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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.

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

David Evans obituary

Other lives: Development economist who worked on the inequality and poverty impacts of trade liberalisation

The Guardian - UK

How can we stop electric vehicles being just ‘middle-class cars’?

We caught up with Connected Kerb CEO Chris Pateman-Jones to find out how his start-up is looking to solve London’s charge inequality problem

Evening Standard

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The Guardian view on Tory economics: for haves, not for have-nots

Editorial: Whoever is the next prime minister will likely resurrect a form of capitalism that almost broke the economy in 2008

The Guardian - UK

Give me a pale male PM with great policies over a ‘diverse’ one reinforcing inequality

It’s good that institutions such as the Tory party have begun to reflect the nation’s diversity. But it’s not an end in itself. Show me the ideas

The Guardian - UK

Would-be Tory leaders don’t want to tackle social inequality. That’s a gift to Labour

Candidates are abandoning the ‘levelling up’ agenda – offering Starmer the chance to claim the strategic ground over Brexit, says Cambridge University professor Chris Bickerton

The Guardian - UK

Social evils will take time to go, have patience, says RSS chief to Dalit, OBC seers

Terming untouchability, disharmony and inequality as big problems of the Hindu society, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that it would take time for alleviating these problems and until that happened patience and courage were required

The Hindu

Startups Eye Metaverse, NFTs, to Solve Africa’s Economic Woes

It might sound like science fiction, but a Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur thinks he has found a way for Africans to escape problems like inequality and bad governance - a virtual nation born online. His is among a number of African-led virtual projects that aim to help the world's poorest continent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

If you want to be healthy in Australia today, be born to rich parents

No amount of social restrictions will fix healthcare until we address underlying inequality

The Guardian - AU

Average UK household £8,800 a year worse off than those in France or Germany

Thinktank blames inequality and poor productivity as CBI calls for investment policies to fuel growth

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On the street and online: social media becomes key to protest in Kenya

As elections near amid soaring debt and a cost-of-living crisis, grassroots activists are turning to social media to propel change

The Independent UK

Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality

Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates are announcing the settlement of a class-action lawsuit against bail practices in Detroit, where hundreds of defendants are jailed for no other reason than their inability to afford court-imposed bail

The Guardian - US

‘An inequality story’: Utah abortion ban will drive women further into poverty

Women already make 30% less than men in the state, with new restrictions affecting women of color and single mothers

The Conversation

Richer schools' students run faster: how the inequality in sport flows through to health

Cross-town sporting rivalry between the kids from the wealthy school and those from the country school – or the poorer suburbs – has been fodder for Hollywood movies such as Friday Night Lights, McFarland USA, Coach Carter, The Mighty Ducks and Hoosiers. We like to believe sport is the great…

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The Guardian - UK

What cost of living crisis? Tory hopefuls’ fuss over tax cuts is devoid of reality

Candidates’ focus on reducing tax would throw petrol on the inflationary fire and turbocharge inequality

Salon

Tax the rich: The really, really rich

Our proposed tax plan would reduce extreme wealth inequality — but would only target the very richest Americans

Daily Record

Dumbarton campaigner vows to carry on fight against state pension injustice

Liz Daly, of West Dunbartonshire WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality), says the group will carry on demanding for fair compensation after being “robbed” of their state pensions.

The Guardian - UK

I help rich people tackle inequality. Here’s how the cost-of-living crisis could be fixed

Wealth inequality is destabilising our economy and threatening the fabric of our society, says Stephanie Brobbey of the Good Ancestor Movement

The Conversation

Politicians live longer than the populations they represent: new research

In many countries, inequalities in income and wealth have been rising since the 1980s. It has been estimated that the top 1% of income earners globally earn 20% of total income. But inequality isn’t just about wealth – elite groups also have advantages over the rest of society in areas…

The Guardian - UK

Futura review – Italian teens discuss their lives to come in subtle and complex study

This gentle film by three directors, including Alice Rohrwacher, explores social inequality, the pandemic and climate change fears of young people

The Guardian - US

Under the Skin review: US healthcare, racism and a terrible toll taken

Linda Villarosa paints a horrifying picture of embedded inequality and prejudice, yet still finds hope for the future

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