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The Global Goals are a phenomenal idea. They're what happened when the UN came together and said: "Here are the world's biggest problems, and here is how we're going to measure progress on them." The 17 goals include promises to end extreme poverty and hunger, fix climate change and education,…

Bangkok Post

Pence ‘doesn’t believe’ racial inequality exists in schools as he celebrates SCOTUS affirmative action ban

Former vice president celebrates new Supreme Court ruling tossing out programs to diversify college campuses

The Independent UK

Expensive dental care worsens inequality. Is it time for a Medicare-style 'Denticare' scheme?

There’s growing awareness public dental programs are unable to meet the demand for services. Private dental care is increasingly unaffordable, and millions of Australians go without the treatment they need.

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‘Inequality is deepening’: demand for Australia’s support services rockets as cost of living bites

Searches have soared on Ask Izzy, an online directory for help with food, rent and mental health, campaigners say

The Guardian - AU

Latest damning cricket report shows same old pathways remain blocked

The county pathways reflect wider issues, with racial inequality and state school pupils disadvantaged – this can be remedied

The Guardian - UK

Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Sparks Debate On Racial Inequality

Left-wing organizations and Democrats clash with court's ruling, highlighting ongoing racial divide in America

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Super-rich warned of ‘pitchforks and torches’ unless they tackle inequality

Global elite told at London’s Savoy hotel of real risk of ‘civil disruption’ if more is not done to help struggling millions

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Thailand's inequality remains entrenched

The Thai economy is suffering from widening inequality, with the proportion of poor people still hovering at 6-8% of the total, particularly in the agricultural sector.

Bangkok Post

'Rich White Men' reinforces the argument that inequality harms us all

While not a new concept, Garrett Neiman makes distinct contributions to the conversation; as a rich white man, he has insider's access to that population — and doesn't shy away from self-indictment.

WEKU

NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses like any other income?

The Green Party made waves recently when it proposed to tax net wealth over NZ$2 million for individuals and $4 million for couples. As part of a broad range of actions, the policy aims to “end poverty”.

The Conversation

Tory austerity chief George Osborne admits UK had no economic plans for lockdown

The Tory Chancellor between 2010 and 2016 attempted to defend the Tories' controversial austerity measures, saying he 'completely' rejects it depleted health and social care capacity and rising inequality

Daily Mirror

How inequality shapes your experience of a heatwave

When the mercury rises, does your anxiety rise with it? If so, you are not alone. According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, three-quarters of British people are worried about climate change and 43% claim to experience anxiety about the state of the planet: a number that rises around…

The Conversation

The West is poorer and ‘it's very good news,’ says top inequality researcher. ‘There is no reason why for 2 centuries, people from the West should’ve been at the top’

Westerners can’t afford all the things they used to, Branko Milanović says: “I don't see that as a catastrophic outcome. I see it as a rather good outcome.”

Fortune

Global economic inequality at lowest level in nearly 150 years

Increasing equality is good for the planet as a whole, but it foreshadows an end to U.S. hegemony.

Axios

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These millionaires want to tax the rich, and they're lobbying working-class voters

A group called Patriotic Millionaires has failed to get Congress to raise their taxes or boost the minimum wage. Now they're taking their concerns about inequality to swing-state voters.

The Hindu

Is male reproduction in humans more egalitarian by mammalian standards?

A spectacularly detailed study about human uniqueness in just one trait has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, jointly by 105 authors from 70 institutions in 15 countries. They focused on reproductive success, defined as the number of surviving offspring, and on the differences between…

The Hindu

Unwavering focus: On the Monetary Policy Committee’s approach to policy

Achieving durable disinflation must remain a non-negotiable goal, especially amid widening income inequality and high unemployment

Reason

Trump Indicted, Faces Federal Criminal Charges Under Espionage Act

Plus: FIRE investigates "woke" Florida professor's dismissal, inequality index finds progress across multiple dimensions, and more...

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3 reasons why VC billionaire Marc Andreessen thinks 'A.I. is quite possibly the most important—and best—thing our civilization has ever created'

He says the technology will increase wages and reduce inequality.

The Conversation

Why we need to rewrite the script on corporate taxes

During the provincial election campaign in Alberta, the United Conservative Party (UCP) frequently criticized the NDP for its proposed increase in the corporate tax rate from eight per cent to 11 per cent.

The Conversation

How activity in outer space will affect regional inequalities in the future

Science fiction has always been a tool for processing life on Earth. Norwegian sci-fi expert Karl Kristian Swane Bambini has said that the space-bound genre is well placed to “interrogate and reimagine real-world economic disparities”.

Reason

Adam Smith Wasn't a Progressive

Stop quoting him out of context on taxation, education, and monopoly.

France 24

Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 2)

How does the European Union use cohesion funds to reduce poverty and inequality across the bloc? Our first stops are in two of the EU’s poorest countries, Bulgaria and Romania, to look at the role that EU aid plays in the areas of education and public transport. We also visit…

The Hindu

Focus on poor tribal households will improve health of children, study finds

Inequality in wealth among tribal families in Jharkhand and Odisha has affected poor children’s growth

The Conversation

Automation risks creating a two-tier workforce of haves and have-nots

The recent news that BT would reduce its workforce by as many as 55,000 by 2030, including about 10,000 jobs replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), is part of a growing trend of job losses globally due to various forms of automation.

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