One thing that taxpayers and politicians agree on practically everywhere is that more money should be spent on children’s education. This seems like a no-brainer: Better education means kids get a better start in life. But we need to be careful.

 If politicians were truly serious about ending global inequality, many economists would say there is one obvious policy: Allow greater global migration. A nurse is paid about $1,900 a year in poor countries and about $32,000 in rich countries.

Most people in the developed world do not have to worry about losing the right to live where they do. If you have a deed or a rental contract, it is unlikely that someone is going to turn up tomorrow with their own paperwork and kick you out.

Over the course of the 20th century, tobacco smoking killed around 100 million people, most of whom lived in today’s rich countries. However, that picture is changing, and the health burdens of smoking are now moving from high-income to low- and middle-income countries.

Supporting free trade is out of fashion. In rich countries, it has been blamed for job losses and all-but-abandoned by policymakers.

Of all our global promises for development that we are on track to fail by 2030, and there are many, one of the most tragic and infuriating is our limited progress on ending global malnutrition.

The infectious disease that killed the most people last year is one we’ve heard almost nothing about: tuberculosis. In 2022, it likely claimed 1.4 million lives, more than the total toll of COVID.

Every two minutes, nine newborn babies and one mother die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Every two minutes, nine newborn babies and one mother die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.