The world’s wealthiest people, whose fortunes already strained comprehension, collectively gained $1 trillion last year, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Itās the smiles that get youā¦.
āFor lots of people, the nuts & bolts of practical political action can often be daunting. Which is why @galdemzine is launching our brand new ‘How To’ series ā a collection of straightforward guides on how to do everything from start a campaign to setting up a food co-op. We’re kicking off January’s How To with the guide to starting a lobbying campaign, which hopefully answers some of the burning questions you might have if you’ve ever wanted to run one, answered by campaigners on the groundā.
Kazakhstan unrest: Internet cut amid fuel protests. For anyone who thinks removing fossil fuel subsidies is a straightforward āwin-winā, please reflect on the message leaders will be taking from the way cuts in subsidies triggered a political crisis and bloody crackdown.
Crisis responses, opportunity, and public authority during Covidā19’s first wave in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan (Self-citation claxon: I was one of a pile of authors – what’s the collective noun? Current front-runner āa confusion of authorsā (Naomi Hossain) although Iām proposing āa wrong of writersā)
Fair amount of crystal-balling for 2022:
- 5 trends shaping global development in 2022. Nice piece from Devex boss Raj Kumar. Trend 1: ‘2022 could be a break-out year for localization’. Here’s hoping.
- Here’s the humanitarian aid version from the consistently excellent New Humanitarian
- And also its ten humanitarian crises and trends to watch in 2022
Why Are Economists Always Wrong? Love the title, love the 10m video from recovering City trader and self-styled āpeopleās economistā Gary Stevenson.