Corporate power

There are many policies that governments could implement to raise the finances needed to reverse austerity measures, tackle climate change and prevent needless poverty-related deaths. But we cannot rely on governments to change the current world direction - the only hope is a huge groundswell of popular support in favour of global sharing.

The recent climate talks in Doha were held as if in an alternative reality to distressing developments across the world. But there still remains hope and optimism because there is no possibility of preventing runaway climate change without global sharing and justice.

今日、政治経済を除いたおよそすべての状況で、分かち合いのアイデアが話し合われているようです。これは当然なことかもしれませんが、貧困を根絶し環境を癒すことに対して私たちが本当に真剣なら、世界的な分かち合いについて誰もが話し始めている時ではないでしょうか。