mean that Adidas' hands are clean”
A message from the Kizone workers
War on Want statement on Israel’s assault on Gaza
The root cause of the crisis in Gaza is Israel's illegal occupation
Could we be about to see a ‘miner spring'?
The Marikana strike, and the violent repression of the miners, has sent shockwaves