カテゴリー: Inequality
Knightsbridge Circle offer is first evidence of Covid-19 vaccine being used to attract touristsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina’s Sinopharm vaccine is being offered to a handful of wealthy people paying for access to th…
The Casteless Collective are repurposing the bawdy gaana style to confront class conflict – and call out everything from corruption to violence against womenWhen Isaivani starts singing the “beef song” with happy abandon it is nearly 10pm. The audience…
Spare a thought for those in economies where 52% went without pay during lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCities are the centres of this crisis, but not all cities are the same.While we’re spending time making decisio…
New data shows the richest 1% are worth 68 times more than a typical New ZealanderThe extent of wealth inequality in supposedly egalitarian New Zealand has been laid bare by figures showing the wealthiest individuals have over NZ$140bn (US$93bn) stashe…
The spread of Covid-19 in India has been catastrophic for millions of its poorest and marginalised residents who are bearing the brunt of the world’s biggest shutdown. Hannah Ellis-Peterson tells us how coronavirus and the lockdown is further dividing …
With the country in lockdown because of coronavirus, deep social inequalities have been exposed more sharply than ever Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“Sauvignon blanc or viognier”? As the words left my mouth, my son and I l…
On International Women’s Day, let’s commit to properly compensating women for the unpaid and underpaid work they have always doneThe world would stop running were it not for the unpaid and underpaid work undertaken by women. It is past time for our con…