Eradication of multidimensional poverty and the role of the UN
1.3 bln people are economically, socially, politically or culturally poor. In too many cases, decades of development aid couldn’t stop the rising inequality.
Economy
Municipal elections and credit rating upgrade strengthen Portugal’s governing left
Support for Portugal’s anti-austerity government is growing, along with investor confidence, as the left’s economic policies bear fruit.
My Greek grandmother broke her leg, but the health system needed more help
The story of my grandma shows what can happen to EU citizens if their country cannot pay for its health system.
Is Portugal on the path to solid economic recovery?
Portugal has turned its economy around, slashing the deficit. This should boost investor confidence, but rating agencies won’t take Lisbon off the junk pile.
Corruption is the elephant in the room
Corruption weakens economies, deepens inequality and undermines democracy. And the citizens are always left to foot the bill. It’s time to say enough is enough.
Why we need a universal basic income
Faced with a future of automation and growing inequality, governments are paying considerable attention to the universal basic income, emboldened by trials in Finland, the Netherlands and Africa.
Viktor Orbán turns Hungary into a tax haven
The government has announced an economic package to deal with the country’s acutely low wages or, more likely, to profit multinationals and keep Orbán in power.
Portugal endures budget talks, credit evaluation and Schäuble
After the back and forth with Brussels, a positive credit rating helped Portugal overcome its state of budgetary limbo, yet Lisbon was “verbally downgraded” by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble.
Deutsche: Big bank’s troubles
Germany’s biggest bank hits the headlines after being asked to pay a €14 billion fine to the US Department of Justice. The markets are said to be nervous.
A Case Against Capitalist Variety
Life with a lot of variety has a rotten core. Wanting everything is losing sight of what really matters while feeding a machine.
