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Waspi campaigners warn of legal action over DWP ‘gaslighting’

The group has launched a £75,000 Crowdjustice campaign to fund legal action

The Independent UK

Waspi campaigners threaten legal action after ‘gaslighting’ over compensation

The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign has sent a ‘letter before action’ to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Evening Standard

Growing ranks of homeless seen as society in decline

An appetite for change has developed among voters as Australia's housing crisis becomes symbolic of wealth inequality, disempowerment and societal decline.

AAP

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Struggle Street residents last to benefit from rate cut

Rate relief has been delivered to Australian mortgage holders, yet the Reserve Bank governor says renters may have to wait a while longer to gain any benefit.

AAP

Investors value corporate tax responsibility – at least when the company is based somewhere with a lot of inequality, research shows

When corporations based in areas of above-average income inequality pay more taxes, it’s not just the public that appreciates it – investors do, too. That’s the key finding of our recent research published in the journal Accounting and the Public Interest.

The Conversation

AI could widen the wealth gap

Artificial intelligence could be the great equalizer or just another tool for the rich to get richer

Salon

How to be happy with what you have – and avoid the trap of comparison

In many ways, I feel like we shouldn’t be happy with what we have. We live in a world of tremendous inequality and cruelty, running towards an environmental wall. Not just that, but some of the best people I know are chronic persistors: they know how not to accept the…

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The Guardian view on Britain’s broken economy: ‘That’s your bloody GDP, not ours’

Editorial: Despite growth in 2024, living standards fell. Inequality, weak public investment and government cuts threaten prosperity. Labour must offer voters something different

The Guardian - UK

Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Inheritance taxes are economically efficient and reduce inequality between those who work for an income and those who earn income from wealth, economists say.

AAP

A new report card shows inequality in Australia isn’t as bad as in the US – but we’re headed in the wrong direction

It’s hard to remember a time the United States seemed as tense and divided as it does today. That should serve as a stark reminder of just how important it is to monitor the health of our own nation.

The Conversation

Tackling child poverty in Britain must be made a priority

Letters: Andrew Forsey highlights a simple policy change that would provide much-needed meals, while Stewart Lansley says poverty and inequality are umbilically linked. Plus a letter from Jess McQuail and Kartik Raj

The Guardian - UK

Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it

History has shown us again and again that, so long as inequality goes unchecked, no amount of technology can ensure people are well fed.

The Conversation

OpenAI boss Sam Altman says human-level intelligence is coming – and it won’t be fair

AGI could supercharge wealth inequality and be used to ‘control the population through mass surveillance and loss of autonomy’, tech CEO says

The Independent UK

‘Engine of inequality’: delegates discuss AI’s global impact at Paris summit

Emmanuel Macron’s tech envoy warns attenders current trajectory of artificial intelligence is unsustainable

The Guardian - UK

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Salon

Open letter to Democrats: What's next?

We can bring the party together — and win — if we're willing to address inequality and advocate for radical change

The Independent UK

New report card on American well-being finds U.S. is 'so wealthy but so unhappy‘

The economy is ‘really the only area where we are excelling,’ authors of the report wrote

The Guardian - UK

Black people in England eight times more likely to be hospitalised with lupus

Exclusive: Experts say ‘stark’ inequality with white people could be a result of delayed diagnoses

AAP

Women face new battles once they reach the boardroom

The perception that women are more emotional, sensitive and empathetic towards others is contributing to gender inequality in the boardroom, research suggests.

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How Australia’s ‘unfair’ dental system – and the way $1.3bn is spent – is driving inequality and leaving millions of people behind

Half of all government spending on dental care goes to private insurance rebates – meaning those without often skip treatment until things get worse

The Guardian - UK

AI-based automation of jobs could increase inequality in UK, report says

Government intervention key to supporting businesses through transition, research by thinktank suggests

The Guardian - UK

Nearly two-thirds of Britons say very rich have too much influence on politics

Opinium survey of 2,000 adults found concern about the impact of growing wealth inequality in the UK

The Conversation

How global inequalities hinder climate action

World leaders have gathered for the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. One of their main goals is to align their responses to geopolitical shocks such as floods and wildfires that hamper trade, investment and more.

The Guardian - US

What is an oligarchy and is Biden right to call it a threat to US democracy?

Ultra-rich individuals are associating with Donald Trump as he ascends to the presidency for his second time

The Guardian - UK

Trump threatens a global trade war. Europe must unleash a radical alternative

Unlike tariffs, a new form of protectionism could target climate-wrecking, untaxed corporations and their billionaire owners

The Guardian - UK

Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds

Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals

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