The country’s inflation rate has rendered Venezuela’s longtime class distinctions increasingly meaningless, as families who were once solidly middle class now spend hours each day searching for food.

"Terrorism grows when there is no other option, and as long as the world economy has at its center the god of money and not the person," the pope told reporters.

Lending forecast at £25bn for 2016 as developing countries struggle to cope with weakening global economy

This conference will cover topics from divestment to energy ethics to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and with a special session on linking locally-rooted struggles to our broader climate movement.

A meeting building towards the Paris climate summit hears Ireland’s president call for a new economic order to address the threats of global warming.

It is possible to build a new and better America beyond the failed systems of the past and present

As billionaire class and financial elites push corporate-friendly pact, new data shows empty promises and 'job-killing' reality of previous agreements

Oxfam warns of widening inequality gap, days ahead of Davos economic summit in Switzerland

The Senate on Friday passed a bill authorizing $577 billion for defense programs. ... This bill comes nowhere close to reflecting the needs and priorities of America’s working families,” said Sanders.

Call it a nightmare that passes for good news. Recently, the New York Times optimistically headlined a front-page piece by reporters Coral Davenport and Steven Erlanger, “U.S. Hopes Boom in Natural Gas Can Curb Putin.” It offered an eerie overview of where the administration of the president who came into office committed to reversing global warming has ended up. If ...

OUAGADOUGOU, 19 septembre 2012 (IRIN) – More than a year after civil unrest broke out in Burkina Faso, observers and analysts say despite some progress, and sustained support for President Blaise Compaoré, tension between his government and the population remains. Stability in Burkina Faso is vital for regional stability, said a Western diplomat, given the recent conflict in Côte d’Ivoire ...