Economic well-being

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Un grupo visita una cámera térmica en Cacaopera // A groups visits a thermal chamber in Cacaopera. Joel Martínez/Oxfam

Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. That’s wrong. We all have the right to clean water.

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The Human Cost of Inaction to Protect Workers in North Carolina

Strong pro-worker policies protect families and the economy. The North Carolina Justice Center explored the human and economic costs of North Carolina’s failure to implement these policies—and share how the lessons learned offer a blueprint for all states.

Politics of Poverty

Where’s the data?

Political gridlock and increased backlash have inhibited the US Securities and Exchange Commission from fulfilling its ambitious corporate transparency agenda. As Oxfam’s data depicts, we are nowhere near knowing how companies perform leaving stakeholders such as investors, governments, and the public in the dark about corporate behavior.