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1964 MLK Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa

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REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: I want to talk with you mainly about our struggle in the United States and, before taking my seat, talk about some of the larger struggles in the whole world and some of the more difficult struggles in places like South Africa. But there is a desperate, poignant question on the lips of people… Continue reading 1964 MLK Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa

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America is spiritually bankrupt. We must fight back together

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The nihilism in black America has become a massive spiritual blackout in America. The undeniable collapse of integrity, honesty and decency in our public and private life has fueled even more racial hatred and contempt. The rule of Big Money and its attendant culture of cupidity and mendacity has so poisoned our hearts, minds and… Continue reading America is spiritually bankrupt. We must fight back together

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Richest 500 see their wealth increase by $1tn

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The world’s 500 richest people have increased their wealth by $1tn (£745bn) so far this year due to a huge increase in the value of global stock markets, which are likely to finish 2017 at record highs. ... The globe’s 500 richest people, as measured by the Bloomberg billionaires index,have seen the value of the wealth… Continue reading Richest 500 see their wealth increase by $1tn

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The World Inequality Report

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by Max Lawson, Head of Inequality Policy,  Oxfam International This week saw the launch of the first ‘World Inequality Report’ written by the team at the Paris School of Economics and based on the data collected by over 100 researchers behind the World Incomes Database.  The summary is very short and full of fantastic charts, well worth taking a look… Continue reading The World Inequality Report