This not only affects people, but also nature and the planet. And when the peoples organize themselves, or rise against oppression, those minority groups call for violence, weapons, and even military intervention from other countries. Other peoples were here before us! We all need everybody else. 44 No. MORE >>

As richer economies struggle to recover from the financial crisis of 2008–09, poorer countries are facing high food prices and rising youth unemployment. Meanwhile, growing income inequality and environmental disruption are challenging conventional notions of economic health. The global economy grew 3.8 percent in 2011, a drop from 5.2 MORE >>

People Power. In just two months, the Occupy movement has begun to unseat an economic narrative that held sway for thirty years. Across the world, for years, millions of people challenged this elite-driven and elite-benefiting “Washington Consensus.” Habits of Highly Empathetic People. Subscribe. and get a FREE Issue. MORE >>

15, 2013 3:01 AM PST Tweet China's landlocked capital of 20 million people has experienced record-breaking pollution over the last few days. Bloomberg News found that heart attacks roughly doubled since Friday at Peking University People's Hospital. 2008 December. Skip to Navigation. Skip to Content. Mother Jones. Study. MORE >>

21, 2013 9:51 AM PST Tweet In a recent column about the limitations of data, David Brooks wrote this about the debate over how effective economic stimulus has been: "As far as I know not a single major player in this debate has been persuaded by data to switch sides." 2008 December. Skip to Navigation. Skip to Content. Study. MORE >>