The State of “Global Wealth” and the Systems that Produce and Control it

The global wealth is estimated to be close to $450 trillion. Almost half of this wealth is wealth (about 47.5%; or $213 trillion) is controlled by just 1.5% of the world’s adult population. The data were released in the 2024 UBS Global Wealth Report (PDF), which sampled 56 markets that account for 92 percent of Read more

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Can the Rise of Women Leaders in Africa Fix Decades of Corruption and a Heavy legacy of Colonialism?

by Lamia Ahmed Throughout the ages, African women have played a pivotal role in the history of their countries, and have contributed effectively to shaping the culture and development of society. There have always been pioneering women who have changed the course of history. This is the warrior queen Amina, Queen of Zazzau (Northern Nigeria), Read more

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Burdening the victims: impact of US sanctions on human rights at home and abroad

The case for peoples’ diplomacy by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* On the occasion of the start of the Persian New Year (Nowrūz), President Obama delivered a recorded video message to the Iranian people. In it, he highlighted the many ways the Iranian government denies its citizens access to information, including censoring media outlets and filtering the Read more

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Delusions of Grandeur: Tunisian leaders and the loss of civil society institutions

By A. E. SOUAIAIA• On cold winter days, Mohamed al-Bouazizi, a resident of Sidi Bouzid, loads his cart with fruits and vegetables and pushes it along the dusty streets of the town hoping to make enough money for himself and his family. One day, like many other days, police officers harassed him and then confiscated Read more

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