Inequality
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‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity r…
- India, Inequality, Narendra Modi, Poverty, Protest, Social exclusion, South and Central Asia, World news
The Guardian view on India’s employment guarantee: scrapping a right to work risks a rural revolt | Editorial
A globally unique programme allowed the poor to demand – and get – jobs, empowering rural women. Narendra Modi…
- British empire, Caribbean, Class issues, Colonialism, India, Inequality, Monarchy, Reparations and reparative justice, Slavery, UK news
Who should pay for slavery reparations? And to whom? | Letters
Graham Hadibi-Williams says current debate on reparations is one of theory rather than justice. Plus Abhishek …
- Discrimination at work, Gender, Global development, Guardian Careers, India, Inequality, Menopause, Money, Older people, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Work & careers, World news
I’m a woman of 48 – and as replaceable in the office as the swivel chair at my desk | Nilanjana Bhowmick
In India, as elsewhere, ‘menopenalisation’ means women in middle age are failed by their employers and wider s…
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‘Women are made to feel as if they’re against each other’: the hit Indian film that challenges the patriarchy
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light wowed Cannes with its portrayal of the struggles of women in Mumbai. S…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Human rights, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Protest, Rohingya, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, World news
Sheikh Hasina: child of the revolution who eroded Bangladesh’s democracy
The sudden downfall of the world’s longest-serving female leader has ended one of South Asia’s most enduring p…
- India, India elections 2024, Inequality, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, The super-rich, World news
Muted election win for Modi may usher in new era for India’s oligarch class
Defeats for ruling Bharatiya Janata party in Uttar Pradesh highlight underbelly of malcontent over inequality …
- Banking, Debt relief, Ghana, Inequality, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Money, Poverty, Sri Lanka, United Nations, World news
Break the cycle of debt and dependency that stunts developing countries’ growth | Letters
The Jubilee 2000 saw $130bn of debt written off, and yet we now find ourselves in a renewed global debt crisis…
- Africa, Gaza, Global development, Global health, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, LGBTQ+ rights, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2023
From a karaoke-singing paramedic on a boat in Bangladesh to a proud campaigner for a queer museum in Namibia, …
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China’s billionaires looking to move their cash, and themselves, out
Crackdowns on financiers, roiling political climate and slowing economy under Xi Jinping has many seeking exit…
- Colonialism, Diabetes, Food science, Health, India, Indian food and drink, Inequality, Medicine, Race, South and Central Asia, World news
How British colonialism increased diabetes in south Asians
South Asians today are between four and six times more likely to get type 2 diabetes than white people. While …
- Global development, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Life and style, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Are women getting angrier? Maybe they’re just giving themselves permission to show it | Pragya Agarwal
Anger is still seen as admirable in men but unacceptable in women. It’s time to end the tyranny of gendered em…
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Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks – as it happened
The United Nations general assembly liveblog is now closed, but please see the following stories to stay on to…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Global education, Human rights, Inequality, Inequality and development, Life and style, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Women in Afghanistan are fighting an unequal war. We need your support | Zahra Joya
The Taliban have barred us from the workplace, cut our access to healthcare and closed schools to us. Must we …
- Communism, Global development, India, Inequality, Internet, Literacy, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Kerala is rolling out free broadband for its poorest citizens. What’s stopping your government? | Oommen C Kurian
The pandemic showed us how digital divides worsen inequality - this project shows they’re not inevitableDigita…