Oxfam said that the wealth of the poorest 50% dropped by 41% between 2010 and 2015, despite an increase in the global population of 400m. In the same period, the wealth of the richest 62 people increased by $500bn (£350bn) to $1.76tn. Mark Goldring, the Oxfam GB chief executive, said: “It is simply unacceptable that […]
World Population
What some little toddlers can teach the world is amazing
The sharing experiment wants to draw attention to the fact that we live in a world with the capacity to feed twice its current population, but too many children still die from causes related to acute malnutrition each year. 2014 was the warmest year since we are recording temperatures. We are still more in love […]
This is a preview of how our world will maybe look like soon…
I hope we will never say the phrases “we did not gasp what could happen” or maybe something like “everybody was just part of the system without realizing the consequences of our actions” If we do not watch out maybe our world might look like this in the near future: Video by Danny Cooke Chernobyl – the perfect […]
America’s growing wealth gap explained by a comedian
We are increasingly playing two different games – let’s play America ball! John Oliver explains it at around 12:00….
The world as 100 people
For a daily dose of perspective…..I found this nice chart here.
James Turk: We’re Living Within A Money Bubble of Epic Proportion
James Turk believes the time we live in now will be studied by future historians for generations to come. Just as we today marvel at the collective madness that resulted in the South Sea and Dutch tulip manias, our age will be known as the era when society lost sight of what money really is. […]
Oxfam Reports: Just 85 People Who Are As Wealthy As Half The WORLD
From the report: “This massive concentration of economic resources in the hands of fewer people presents a significant threat to inclusive political and economic systems. Instead of moving forward together, people are increasingly separated by economic and political power, inevitably heightening social tensions and increasing the risk of societal breakdown.” And then keep in mind […]
Food – what you should really know about it
I have done extensive research last weekend about food. I urgently recommend that you watch three documentaries and do some of your own research online. 1. The first one to watch is Food Inc. It shows clearly the forces and wrong doing of our modern food society. The forces behind our modern food industry – the […]
Interview: Paxman vs Brand
Russel Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio host, and author. This interview is funny and inspiring. Russel says: “People in the first time of a generation are aware of a massive corporate and economic exploitation.” See the interview for more statements. More Russel Brand below. My favorite quote from the video: “The only reality that […]
The United States of Inequality
When I watched this I was totally stunned. I did no think it is that worse and I wonder how it is in Europe. The top 1% in the USA own 40% of the total wealth.