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Former rebel Petro takes office in Colombia promising peace and equality

Gustavo Petro on Sunday became Colombia's first leftist president, pledging to unite the polarized country in the fight against inequality and climate change and achieve peace with leftist rebels and crime gangs.

Reuters

Racism in South Africa: why the ANC has failed to dismantle patterns of white privilege

One of the sources of social discontent in post-apartheid South Africa is the legacy of white racism. This toxic legacy is evident in racialised poverty and inequality.

The Conversation

More women facing hunger than men as gender gap widens for food insecurity, report says

A CARE International report finds 150 million more women than men were food insecure in 2021 — that's eight times higher than in 2018 — as the pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine affect global food supply chains.

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Alan Kohler: Labor must abandon the Stage 3 tax cuts. Big government must be funded

Relying on central banks to support growth by printing money is clearly not viable because of what that does to inequality. Government will have to step up.

The New Daily

'Gender inequality' in health care leaving thousands of women suffering

Doctor claims the severity of women’s health conditions continues to be downplayed and women often go incorrectly treated

Liverpool Echo

Kenya's election rips open scars of inequality, corruption

In the shadow of a thousand-dollar campaign billboard, one of many across Kenya’s capital, street vendors struggle to make even 200 shillings ($1.68) a day and often pocket none

The Independent UK

Women better than men at operating driverless cars, study finds

Researchers hope the study will inform driverless car design and use and reduce gender inequality in transport

The Independent UK

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Why Football Can’t Just Ignore Donald Trump

The former president’s infamous speech attacking owners and players almost five years ago took the league by surprise. He shouldn’t be ignored with midterm elections only 103 days away.

Sports Illustrated

The poor state of India’s fiscal federalism

The concerns of the founding fathers — addressing socio-economic inequities — are being forgotten in today’s fiscal policy

The Hindu

Vibes about inflation, economy depend on how much you're earning

Along with income and wealth inequality, there's also mood inequality.

Axios

South Africa has been warned that it faces an 'Arab Spring': so what are the chances?

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it has labelled the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequality.

The Conversation

Reducing poverty and inequality should be ‘urgent public health necessity’

Poverty is toxic to people’s mental and physical health, the Centre for Mental Health said.

The Independent UK

Editor at The New Yorker says she was fired after raising concerns over racial inequality and gender disparity

Erin Overbey tweeted that she was fired just one week after alleging The New Yorker editor-in-chief deliberately inserted errors into her work

The Independent UK

Industrial policy options for southern Africa: scenarios set out possibilities and risks

There is a need to transform the underlying economic principles of the economies in southern African countries to address the persistent challenges of severe poverty and unemployment.

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When the choice is between poor-quality medicine and no medicine at all

Poverty drives the market in inferior medicines just as it drives other examples of inequality. A socially integrated approach is needed to fight the problem.

Pedestrian.tv

Oh FFS: A Grim New Report Shows Just 10% Of Aussies Earn Nearly Half The Country’s Cash

Eating the rich is even less expensive than eating lettuce. Just sayin'.

ABC News

Surging rate of mental ill-health in young people and women shows need for reform, advocates say

A surge in mental health disorders among young people and women highlights a need for dramatic reform and steps to address rising inequality, advocates say.

The Walrus

Why the Voting Age Needs to be Lowered to Sixteen

The time to address climate change and inequality is running out. Young people deserve to have our say—while we still can

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Foreign Affairs

How Inequality Hobbles Military Power

Divided Armies Struggle to Win

The Conversation

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki at 80: admired on the continent more than at home

Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s second post-apartheid president, celebrated his 80th birthday on 18 June 2022. Following Mandela’s era of multiracial and multicultural rainbowism, Mbeki had to squarely address the challenges of acute inequality and the numerous grievances of the black majority caused by colonialism and…

The Conversation

Schools can be a great resource for mental health in South Africa

In the face of deep inequality, unemployment, high rates of crime and violence, and the social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health trajectory for young South Africans looks bleak.

Al Jazeera

Cost of living: ‘Blood, sweat’ for a Seoul food delivery driver

As fuel prices rise and pay rates stay the same, a driver and labour rights leader is fighting increasing precarity.

Reuters

Colombia's congress begins new session with ambitious reform agenda

Colombia's congress opens its new session on Wednesday, with a slate of ambitious tax-and-spend and other legislation on the horizon under incoming President-elect Gustavo Petro, intended to combat poverty and inequality.

The Independent UK

Wealth gap between richest 10% and middle-earners grows to record £1.2m

Gap has grown since 2008 despite relatively stable levels of inequality for decades, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK

New women’s health strategy for England aims to end decades of inequality

Among proposals to ‘reset the dial’ on women’s health are training for doctors and hubs across the NHS

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