"In my adult lifetime…"—@mattwridley. See the data for yourself on the decline of hunger: https://t.co/7YSa7HRR7Q pic.twitter.com/UagILuTmP8
— Human Progress (@HumanProgress) December 27, 2015
The Great Fact in my lifetime
27 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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Global median income doubled(!) over the last 10 years @oxfamGB @GreenpeaceUSA
26 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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The World’s 10 Largest Economies 1970-2030
26 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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138,000 people out of poverty every day for 25 years while @oxfamnz claimed neo-liberalism ruined the world
25 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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Chinese and Korean food consumption
25 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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India’s child mortality is falling, nearing the British rate
25 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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62 billionaires alert: extreme poverty could have fallen so much faster?
24 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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Globalisation is Good – Johan Norberg on Globalisation
23 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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John Cowperthwaite passed this day 2006.
21 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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Global mobile phone and Internet coverage compared
20 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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@Oxfam it is 0.7%, not 50% @OxfamNZ
19 Jan 2016 1 Comment
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Source: We Can’t Blame a Few Rich People for Global Poverty – The New York Times.
What the @SDG2030 should be @oxfamnz @HelenClarkUNDP
17 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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North Korea and South Korea: Economic and Military Comparison
15 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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