Air pollution linked to greater health risks in poorer European regions, study finds
Regions with higher poverty levels and lower renewable energy adoption are at the highest risk of mortality associated…
Nobel laureate Joe Stiglitz says not only can AI take your job, it’ll make the ‘tech bro’ class richer while doing so
As professor Joseph Stiglitz sees it, AI is not just another technology wave—it’s a force that can erode…
Former RBA governor Bernie Fraser calls for capital gains tax discount to be scrapped
A former Reserve Bank governor has told a parliamentary hearing the capital gains tax discount should be scrapped…
Anthropic (an AI Company) Warns That AI Will Worsen Inequality
One of the major promises of AI, whether you buy it or not, is that it will significantly…
The Dangerous Paradox of A.I. Abundance
Even if A.I. doesn’t greatly accelerate economic growth, there’s the issue of how it affects employment and wages.…
US Billionaire Wealth Surges to $8.1 Trillion as Affordability Crisis Hammers Working Class
The collective wealth of US billionaires surged to $8.1 trillion in 2025 as working-class Americans faced a cost-of-living…
An Opportunity to Build the Ownership Economy
Worker owners at Evergreen Cooperative Laundry in Cleveland, Ohio, a commercial laundry owned by its 200 workers. (Photo…
AI threatens to widen inequality among states: UN | United Nations News
Report warns of potential ‘great divergence’, with developed states profiting and others left behind. Published On 2 Dec…
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…
Top analyst sees ‘genuine cracks for mid- to lower-end consumers’ as the K-shaped economy continues to bite
The narrative surrounding the “resilient U.S. consumer,” which has been a major upside surprise in 2025, is now…
Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips — Harvard Gazette
While past studies have explored how cancer patients’ financial health influenced their risk of mortality, new research digs…
NESDC proposes six urgent measures to tackle poverty and inequality
To ensure that anti-poverty policies and local development initiatives deliver tangible results, the NESDC recommends that policymakers adopt…