Filed Under: “Inequality”
Oxfam report: Billionaires ‘had a terrific pandemic,’ everyone else not so much
By Jon Queally
The 10 richest people in the world saw their fortunes grow at a rate of over $1.2 billion per day since the pandemic hit nearly two years ago
Remembering Martin Luther King means remembering all the causes he stood for
By Paul Harvey
The civil rights hero had a much more radical message than a dream of racial brotherhood
Vaccine hoarding by wealthy nations could lead to 100 million doses going to waste
By Andrea Germanos
While rich nations consider triple doses, less than 2 percent of people in poor countries have been vaccinated
Since 1978, CEO pay increased 1,322 percent while average workers’ went up just 18 percent
By Jake Johnson
‘CEO compensation grew far faster than compensation of very highly paid workers over the last few decades’
Meritocracy is a harmful myth that encourages selfishness and indifference
By Clifton Mark
The belief that merit rather than luck determines success or failure in the world is demonstrably false
Sleep deficits are robbing lower-income people of health and earning power
By Katherine Ellison
Economic inequality manifests in ways people often don’t expect, including how much sleep we get at night
In some quarters, leak of billionaires’ tax avoidance provokes more outrage than their non-payment
By Ari Paul
Centrist and conservative politicians more interested in pursuing who leaked proof billionaires don’t pay taxes than fixing the laws they abuse
How urban planning and housing policy helped create ‘food apartheid’ in US cities
By Julian Agyeman
More than 35 million Americans struggle with hunger, but food insecurity isn’t evenly distributed, not even within urban areas. This is not an accident, but the result of decades of racist policies.