Blog: International
This country, despite all its wealth, has come to share a condition from which most of the world suffers: Growing divide between rich and poor. A Robin Hood Tax can help jump start a real recovery to create a real economy.
Karen Higgins, co-president of National Nurses United, the largest US organization and union of registered nurses, talked about the Robin Hood Tax to delegates at a United Nations conference in New York. The Feb. 5 forum...
The Robin Hood principle was given a voice at the climate change conference when a group from various nations dressed as the legendary English rebel. He challenged the rich to help the poor and the modern day version is a Robin Hood tax to be levied on financial transactions to raise money for social causes.
The lookalikes, representing a range of environmental and youth groups, displayed signs and banners at COP18/CMP8 proclaiming: "Robin Hood Tax...
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December 1st is Worlds Aids Day. And those working on HIV/AIDS have an amazing story to tell the world: we can end the AIDS crisis. Breakthroughs in science have shown us that getting AIDS drugs to those with HIV not only keeps them alive and healthy, but can reduce risk of infection by 96%. This news is amazing - from now on, no one needs to die of AIDS - no one needs to become HIV positive.
We've made...
People representing 329 unions from 123 countries rallied today in the streets of Durban, South Africa for the Robin Hood Tax. The union leaders, representing 20 million workers, were in Durban attending the 29th World Congress of the Public Services International (PSI), the global union federation.
The delegates marched and danced through the streets, donning Robin Hood caps to show support for a tax on financial trades that could raise hundreds...
