Yanis Varoufakis visits Yale ... by video link. www.youtube.com/channel/UCwT...

Volume 6 of Journal ASAP is live. Edited by Thomas Pogge and Michal Apollo, this 126-page issue examines poverty, illicit financial flows, environmental and economic injustice across the globe. Read now: journalasap.org/index.php/as... #GlobalJustice #AcademicImpact #OpenAccess

... then your argument probably fails. Even if your argument fails, your conclusion could nonetheless be true.

2026 ASAP Fellowship applications OPEN! Join our global network fighting poverty: mentorship, collaborations, publications. Early-career & seasoned researchers/PhDs welcome! Deadline: 15 Feb 2026 #ASAPFellowship #GlobalJustice

The new World Inequality Report 2026. The richest 56,000 people have three times as much wealth as the poorest half of humankind (who are dying prematurely by the millions each year from poverty-related causes). wir2026.wid.world/www-site/upl...

Rampant abuses against including exploitation, deception, and deepening debt bondage of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia. Both governments should take steps to end this mistreatment: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

This year, the Trump administration, along with Elon Musk, now worth about $500 billion, decided to shutter the world’s largest provider of lifesaving humanitarian aid. These are the stories of Oxfam’s local partners on what happened in the aftermath. www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu... 

We explored the theme "Sustaining Justice: Food, Environment & New Technologies" with inspiring talks & a vibrant community at the Global Justice Program Conference 2025. Videos coming soon to our YouTube & highlights on socials-stay tuned! 🌐 globaljustice.yale.edu ▶️ www.youtube.com/@YaleGlobalJ...

The effects of the sudden termination of US foreign assistance quantified by experts. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Tomorrow is the last day of Global Justice Conference! Let’s come together one more time to celebrate our community presenters and their work on global justice & sustainability. See the Sunday schedule & join us for the finale! globaljustice.yale.edu

Starting in one hour. For full program and instructions for joining, see globaljustice.yale.edu

Day 3 of the 2025 Yale Global Justice Conference starts Saturday 9:30am EST with

🚨 Don’t miss Isabel Ortiz at Global Justice Conference! As Director of Global Social Justice, she brings vital insights on Financing Human Rights and Development: Feasible Even in the Poorest Countries. Join us Saturday and download the program: globaljustice.yale.edu

🎬 Join us Oct 23 at Global Justice Conference for Mohammad Abedi, Iranian novelist, filmmaker & child rights activist. Watch his doc ALL THE EYES & discuss the power of art in social justice. Don’t miss the Q&A! Register: globaljustice.yale.edu #ChildRights #DocumentaryFilm

🎉 The ASAP Global Justice Conference Program Guide is live! Plan your sessions & speakers for Oct 23–26. Join us virtually or in person! Explore the full agenda & download the guide: globaljustice.yale.edu #ASAP2025 #ConferenceGuide #GlobalJustice #Sustainability

🌟 Speaker Alert: Sari Nusseibeh, Palestinian philosopher & former Al-Quds Univ. president, advocates for a one-state solution guaranteeing equal rights for all. Don’t miss his talk this Saturday, 25 October (9:30am EST) at the ASAP Global Justice Conference ! 🌍✊ #GlobalJustice #Palestine

🌍 Excited to host Dianne Calvi, President & CEO of Village Enterprise, at #YGJP #ASAP2025! Join us on Sat to learn how digital solutions & economic inclusion transform lives. Explore the program and join us: globaljustice.yale.edu #GlobalJustice #ClimateResilience #EndPoverty

The ASAP Annual Global Conference is almost here! Oct 23-26, join leaders & activists transforming global justice & equity. Stay updated and join the movement: globaljustice.yale.edu #ASAP2025 #GlobalJustice #Leadership #SocialChange

"To those people...struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." -John F. Kennedy, 1961 THIS would make the US great!

The effects of US aid cuts: billions wasted plus massive harm among former beneficiaries. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

When the US abruptly cancels food support in countries where a few dollars can save a child's life, what do the other wealthy countries do? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...

Groundbreaking research & bold ideas from ASAP community & partners at this year’s conference! Preview the program and prepare for impactful conversations. globaljustice.yale.edu #PovertySolutions #SocialJustice #ResearchForChange

Don’t miss 'Stories & Systems: Voices in Environmental Justice' at our annual global conference, featuring Vernon Loeb, Emily Atkin, Bill McKibben, Rick Lopes, Latha Swamy, Kai Chen, & moderator Jamie Taylor. Find out more at: globaljustice.yale.edu #environmentaljournalism

Join us Oct 23-26 for the YGJP & ASAP Annual Global Conference! A global forum to tackle poverty and justice with leading changemakers. This year theme is “Sustaining Justice: Food, Environment, and New Technologies”. Explore the program at ➡️➡️➡️ globaljustice.yale.edu

"To those people...struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." -John F. Kennedy, 1961 THIS would make the US great!

Pakistan floods. Expecting flows up to 25,000 tonnes of water per second. "We are literally drowning in a crisis we did not create. We need COP30 and world leaders to act — now!" www.itv.com/news/2025-09...

On the failure of Gates' Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) - hunger increasing in Africa with two-thirds of Africans now unable to afford a healthy diet. equ6u.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/SMJ...

Exciting news The Nelson Mandela Essay Competition Awards will be streamed live from Zambia! 🗓 22 Aug 2025 | 10AM–1PM CAT 📺 yale.zoom.us/j/3713192937 Join us in celebrating young African scholars who are shaping the future of Africa. ✨ #YouthLeadership #AfricaFuture

In countries where the median income = the cost of a healthy diet, households at the median would have to spend ALL their income on food to obtain one. And the 50% living below the median cannot obtain a healthy diet at all.

Shipwreck off the coast of Kerala spills millions of microplastics, shutting down the local fishery industry. 100,000 fisher families receive compensation of INR 1000 (=USD 11.43) each. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Im neuen Kapitalismus ist das Kapitaleinkommen ungleicher verteilt als das Arbeitseinkommen – und bleibt das Vorrecht einer kleinen Minderheit. Das Ergebnis ist kein Volkskapitalismus, sondern eine neue Aristokratie. Ein Beitrag von @brankomilan.bsky.social:

Once again the US Government is burning materials that it had bought for delivery to the world's poorest populations. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

Former UK PM Gordon Brown urges Reeves to hike gambling taxes. Quite right too. Too many industries are free-riders, don't bear the cost of their pollution - gambling, processed food, tobacco, airlines, fossil fuels. They expect public purse to bear the social cost, shareholders take profits.

Meet Johnny Mulford, chosen as chief of security of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. zeteo.com/p/scoop-ghf-...

Just an agonising few kilometres away from the starving, thousands of tons of food aid lies wasting in the sun as the Israeli blockade continues. Gaza is now being systematically starved. The war crime of the 21st century. REST OF THE WORLD UPDATE: Still watching. (🎥 BBC)

From the New York Times:

UNRWA has enough food near the border to feed all of Gaza for 3 months, with equipment & personnel to do this safely. US/Israel are now providing only a fraction of what's needed, at only 4 sites, where they have killed 1300 (and wounded many more) people seeking food. www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Kristof on the Witkoff/Huckebee visit to Gaza.

GNI of the US: $85,000 per person GNI of Laos: $2,500 per person New tariff rate the US is imposing on Laos: 40%.

Hunger is a choice. Brazil has opted to eradicate it, making stunning progress within just two years. foodtank.com/news/2025/07...

Gaza update: Limited aid convoys are now reaching some areas under fire, but hunger & hardship are still rampant. The crisis is not over. ASAP urges ongoing global solidarity, humanitarian access, & justice for all civilians at risk. #GazaCrisis #JusticeNow

FAO reports that 2.6 billion human beings, over 30% of the world's population, cannot afford a healthy diet.

www.reuters.com/world/global... As you read this good news that only 673 million human beings are hungry, also read very carefully the FAO definition of hunger on which that count is based. Here it is:

Nominations are now open for the 2024 ASAP Book Awards. If you’ve read or written a book on poverty that was published in 2024, why not nominate it? Deadline: July 31, 2025. Let’s celebrate research that makes a difference. Details: academicsstand.org #ASAPBookAwards #PovertyResearch

Want to learn how we can eradicate poverty and build a fairer world? 🌍 Check out our YouTube channel by the Global Justice Program & Academics Stand Against Poverty for insightful videos and events! 🎥👇 youtube.com/@YaleGlobalJ... Subscribe and stay informed! #EndPoverty

The 2024 #ASAPBookAwards are now open! Have you read or written a book published in 2024 that explores poverty and its solutions? Nominate it for the ASAP Award! Deadline: July 31, 2025. Details: academicsstand.org #PovertyResearch #AcademicImpact

From the Economist magazine:

For households at their country's median income, a healthy diet is often out of reach. And, of course, half the world's population live below, often far below, their country's median income.

US foreign aid cuts: Wasted M-pox vaccines www.commondreams.org/news/mpox-va... and food burned rather than delivered: www.commondreams.org/news/usaid-t...