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The Unjust Poverty and Unearned Wealth of Colonialism with Jim Clarken

The Unjust Poverty and Unearned Wealth of Colonialism with Jim Clarken

Update: 2025-04-20
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Jim Clarken is the CEO of Oxfam Ireland and an Executive Director of Oxfam International.  He is a leading commentator on human rights, inequality, sustainable development, the rights of refugees and migrants, and business and human rights.  In this episode, he discusses the findings of Oxfam’s 2025 global inequality report titled “Takers Not Makers: The Unjust Poverty and Unearned Wealth of Colonialism”. The headline statistic in the report is that billionaire wealthgrew by $2 trillion in 2024, equivalent to roughly $5.7 billion a day, while the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990.  He discusses the economic system that is driving this inequality and how it can be reformed. 

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The Unjust Poverty and Unearned Wealth of Colonialism with Jim Clarken

The Unjust Poverty and Unearned Wealth of Colonialism with Jim Clarken

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