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Flying this holiday season? Here’s why air travel makes us so cranky – and what to do about it

The holidays are coming, airports are packed and emotions are running high. You’ve probably seen it or even been part of it: that tense moment when a passenger snaps at a flight attendant, or a near-meltdown over a seat reclining too far. Why does flying seem to bring out the…

The Conversation

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into law during his first term as president, will expire on Dec. 31, 2024. As Trump and Republicans prepare to negotiate new tax cuts in 2025, it’s worth gleaning lessons from the president-elect’s first set of…

The Conversation

Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts

Anti-corruption champion to examine Arts Council England projects and lack of facilities in some areas of country

The Guardian - UK

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Tony’s Chocolonely leaves advent calendar day blank to highlight industry inequality

The Dutch chocolate brand’s Big Countdown Calendar can set customers back £15

The Independent UK

‘Inequality street’: analysis reveals fewer favourites in Christmas chocolate selections

Guardian study confirms fan suspicions that show green triangle typically one of the rarest chocolates, with shrinkflation adding further insult to injury

The Guardian - UK

SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav: '... Everyone must protect the Constitution'

Ahead of the debate on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party (SP) Supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that the inequality in the nation has increased because of the decisions of the ruling government. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Our analysis of wealth trends suggests Australia’s middle class may be ‘shrinking’

There are growing concerns about wealth inequality in Australia and what it means for people’s ability to get ahead.

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COP29 failed Africa – what went wrong with the climate financing bid and what happens next

The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$300 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries. This money is meant to pay for developing countries to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation and move away…

The Conversation

I research race in politics – Kemi Badenoch’s views on inequality should worry Black Britons

Kemi Badenoch has become the first Black leader of a UK-wide political party. But her ascent is unlikely to translate into meaningful gains for Black Britons.

The Conversation

White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights

Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, some white people have been wondering how they can work with Black people to fight racial inequality.

The Conversation

Iga Swiatek, the case of Tara Moore and a problem at the heart of tennis

While superstar players Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner were able to quickly and quietly explain away their positive test results, players further down the rankings are complaining about unfair treatment

The Independent UK

Naked singularities: how quantum black holes explain why we don’t see the end of space and time

Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity, general relativity, is famously incomplete. As proven by physics Nobel laureate Roger Penrose, when matter collapses under its own gravitational pull, the result is a “singularity” – a point of infinite density or curvature.

The Conversation

Travelling by minibus taxi in South Africa: literature highlights the perils of Black life in a racially unequal society

Minibus taxis are ubiquitous in South Africa. Far from being simply the most common form of transport, however, minibus taxis signal how precarity and racial inequality continue to define everyday life for most South Africans.

The Conversation

Private and state school pupils’ GCSE results are now the same, study finds

Inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects, where privately educated pupils perform better

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Brazilian President Blames Markets for Inequality. He's Wrong.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva blames neoliberalism for the very problems it solves.

The Conversation

Is inequality a natural phenomenon? Thomas Piketty argues it isn’t – and proposes a way forward

Thomas Piketty’s Nature, Culture, and Inequality is a little book that addresses an issue of great significance: is the social inequality we observe every day natural?

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Brazil Launches Social Summit Ahead Of G20 Meeting

Brazil's social summit in Rio engages civil society ahead of G20, focusing on sustainable development and reducing inequality.

Fortune

The kids are not all right—AI risk ranks high in their fears for the future

Survey shows teens are more worried about AI risks than climate change and social inequality.

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The Guardian - US

The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party

The lesson of this election is that Democrats must attack inequality – and not cede working-class voters to Trump

The Conversation

Supreme Court hears case on Canada’s prostitution laws

The Supreme Court of Canada is currently hearing arguments about the constitutionality of Canada’s prostitution laws. The case, R v. Kloubakov, is the first time Canada’s highest court will consider whether Canada’s legislation on prostitution complies with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Fortune

Income inequality was put on ‘steroids’ thanks to the pandemic, says ex-Goldman Sachs chief investment strategist

“There were some elements of the Biden economic policies which were appropriate in trying to address this,” Abby Joseph Cohen, the ex-Goldman Sachs legend said

The Guardian - UK

Billionaires like Elon Musk don’t just think they’re better than the rest of us – they hate us

The ultra-wealthy talk about solving the climate crisis or ending inequality. But what they’re really interested in is outliving or escaping anyone poorer than them, writes Zoe Williams

The Conversation

Climate change is hitting women the hardest. What to do about it – economists

The current capitalist system has created two related crises: ecological decline and social injustice. It has led to environmental damage like climate change, which affects some people more than others.

The Guardian - UK

‘Women are made to feel as if they’re against each other’: the hit Indian film that challenges the patriarchy

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light wowed Cannes with its portrayal of the struggles of women in Mumbai. She talks about inequality, misogyny – and being haunted

The Conversation

How informing shoppers can help fight inequality

Recent elections, G20 summits, and CEO pay scandals have brought inequality to the forefront of the news. Economists often point out that decisions on, say, tax policy in this arena depend on society’s – and individuals’ – attitudes to inequality and fairness. But how you feel about a given inequality…

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