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'A National Wake-Up Call': Black Babies 81% More Likely to Die in NHS Neonatal Care, Study Finds

NHS-backed study finds babies born to Black mothers are 81% more likely to die in neonatal care than white babies, even after adjusting for risk factors.

International Business Times UK

Trump is weaponizing the welfare state to attack healthcare

The proposed withholding of Medicaid and Medicare to restrict gender-affirming care follows the same logic as attacks on abortion care

The Guardian - US

Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump

Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians

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Sex for money: South African study reveals the harm that ‘blessers’ can do to young women

A “blesser” is typically an older, relatively wealthier man who provides a younger woman with money, gifts, school fees or lifestyle access in exchange for a relationship that includes sex. Similar arrangements exist around the world, often called “sugar-daddy” relationships, but the South African version is closely tied to extreme…

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Doha hosts UN social summit as calls grow for concrete action towards equality

Doha is hosting the Second World Summit for Social Development this week with world leaders, experts and youth meeting to tackle poverty, inequality and the future of work.

Euronews

Jon Stewart on Trump’s Gatsby party: ‘The theme was apparently gross income inequality’

Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s tone-deaf Halloween party held as food assistance lapsed for 42 million Americans amid the government shutdown

The Guardian - US

America’s wealthiest billionaires got $698 billion richer this year—and Trump's tax policy could give them a new windfall

The top 10 richest U.S. billionaires took home 833,631x more money than the typical American home, and inequality could get worse thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax changes, job scarcity, and a looming recession

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First Thing: Trump administration to fund just half of food stamp benefits

Department of Agriculture using contingency funds to keep benefits going amid government shutdown. Plus, economists warn $70tn in inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality

The Guardian - UK

More than $70tn of inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality, economists warn

Expert panel says report on gap in global wealth between rich and poor highlights need for intervention by G20

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Top 10 US billionaires’ wealth grew by $698bn in past year

Oxfam says Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights while noting Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap. Plus, why Salman Rushdie’s therapist has called him a ‘badass’

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report

Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap

The Guardian - US

Why DEI needs depth, not death

The Conservative Party of Canada and leader Pierre Poilievre have begun circulating a petition calling for the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the reinstatement of “the merit principle,” arguing DEI spending and government waste “need to die.” The petition echoes Elon Musk’s infamous “DEI must DIE”…

The Conversation

Is it wrong to have too much money? Your answer may depend on deep-seated values – and your country’s economy

Across cultures, people often wrestle with whether having lots of money is a blessing, a burden or a moral problem. According to our new research, how someone views billionaires isn’t just about economics. Judgment also hinges on certain cultural and moral instincts, which helps explain why opinions about wealth are…

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New, 'values-led' lettings agency launches in London with aim of tackling housing inequality

Good Place Lettings provides good quality homes and responsible property management, with profits to be reinvested into supporting those facing homelessness

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How Rachel Reeves could balance Britain’s books and lower inequality

Letters: Caitlin Boswell lays out measures that would make taxation fairer and improve lives. Plus letters from Rachel Sharp, Dr Tim Owen and Paul McGilchrist

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Catalonia’s Socialist president: tackling inequality can blunt separatist and far-right voices

In an interview, Salvador Illa tells of ‘pragmatic approach’ as he seeks to persuade voters about benefits of coexistence with Madrid

Euronews

How does gender inequality affect people with disabilities?

People with disabilities face discrimination in all areas of life. However, disabled women face especially bigger challenges, according to Inclusion Europe.

International Business Times UK

Why Madagascar's Gen Z Revolt Sent The President Running

Madagascar's Gen Z uprising over blackouts, corruption and inequality ousted President Rajoelina, exposing deep youth anger and the nation's fragile governance.

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To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets

“Income inequality hits a 20-year high”. “Housing is less affordable than ever”. “The staggering truth about wage inequality in Australia”. Those are just some of the headlines we’ve seen this year about new research on growing inequality, which often hits younger Australians hardest.

Evening Standard

Girls facing multiple inequalities ‘less likely to do physical activity daily’

The Youth Sport Trust said too many girls, particularly those with multiple inequalities, were being left behind in PE and sport.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How to fight the right on reparations – and ‘rewire’ the architecture of inequality

In this weeks newsletter: Many paint reparations as impossible, unprecedented, even absurd – world experts tell a different story

Euronews

Will a ‘wealth cap’ help the environment? How inequality is fuelling the climate crisis

Climate goals will remain “out of reach” unless lifestyle-related carbon footprints are considerably slashed, a new report warns.

The Guardian - US

Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality

As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed

The Conversation

YouTube shapes young people’s political education, but the site simplifies complex issues

There is a widely held misconception that young people are politically disengaged. This is based on narrow measures like voter turnout. But this overlooks the fact that many young people are deeply curious, especially when politics is understood more broadly: as a way to make sense of society, power and…

The Guardian - UK

Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth

Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s

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