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'We Have So Much More to Do,' Youth Climate Activists Declare as Global Elite Close Out Davos Forum

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Isabelle Axelsson, and Vanessa Nakate take part in a "Friday for future" youth demonstration in a street of Davos on January 24, 2020

Humanity Risking 'Global Disaster' as Material Consumption Passes 100 Billion Tons Annually

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Governments must urgently adopt circular economy solutions if we want to achieve a high quality of life for close to 10 billion people by mid-century without destabilizing critical planetary processes."

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In Response to Oxfam Inequality Report, Sanders Calls for Global Movement to Counter 'Greed of Billionaire Class'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

The White House hopeful emphasized the need to bring people across the globe...

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Earth Defenders March on Davos as Global Financial Elite Targeted for Funding Climate Destruction

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Strike WEF

"The banks, insurers, and pension funds here at Davos are culpable for the...

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Clarice Akinyi washes clothes in Mashimoni village, Nairobi, Kenya

Blaming 'Flawed and Sexist' Capitalist System, Oxfam Report Finds 2,153 Billionaires Wealthier Than 4.6 Billion of World's Poorest

Greta Thunberg and other protesters

Ahead of Davos, Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders: 'You Haven't Seen Anything Yet'

Greta and school strikers in Italy

Greta Thunberg and 20 Youth Climate Activists Call on Davos Attendees to 'Abandon the Fossil Fuel Economy'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, on January 23, 2019 in Davos, eastern Switzerland.

200+ Groups Denounce UN-WEF Agreement That Entrenches Corporate Interests Driving Global 'Social and Environmental Crises'

Anthropologist Debunks Bill Gates' BS Narrative That Free-Market Capitalism Has Solved Crisis of Global Poverty

Right "To Their Faces," 16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Tells Davos Elite Climate Crisis Their Fault

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

As New Analysis Shows Global Elite's Wealth Surge, Davos Forum Urged to Address Climate Crisis

Standing With Haiti, Head of Prominent NGO Walks Out of Trump's Davos Speech

'Trump Not Welcome': 60-Meter Mountaintop Banner Dropped Near Davos

South African business leader Bonang Mohale, left, wrote an open letter urging World Economic Forum attendees who oppose President Donald Trump's reported comments about African countries, to walk out of his speech there on Friday.

To Protest Racist Comments and Policies, Walkout Planned for Trump's Davos Speech

protest in Switzerland

'World Economic Fiasco': Thousands March Ahead of Trump's Davos Arrival

Trump protest graphic

'We Are Sorry': American Expats in Switzerland Plan Anti-Trump Protest Ahead of Davos

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350.org

350.org on World Economic Forum: We Need Climate Action Now.

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Jenny Ricks

It Is Time to Bill the Billionaires

Sam Pizzigati

The Evolution of ‘Davos Man’ into . . . Trump Fan!

Massimo Paciotto Biggers , Jeff Biggers

Greta Thunberg Needs No Defense: Why We Must Keep Climate Striking

Sonali Kolhatkar

Trump’s Rosy Economic Outlook Is a Big Lie

Ilana Novick

Oxfam Report Contains Dire Warning for Global Capitalism

Andreea Sterea

The Looming U.S. Water Crisis

Dean Baker

No One Said Rich People Were Very Sharp: Davos Tries to Combat Populism

Vijay Prashad

Reality Is Starting to Creep Into the Billionaire Oasis of Davos

Jeremy Lent

AI Has Already Taken Over. It’s Called the Corporation.

Nick Buxton

Davos and Its Threat to Democracy