The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

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.

The Conversation · Jun 28, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022

UN chief warns world faces 'catastrophe' of multiple famines

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

Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022

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 · Jun 20, 2022

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 · Jun 20, 2022

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 · Jun 20, 2022

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.

Reuters · Jun 16, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

America’s Inequality Problem Just Improved for the First Time in a Generation

The collective wealth of the bottom 50% of households has nearly doubled in two years. Can the fragile gains continue?

Businessweek · Jun 8, 2022

Black-white wealth gap getting worse, 160 years of US data show

The gap between the wealth of Black and white Americans, one of the starkest benchmarks of inequality in the U.S., is on track to widen substantially after the pandemic exacerbated wealth concentration, according to new data that details 160 years of racial wealth disparities for the first time.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022