Topic: Corporate power
How Trump weaponised the US budget bill overseas
Blog / 9th July 2025US headlines have been dominated by coverage of the many ways President Trump’s budget bill will gut healthcare programs and deepen economic inequality in the United States if it is passed into law.
Pope Francis: A humble advocate for sharing the world’s resources
Blog / 23rd April 2025STWR were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Pope Francis, one of the most vocal and humble advocates for sharing the world’s resources.
Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it
Article / 18th February 2025Measures to address world hunger must start with its known causes and proven policies, not just 'moonshot' technological innovations, writes Jennifer Clapp.
Who should pay for climate loss and damage?
Blog / 22nd November 2024Who should pay for climate loss and damage? The big oil and gas industry who are most responsible for the crisis—it’s fundamentally an issue of climate justice, says Abdoulaye Diallo for IPS news.
'Unacceptable,' advocates say as COP16 ends without biodiversity fund deal
News / 4th November 2024Officials at the international biodiversity conference were forced to suspend talks without reaching an agreement on a key issue of the summit—a detailed finance plan for a dedicated biodiversity fund.
More than £494bn subsidies a year in developing world harmful to climate
Report / 3rd October 2024More than $650bn (£494bn) a year in public subsidies goes to fossil fuel companies, intensive agriculture and other harmful industries in the developing world, new data has shown.
World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95 per cent of humanity
Report / 27th September 2024Over a third of world’s biggest 50 corporations - worth $13.3 trillion - now run by a billionaire or has billionaire as a principal shareholder, according to new analysis.
Why we need an OPEC for critical mineral producing nations
Blog / 23rd August 2024The most important UN panel you’ve never heard of will agree on a set of principles that could make or break the low carbon transition this week, writes Ketakandriana Rafitoson and Nick Dearden.
Oxfam accuses rich corporations of ‘grabbing’ water from Global South
Report / 22nd March 2024In a new report, Oxfam accuses major global corporations of 'grabbing' vital water resources at the expense of local populations, particularly in the Global South.
The Poor People’s Campaign sets out to conquer poverty and militarism
Blog / 12th March 2024Just a portion of what taxpayers in each state send to the Pentagon and its weapons companies could end poverty in their states, writes Paul Shannon.