Why inequality persists in America
Via The New Yorker, an excellent overview through several new books: Why Inequality Persists in America. The introduction of a long article:For about a century, economic inequality has been measured on...
View ArticleUS: A disadvantaged start hurts boys more than girls
Via The New York Times: A Disadvantaged Start Hurts Boys More Than Girls. Excerpt:Boys are falling behind. They graduate from high school and attend college at lower rates than girls and are more...
View ArticlePiketty in South Africa
Via The New Yorker: Piketty in South Africa. Excerpt from a long, informative, and discouraging report:The French economist Thomas Piketty’s visit to South Africa began with some bad luck. Because he...
View ArticleBelluz: Inequality isn't just unfair — it's making people sick
Via Vox.com, Julia Belluz writes: Inequality isn't just unfair — it's making people sick. Excerpt:Inequality has become a popular topic over the past decade. In books like Capital in the Twenty-First...
View ArticleWorld's eight richest people have same wealth as poorest 50%
Via The Guardian: World's eight richest people have same wealth as poorest 50%. Click or tap through for the full report and many links:The world’s eight richest billionaires control the same wealth...
View ArticleWHO: Fact file on health inequities
From the World Health Organization, circa 2011: Fact file on health inequities. Click or tap through to see the documentation.1. Today, there is a 36-year gap in life expectancy between countries. A...
View ArticleRecovering from disasters: Social networks matter more than bottled water and...
Via The Conversation: Recovering from disasters: Social networks matter more than bottled water and batteries. Why some communities lost fewer lives than others in the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami of...
View ArticleSweden's wealth inequality exposed by new research
Via The Local.se: Sweden's wealth inequality exposed by new research. Excerpt:A new survey has exposed Sweden's growing wealth gap, with the number of houses in the middle income bracket in the country...
View ArticleIs Finland’s basic universal income a solution to automation, fewer jobs and...
Via The Guardian: Is Finland’s basic universal income a solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wages?When he got the letter after Christmas saying he was entitled to an unconditional income of...
View ArticleGlobalization and poverty
Via The National Bureau of Economic Research: Globalization and Poverty. Excerpt:Does globalization, as its advocates maintain, help spread the wealth? Or, as its critics charge, does globalization...
View ArticleThe Economist explains: Why globalisation may not reduce inequality in poor...
Via The Economist: The Economist explains: Why globalisation may not reduce inequality in poor countries.GLOBALISATION has made the planet more equal. As communication gets cheaper and transport gets...
View ArticleThe five things you need to know about Canadian economic inequality
Via The Huffington Post: The 5 Things You Need To Know About Canadian Economic Inequality.Certain segments of society encounter persistent disadvantages and lack of opportunity across the country. This...
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From gap to chasm: Alberta's increasing income inequality
Via the Parkland Institute, a 2015 fact sheet: From Gap to Chasm. Excerpt:Chart 1: Gini Indexes for Canada and Canadian Provinces (Before Tax)In 1990 Alberta had the same Gini index as Canada...
View ArticleSeven things you need to know about inequality in BC
Via The Tyee, a 2015 article by Andrew MacLeod: Seven Things You Need to Know about Inequality. Excerpt:Following are seven key facts I think you should know about the growing gap between rich and poor...
View ArticleThe Next Big Thing in politics is … the guaranteed basic income
Via iPolitics, Susan Delacourt writes: The Next Big Thing in politics is … the guaranteed basic income. Excerpt:Guy Caron is not a household name in Canadian politics. Yet. But Caron kicked off his...
View ArticleApocalypse then: The lessons of violence and inequality through the ages
A book review in The Economist: Apocalypse then: The lessons of violence and inequality through the ages. Excerpt:The Great Leveller: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the...
View ArticleThe surprising factors driving murder rates: Income inequality and respect
Via The Guardian: The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequality and respect. But they're not surprising to anyone who's studied the public-health effects of inequality. Excerpt:A...
View ArticleAssociation of household income with life expectancy and cause-specific...
Via JAMA Network: Association of Household Income With Life Expectancy and Cause-Specific Mortality in Norway, 2005-2015.Key Points Question In Norway, a country with a largely tax-financed universal...
View ArticleInequality: Is it rising, and can we reverse it?
Via The Guardian: Inequality: is it rising, and can we reverse it? Excerpt:Income inequality has risen sharply since the 1970s in most advanced economies around the world, and has been blamed for...
View ArticleCOVID-19: CERB is an unintended experiment in basic income
Via The Globe and Mail: Opinion: CERB is an unintended experiment in basic income. Excerpt:Evelyn L. Forget is the author of Basic Income for Canadians, which was nominated for the Donner Prize in...
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