TED curator Chris Anderson referenced the Gates talk in an e-mail to colleagues in early April, which was also sent to Hanauer, suggesting that he didn’t want to release Hanauer’s talk at the same time as the one on contraception. Hanauer’s talk “probably ranks as one of the most politically controversial talks we’ve ever run, [...]

Documents Show How White House and Democrats Worked to Protect the Banks Against Protests by DAVE LINDORFF A new trove of heavily redacted documents provided by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) on behalf of [...]

A U.S. House panel voted to cut spending on food stamps, health insurance and other aid for the poor to avoid planned cuts in defense spending. The House Budget Committee voted 21-9 yesterday for legislation that would reduce government spending by more than $300 billion over the next decade. via House Panel Reduces Aid for [...]

Advice for Jim Yong Kim, OECD gives its views on EU aid, and how Somalis in refugee camps could help Kenya’s development Last week, the World Bank appointed Jim Yong Kim as its new president. Kim was not a favourite for the post among Global development readers, trailing third behind first choice José Antonio Ocampo [...]

Say No! to the NATO/G8 Wars and Poverty Agenda A Conference to Challenge the Wars of the 1% Against the 99% Abroad and at Home. Say No! to the NATO/G8 Wars and Poverty Agenda A Conference to Challenge the Wars of the 1% Against the 99% Abroad and at Home. A Conference to Challenge the [...]

Over the past few weeks, a number of pernicious myths have popped up regarding the Pentagon’s budget. Here I want to dispel these myths with an exhaustive, and exhausting, look at the details. The charts below, compiled with my colleague Charles Zakaib, should help. The President’s Budget officially requests $613.9 billion for the Pentagon FY [...]

Eurozone finance ministers have finally approved the terms of a second rescue package for Greece worth €130bn (£108bn), which should avert the risk of a Greek default next month. The deal was hammered out in Brussels during more than 12 hours of negotiations that began on Monday afternoon, and ran through the night. Under the [...]

15 February 2012 – Two independent United Nations human rights experts today issued a joint call on Hungary to revise recent laws that criminalize homelessness and potentially imprison those living on the streets. “People who have no choice but to live on the street are now in danger of criminal sanctions,” said Magdalena Sepúlveda, the [...]

Resources for Your Week of Action The President’s Day congressional recess is a great chance to meet with your members of Congress in your own area and influence public policy. In preparation for this opportunity, FCNL is organizing a week of action to push members of Congress to make one trillion dollars in cuts to [...]

The leaders of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation on Friday issued a warning about the economic and social risks of austerity programmes in a “call to action” designed to boost growth and fight protectionism. Expressing concern about the weakness of economic activity and rising unemployment, the IMF’s Christine [...]