A tiny elite controls the lion’s share of global wealth and power, says report
A new World Inequality Report warns that fewer than 60,000 of the world’s richest people — enough to…
Where in the world are wealth and income most unequal? | Business and Economy News
The richest 10 percent of the world’s population now owns three-quarters of all personal wealth, according to the…
Australia’s justice system still protects the wealthy
The inequality is starkest in criminal justice — the poor are still disproportionately incarcerated, writes Gerry Georgatos. THE…
The analyst who once predicted the ‘end of capitalism’ sees Zohran Mamdani as a ‘day of reckoning coming in’—and corporates only have themselves to blame
Albert Edwards, the long-standing strategist at Société Générale known for offering the “alternative view” within the institution, believes…
How sexism in medicine continues to endanger women’s health — Harvard Gazette
It is past time for women’s health to move beyond “boobs and tubes” — as one expert termed…
Advocates call for better measure of poverty, saying Australia’s approach falls short
Tamara Rhodes knows from her daily experience that she is poor — making tough choices about what food…
Corporate greed is putting Australians in crisis
ANZ and Qantas prove that when corporate greed trumps fairness and equality, democracy itself is at risk, writes Carl…
Top analyst who once feared ‘the end of capitalism’ rips French and British boomers for sabotaging Gen Z futures
Albert Edwards, the outspoken global strategist at Société Générale, is sounding the alarm over Boomer-driven spending habits in the UK…
Gary Stevenson explains transformation from trading desk millionaire to inequality crusader
Gary Stevenson is waging a war on inequality, and he’s about to bring it to Australia. A one-time…
‘I felt helpless’: Ethiopian doctors held, harassed for seeking better pay | Poverty and Development News
In a hospital in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, in mid-May, Tewodros* was at work treating patients when two…
Waking France up to the boomer pension timebomb – POLITICO
Compared to other items on the budget, pensions are particularly hard to adjust, said Hippolyte d’Albis, an economist…
As bold economic reform ideas go, an ‘imputed rent’ tax on home owners has precedents
As industry leaders and the federal government prepare for next week’s economic summit, two economists have started a…