Healing and Joy: Centering Black Leadership and 30 years of the Reproductive...
Celebrating the founding contributions of Black women to the reproductive justice (RJ) movement, highlighting the landscape’s current needs and opportunities, and looking ahead to a vision of healing...
View ArticleSovereign Debt Fan Fiction
When it comes to sovereign debt restructuring, the truth is scarier than fiction.
View ArticleGlobal Inequality’s Been Falling; Don’t Get Used To It
Economic inequality among all human beings is projected to rise in the near future
View ArticleJuneteenth, Climate Diplomacy and Me
Juneteenth is a call to action that both honors the monumental day of the actual end of legal enslavement in the United States in 1895, and acts a reminder that for freedom, equality and justice, the...
View ArticleAt Annual General Meeting, Kosmos Shareholders Demand Transparency
In the company’s first-ever shareholder proposal vote, 23% of Kosmos Energy investors vote for tax transparency.
View ArticleProtests in Kenya - a sign of the times in Africa
After weeks of anti-government protests led by disgruntled youth, Kenyans are demanding greater accountability and an end to failed economic and security policies. Are the ruling elite listening?
View ArticleWalmart Investors Signal Their Concerns Over Human Rights and Worker...
Votes were up on shareholder resolutions calling on Walmart to improve conditions for its workers by protecting their health and safety, improving racial equity in the workplace and respecting their...
View ArticleThe UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals presents a historic...
Oxfam and civil society allies are closely monitoring the new United Nations panel that is meeting this week in Denmark
View ArticleTransforming the Narrative: Give Black Women their Flowers
Our world is shaped by narratives, yet we rarely take the time to question how these narratives are shaping our future. Black women deserve a narrative that reflects their resilience and contribution...
View ArticleTackling inequality and climate change requires responsible corporate...
A new briefing for business from Oxfam, “Right-sizing Corporate Voice,” provides a roadmap for businesses to put respect for human rights at the center of their lobbying and advocacy.
View ArticleWhy we should care about black carbon
Black carbon (a.k.a. soot) emissions are accelerating climate change, hurting the environment, and making people sick. What can be done about it?
View ArticleThere's a new standard out. Will mining companies finally get it right...
A major mining industry group has released new commitments on Indigenous rights. As mining companies race to access transition minerals, they must adopt clear policies respecting a community's right to...
View ArticleGrowing where Planted
My rural Southern upbringing and the challenges faced by Black communities fuel my commitment to public policy, particularly in advocating for environmental justice and food security.
View ArticleThree Takeaways from New Census Data on US Poverty and Income
New US data shows alarming economic inequalities especially along lines of race and gender. The good news? We can reduce them
View ArticleWhere’s the data?
Political gridlock and increased backlash have inhibited the US Securities and Exchange Commission from fulfilling its ambitious corporate transparency agenda. As Oxfam’s data depicts, we are nowhere...
View ArticleEmpowering Local Voices in the Fight Against Climate Change
To solve the climate crisis, technical solutions are not enough. The development sector must embrace localization to elevate the voices of those most affected by the climate crisis and craft solutions...
View ArticleFood Wars: Conflict, Hunger, and Globalization
Conflict is driving food crises and is a factor in almost all of the world’s hunger emergencies. While the link between violence and food insecurity is well-understood, policy analysts have less...
View ArticleNew oil, gas, and mining disclosures provide critical climate information
The recent Dodd-Frank 1504 disclosures offer important new information on critical minerals and the oil and gas assets’ potential to be stranded
View ArticleThe Human Cost of Inaction in North Carolina
Strong pro-worker policies protect families and the economy. We explored the human and economic costs of North Carolina’s failure to implement these policies—and share how the lessons learned offer a...
View ArticleCorporate-Led Mining Standard Falls Short
The new Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative would merge standards within the mining industry, but its current draft does not meet best practice and gives industry too much control.
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