India’s richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent … Wealth of India’s richest 1% more than 4-times of total for 70% poorestRead more
Inequality
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Total wealth of 63 Indian billionaires higher than last year’s Union Budget of India 2018-2019
The combined total wealth of 63 Indian billionaires is higher than the total Union Budget of India for the fiscal year 2018-19 which was at … Total wealth of 63 Indian billionaires higher than last year’s Union Budget of India 2018-2019Read more
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Trends in global inequality
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Great Recession increases race wealth gap
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Millionaires and Billionaires Own 79% of All Household Wealth
The triennial Survey of Consumer Finances released its 2019 data earlier today. In 2019, households with net worths of $1 million or more owned 79.2 … Millionaires and Billionaires Own 79% of All Household WealthRead more
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Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity
The richest one percent of the world’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made … Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanityRead more
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The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%
Like many of the virus’s hardest hit victims, the United States went into the COVID-19 pandemic wracked by preexisting conditions. A fraying public health infrastructure, … The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%Read more
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Britain is the Most “Unequal Country” in the EU
The UK has become the most unequal country in Europe in terms of wages and income distribution, according to a newly-published report by the Dublin-based … Britain is the Most “Unequal Country” in the EURead more
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One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t
Clean water is one of the most important things to anyone and everyone (second only to nacho cheese). Yet millions around the world don’t have … One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’tRead more
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The Struggle in the Shadow of Grenfell
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tFPCUgjbfA&rel=0] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxggXo-4UEU&rel=0] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnBrvCTlayA&rel=0] Failed By The State