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A Centrepoint study exposes the way high housing costs, low security and frozen wages have hit young people over the past 50 years The number of young people pushed into …
‘It’s getting harder to be young’: Five generations of homelessness Read More
“We know that McDonald’s is the head of the snake.” McDonald’s workers went on strike on Thursday in 13 cities for a $15 hourly pay and union rights for all …
Striking McDonald’s workers: You have to ‘build your strength in numbers’ Read More
At BP’s AGM today, investors voted on two motions on the ballot to encourage the company to align its business model with the Paris Agreement. Over 99% of shares were …
Investors cast votes for Paris-aligned BP Read More
This elections year, it is hard to imagine that European citizens will be satisfied with shallow political promises: they are furiously standing up against business as usual. All over Europe, …
The power of democracy against the power of finance Read More
The joint HuffPost UK-BBC Radio 5 Live poll found 30% of people in their 20s have no savings at all. The majority of young people in their 20s say money …
Half Of 20-Somethings Say Money Pressures Impact Their Mental Health Read More
Finance Minister: “GDP remains an important measure of activity in the economy, but it doesn’t tell us about the quality of that activity” Budget on 30 May is based on a …
Beyond GDP: New Zealand Finance Minister explains shift to budget based on wellbeing indicators Read More
Pope Francis has invited young economists and entrepreneurs around the world to help create a ‘new and courageous culture’ that finds new ways to do business, promote human dignity and …
Pope invites young people to pledge to build a new economy Read More
On the day of its AGM, a group of investors are calling on Italian bank, UniCredit, to start taking climate change seriously. In an action coordinated by responsible investment charity, …
Investors give Italian bank a wake-up call on climate change Read More
It’s hard to tell a story about people smuggling through the lens of humour, but if anyone can do it, it’s Toby Jones and his writing sidekick Tim Crouch Click …
Toby Jones, Bognor Regis and the coach class comedy prodding British tensions Read More
Heat waves are covering wider areas, and people are suffering the consequences. With 2°C of warming, most summers will look like 2018, scientists say. Click here to read full story
Extreme Hemispheric Heat Waves Like 2018’s Growing More Common with Climate Change, Study Says Read More