The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

Is Science Rigged for the Rich?

A recent study claiming inequality of opportunity in the sciences commits statistical and conceptual errors that make its findings meaningless.

Reason · Mar 6, 2025

Britain is now following a developing country economic model – and we know where that leads

Selling off assets to foreign owners, deregulating markets, and liberalising financial services only leads to inequality and instability, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025

HILDA data shows income inequality is at a 20-year high

The 19th annual report from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey was released today.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025

Female leaders share their one piece of advice for standing up to sexism at work

Lauren Taylor speaks to women in business about fighting gender inequality on the career ladder.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

TV Newsance 288: India’s economy is sinking and TV anchors are distracting us again

This week, we look at a shocking report that should have been at the centre of primetime debates but wasn’t. Turns out, a billion Indians have no money to spend on non-basic items! But TV news continues to avoid talking about growing inequality like the plague as the rich get…

Newslaundry · Mar 1, 2025

Climate talks: global south must seize the moment and take the lead

The US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has raised questions about whether progress can still be made on global policy to mitigate climate change. To explore these questions, Imraan Valodia, pro vice-chancellor: climate, sustainability and inequality and director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University…

The Conversation · Feb 26, 2025

Rising house prices don’t just make it harder to become a homeowner – they also widen the racial wealth gap

Homeownership – long a cornerstone of the “the American dream” – is increasingly out of reach for the average American. Over the past four decades, U.S. house prices have risen by 75% in real terms, pushing the costs of homeownership for the typical first-time homebuyer to a record high. At…

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2025

Waspi campaigners warn of legal action over DWP ‘gaslighting’

The group has launched a £75,000 Crowdjustice campaign to fund legal action

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Waspi campaigners threaten legal action after ‘gaslighting’ over compensation

The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign has sent a ‘letter before action’ to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Growing ranks of homeless seen as society in decline

An appetite for change has developed among voters as Australia's housing crisis becomes symbolic of wealth inequality, disempowerment and societal decline.

AAP · Feb 21, 2025