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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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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

The Guardian - UK

Tax the rich: The really, really rich

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

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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.

Daily Record

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 Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

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 - UK

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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

The Guardian - US

‘Perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality, says UN chief

Exclusive: António Guterres says growing north and south divide is ‘morally unacceptable’ and dangerous

The Guardian - UK

Health inequality linked to smoking highlighted in new report

UP to half of people experiencing mental health problems in Scotland’s poorest communities

The National (Scotland)

The selfishness and graft of the rich drive inequality

The central argument of Almåsa et al., that this is seen in countries with weak institutions, is corroborated in India

The Hindu

Racial wealth gaps are yet another thing the US and UK have in common

It’s an old saying that Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language.

The Conversation

5 drawbacks to following your passion

After earning bachelor’s degrees in engineering and sociology, I was determined to do what I love. I headed straight to graduate school to investigate the social problems that frightened and fascinated me.

The Conversation

We must think about tax justice and the moral responsibilities of the rich

In times of crisis, millionaires’ voices seem to get even more attention from world governments than they usually do. The rich’s ability to direct policies has increased inequality.

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The Guardian - UK

Why it’s time for Labour to back proportional representation

Our rotten political system must change – inequality has been hard-wired into our country by first-past-the-post

Wales Online

UN chief warns world faces 'catastrophe' of multiple famines

Things were already bad with climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and global inequality

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ from Global Food Shortage

The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces "catastrophe" because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and inequality to produce an "unprecedented…

The Hindu

The role of caste in economic transformation

The divergent outcomes in structural transformation in the global South, i.e., India, China and S.E. Asia, are illustrative

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How theatre on the Prairies can imagine an equitable and inclusive future

The reckoning around anti-Black racism, colonialism and inequality in our precarious post-pandemic world is immense, drastic and unprecedented in recent times across different fields, including the theatre sector in Canada.

The Hindu

Women should fight injustice, inequality, and violence: Minister

‘Intense struggles needed for women to gain their rights’

Reuters

Colombia ELN rebel group open to peace talks with next president Gustavo Petro

Colombian leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) is open to advancing peace talks with the incoming government of President-elect Gustavo Petro, it said on Monday, and called for reforms to tackle social exclusion and inequality.

Reuters

Colombia's new leftist president Petro promises to fight inequality

The third time was the charm for Gustavo Petro, the leftist firebrand, former guerrilla and newly elected Colombian president who credits his political awakening to seeing his father weep over the death of revolutionary Che Guevara.

Reuters

Colombia's first leftist president targets inequality, leaves investors on edge

The election of Colombia's first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, is indicative of widespread yearning for a more equal and inclusive society, analysts and business leaders said, but the former guerrilla will need to act fast to reassure investors.

Reuters

Hometown looks to aspiring Colombia VP Marquez to deliver on inequality promises

Former neighbors and colleagues in Colombia's largely marginalized Cauca province hope vice presidential candidate Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will help areas plagued by violence and poverty if her ticket wins the election on Sunday.

The Conversation

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement

Narrative frames are fundamental to unifying ideologies. They frame what is possible and impossible, which ideas can be accepted and which must be rejected. In her book, Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics, storyteller and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola examines the framing of the Fourth Industrial Revolution narrative in this light.

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