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The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

So far it's a grand decade for billionaires, says new report. As for the masses ...

As the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the charity Oxfam has issued its annual report on wealth, poverty and inequality. It makes some bold assertions. But there are skeptics.

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The 3 Richest Aussies Have Made $1.5M An Hour Since 2020 While We’re In A Cost Of Living Crisis

The richest three Australians made $1.5 million every hour since 2020, Oxfam’s shocking inequality report has found.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was once considered 'radical.' Here's how he came to be lauded

As the U.S. celebrates the civil rights icon on MLK Day, here are a few things to know about the holiday honoring the slain activist and his fight against inequality and racial injustice.

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Forty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxes

New research found that poorest fifth pay a tax rate 60% higher, on average, than the top 1% of households

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California Controller Urges Tax Code Change to Cap Deferred Payments

California Controller Malia M. Cohen calls for tax code change to cap deferred payments, ensuring fair distribution of taxes and addressing income inequality.

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3 Economic Myths That Need To Die

As we step into 2024, it's crucial to adopt a more informed perspective on these dubious claims.

Reason

FTSE 100 chiefs paid more in three days than average UK yearly wage, study says

Thinktank says analysis shows ‘obscene levels of pay inequality’ and calls for workers to be given places on company boards

The Guardian - UK

Inequality diminishes the culture sector

Letter: Arts and culture are in danger of becoming the preserve of white, public-school educated men, write Ayvianna Snow, Alice Dupont, Frances Rifkin and Pam Foley

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A culture of greed, riddled with inequality. Global football is a mirror of our age

The ECJ Super League ruling lays bare how demand for market competition is a weapon wielded by those in power

The Guardian - UK

Labour should focus on fairness, not iron fiscal responsibility

Trickledown economics won’t work when pay inequality is way too high and public services are at increasing risk of collapse

The Guardian - UK

Canadians are losing faith in the economy — and it's affecting their perception of inequality

Nearly half of Canadian workers feel as though the economic conditions in Canada are “poor,” according to our survey of 2,500 Canadian workers in September of 2023. And another 38 per cent said they believed economic conditions are “only fair.”

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Pay gaps and less chance of a top degree: the unequal experience of ethnic minority staff and students at English universities

A 2020 report on racial harassment published by industry body Universities UK drew attention to the “institutional racism and systemic issues that pervade the entire higher education sector”. In the same year, the Black Lives Matter movement drew attention to inequality faced by Black people across society. UK universities pledged…

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It's not just housing: the 'bank of mum and dad' is increasingly helping fund the lives of young Australians

Much has been made of the increasing presence of the “bank of mum and dad” in the lives of Australians.

The Guardian - US

A Republican commitment to inequality underscores Trump’s impunity

The January 6 insurrection will have succeeded if Trump is re-elected and he avoids accountability for the crimes of his first term

The Independent UK

AP photos reveal intensity, insecurity and inequality in 2023 as world altered by climate change

Punishing heat that hovered and hung on much longer than usual. Flash floods that washed away large swaths of land and life. And wildfires that burned much of the year, leaving a wake of smoke and charred earth.

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How a programme giving millions to residents to improve their neighbourhoods also risks entrenching inequality

Over the past quarter century, the idea has taken hold among politicians across the spectrum that one of the best ways to address inequality is to give local communities the resources to do the work themselves. Provide them with funding and they can spend it on the projects that their…

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Health sector falling behind in leadership imbalance

While traditionally male-dominated sectors such as engineering lead efforts to address gender inequality, healthcare providers are failing to promote women.

The Hindu

Maruti 800 marks 40 years | Congress leader Jairam Ramesh recalls contribution of Indira, Rajiv Gandhi

Jairam Ramesh recalls 40th anniversary of Maruti 800 launch, highlighting Indira & Rajiv Gandhi's role, O Suzuki & V Krishnamurthy's contribution & the impact of SUVs on inequality & climate change.

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah’s inspiring words and acts

Letters: Readers pay tribute to the late poet who inspired so many with his calls to action against injustice and inequality

The Conversation

Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse

One of the chief purposes of government payments and taxes is to redistribute income, which is why tax rates are higher on taxpayers with higher incomes and payments tend to get directed to people on lower incomes.

Capital & Main

Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo Confronts ‘the Biggest Driver of Economic Inequality that Nobody Talks About.’

Care for children, the elderly and disabled is among the lowest-paying industries. Poo thinks federal investment could become reality.

WEKU

Norman Lear, who made funny sitcoms about serious topics, dies at 101

Lear's revolutionary comedies, including All in the Family and The Jeffersons, didn't shy away from issues of race, struggle and inequality. He believed that all people are "versions of each other."

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