How VAT Affects Households in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The nationally representative 2020 Household Survey for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was conducted by the National…
Bill Gates calls for a new direction in global climate fight that doesn’t make emissions top goal
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won’t be the…
Is it cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it? Research says yes
Melissa Fisher, who relies on unemployment benefits, says she is barely surviving. “It’s really hard … you’re making…
The 83-year-old president in Ivory Coast seeks a fourth term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Placide Konan has been using his slam poetry shows to speak out against…
Pope Leo: Usury ‘corrupts the human heart’ and enslaves the poor
Pope Leo XIV condemns usury as a grave sin that enslaves the poor and corrupts the human heart,…
Madagascar president dissolves lower house of parliament in midst of apparent coup attempt
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, deepening the…
Winners of 2025 MacArthur ‘genius’ awards and $800,000 prizes are announced
A political scientist who studies what helps people connect across differences. A novelist whose books about Native American…
‘Poverty in Aotearoa is not accidental’: How our systems deliberately keep people poor
In an excerpt from Pakukore: Poverty by Design, Huhana Hickey (Ngāti Tāhinga, Ngāti Ira) argues that policy failure…
Colombia’s president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President…
Leaders of many nations gather at UN to talk about how to fix the world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is…
US military strike disrupts life in Venezuela’s impoverished Caribbean communities
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open…
Mozambique gets World Bank backing for $6 billion electricity project
SIDUAVA, Mozambique (AP) — Hermínio Guambe used to cut hair in a tiny barbershop with no electricity in…