The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

Poll: 44 Percent of Millennials Want To Make Misgendering a Crime

Plus: Iowa court halts 6-week abortion ban, income inequality is shrinking, and more…

Reason · Jul 18, 2023

Top economists call for action on runaway global inequality

Gulf between rich and poor increases risk of climate breakdown as well as entrenches poverty, says letter to UN and World Bank

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

Younger people could emerge as winners from rising interest rates – report

A ‘new normal’ of higher rates could end a wealth boom driving intergenerational inequality, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023

'How can Labour level up Britain where the Tories have failed?'

Since my student years in the run-up to New Labour’s victory in 1997, we simply have not made enough progress in breaking down the barriers between the “haves’” and the “have nots”, writes Professor Graeme Atherton

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2023

'Eye-watering' inequality in UK hitting the North East, new report says

Report by the Fabian Society said that levelling up is needed for all parts of the country

Chronicle Live · Jul 12, 2023

Sindiwe Magona's new book of essays tackles issues South Africans aren’t talking about

Sindiwe Magona – who turns 80 this year – is a celebrated South African writer, storyteller, speaker and activist. In 2022 Magona, once a domestic worker, received her PhD in creative writing. Best known for her novels, autobiographies, short stories, poems and children’s books, she’s also a writer of essays.…

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2023

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill will headline Global Citizen Festival to fight inequality

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival, as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on increasing inequality for girls and young women around the world

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

France has been laissez-faire on race, the US proactive. Clearly, neither of them has it right

In America, the supreme court has struck down affirmative action; the French have been rocked by riots. Why can’t we solve racial inequality?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?

With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

Siddaramaiah’s Budget makes clear affirmation that welfare has the pride of place

For those wondering if the five guarantees the Congress offered were solely to gain electoral victory or were a part of a more definitive longer-term strategy, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Budget provides a clear answer.

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023