The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

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 · Aug 7, 2022

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 · Aug 4, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

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 · Jul 28, 2022

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 · Jul 27, 2022

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

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

Axios · Jul 27, 2022

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 · Jul 26, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2022