wealth inequality
Meet the Artist Fighting Malcolm Turnbull's Moderate Persona With GIFs
"The message I wanted to send with these GIFs, in an admittedly irreverent and simplistic way, is that our government is brutalising people."
Silicon Valley Girls: Growing Up Female Among the Bay Area's Elite
As young women growing up in Silicon Valley, my classmates and I never struggled with discrimination. Our privileged upbringing shielded us from inequality.
Leaked Video Shows How Business Lobbyists Conspire Against a Higher Minimum Wage
A Council of State Chambers of Commerce webinar suggests that business leaders can keep wages low by not talking about the issue while redirecting the political conversation to "creating more jobs."
How the Wealth Gap Affects New Zealand More Than Anywhere Else
We asked Dr Tim Hazledine, author of 'Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis,' how NZ came first in a list of 21 countries crippled by inequality.
Sixty-Two People Now Have a Greater Net Worth Than Half the World's Population
As the World Economic Forum gets underway in Davos, Oxfam has highlighted runaway wealth inequality across the globe, and the tax havens which keep extreme wealth out of government hands.
Raising the Minimum Wage in Alberta Likely Won’t End Civilization As We Know It
Let's get real about paying people a decent wage.
What the Fuck Is the ‘Precariat,’ and Why Should You Care?
Hint: you're probably in it, and it sucks.
The Difference in Life Expectancy Between the Rich and Poor is Getting Worse
A new UK study suggests we’re all going to live longer than expected—but some more than others.
Will 2015 Be the Year People Actually Do Something About Income Inequality?
All across the planet, the rich keep getting richer, and nearly everyone agrees that this is a problem.
'Prosperity Porn' Gives Britain's Super Wealthy Too Much of a Free Pass
Why haven't the recent shows about the UK's financial elite sparked outrage?
Crony Capitalism and Crushed Dissent in Angola
Corruption isn't rare on the African continent—or indeed anywhere else in the world—but Angola's iteration is particularly extreme. Th elite has fed at the trough of oil and gas for over 30 years, and the nation continues a campaign of stifling freedom...
Walmart Employees Have Nothing to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Unlike its tens of thousands of employees who live beneath the poverty line, Walmart executives will be dining in luxury this Thanksgving.