Money doesn't just buy a nice car; it also buys better education or healthcare. Increasingly, it can buy impunity from justice, a pliant media, favorable laws, business advantage, and even elections. This, in turn, perpetuates the policies that allow a… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
By empowering a woman, we empower a child. By educating a girl child, we make it possible for her to grow up to become… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the global rules… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes on wealth… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Climate change is the biggest threat to our chances of winning the fight against hunger. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
African countries lose billions every year because of tax dodging by big corporations and wealthy individuals. They lose billions more from overly generous tax… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Global growth and development that is strong, sustainable, and inclusive requires the challenges of inequality to be met head-on. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Developing countries can make great strides towards more progressive and effective taxation and spending through action within their own borders. But the damage caused… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able to organize… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr. Trump and his party. They… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
