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Peter Singer: Would You Save the Life of a Child?

Peter Singer, Brennan Center for Justice. May 27, 2010.

If justice means anything, surely it means that when people are unable to meet their basic needs, then others who have an abundance ought to help them. It’s not hard to do.

With a Billion People Living on Less Than $1 a Day, Is Buying Luxury Shoes Ethical?

Astra Taylor, The New Press. August 13, 2009.

Ethicist Peter Singer argues that it's pretty black and white when it comes to making choices about where you spend your money.

Is It Morally Wrong Not to Send Thousands Each Year to the Developing World?

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. March 23, 2009.

Controversial ethicist Peter Singer says that the destitution abroad compells us to share our wealth, even in an economic crisis.