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Oxfam
COVID-19 stokes worldwide fears about food insecurity
Sep 9, 2020
This year, about 121 million people have been pushed to the edge of starvation.
Oxfam says tax cuts have benefited the rich
Jan 21, 2019
Oxfam, the international anti-poverty organization, released a report Friday on how the world’s billionaires and poor people are doing economically. And the short answer is: the former are up while the latter are down. Oxfam crunched the income and wealth numbers based on data from Forbes’ annual billionaires list and Credit Suisse’s “Wealth Databook.” The […]
British regulators scrutinize Oxfam after Haiti misconduct
Feb 13, 2018
An inquiry is being conducted after allegations that the aid group Oxfam covered up a sex scandal involving some of its senior staff. There’s money on the line to be lost, but also the worrying matter for any charitable organization of lost public trust. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
The rich get richer, with no end in sight
by
Noel King
Jan 19, 2015
The wealthiest 1% of people may soon control more than 50% of the world's wealth.