Thousands of Colombians protest Petro’s economic, social reforms
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Sunday to reject economic and social reforms being proposed by the leftist government of President Gustavo Petro, the latest in a series of demonstrations against Petro’s policies. The reforms, which Petro says will fight deep inequality but which opponents say will damage the country’s already-struggling […]
India’s richest one per cent has highest concentration of wealth in decades, study shows
New Delhi, India Reuters The wealth concentrated in the richest one per cent of India’s population is at its highest in six decades and the percentage share of income exceeds that of countries including Brazil and the United States, research group the World Inequality Lab found. Since India, which won its independence in 1947 from […]
Essay: Deep-seated inequality is fuelling an escalation of violence across Latin America
ANDREW NICKSON, of the University of Birmingham looks at the causes for the rising violence in an article first published on The Conversation… For most of the 20th century, Latin America was portrayed as one of the world’s most peaceful regions. Coups and repressive military regimes had long been commonplace but widespread civil disorder and […]
Essay: Six ways inequality holds back climate action
Against the backdrop of the World Economic Forum taking place this week, EMMA GARNETT and CHARLOTTE A KUKOWSKI explain, in an article first published on The Conversation, why inequality remains one of the biggest barriers to the net zero transition…
Look beyond profit to heal “lacerated world”, Pope tells Davos leaders
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political, economic and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos to look beyond profit and try to heal an “increasingly lacerated” world with moral and ethical decisions. Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, on 7th January, 2024. PICTURE: Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters […]
The richest one per cent own 43 per cent of global assets, Oxfam study says
London Thomson Reuters Foundation The world’s wealthiest one per cent of people own nearly 43 per cent of all global financial assets and emit as much carbon as two-thirds of the planet’s poorest, according to an Oxfam report published on Monday. Heads of state are joining chief executives, business leaders and other prominent figures this […]
Climate change: study finds tackling inequality key; African leaders say richer nations must pay more
London, UK Reuters Tackling inequality is key to securing the public support needed to overhaul the global economy and reverse climate change, an update to the landmark 50-year-old computer simulation of environmental stress has found. Based on modelling by MIT scientists of a world destabilised by growing consumption, the 1972 “Limits To Growth” simulation has […]
Essay: Crossing the US-Mexico border is deadlier than ever for migrants – here’s why
US-based professor of geography, JOSEPH NEVINS – in an article first published on The Conversation, explores the reasons behind the growing number of deaths on the US-Mexico border…
South Africa: Power cuts widen digital divide and wealth gaps
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how rolling electricity blackouts mean South Africans unable to afford data and generators struggle to study or work online…
Governments need to take urgent action to combat inequality – Oxfam
London, UKReuters Governments need to take urgent action to tackle rising inequality which emerged over the COVID-19 crisis with a surge in energy and food prices ramping up pressures on millions of people around the world, Oxfam said on Monday. The report, released by the Nairobi-based charity as top policy makers and industry chiefs arrive […]