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Inequality
Rich Countries Blamed as New COVID Variant Sparks Global Alarm
The massive inoculation gap between rich and poor countries has kept the door open to COVID variants.Â
We Work Too Damn Much. Let’s Demand a 4-Day Workweek by 2022.
A four-day workweek would make time to rebalance our lives and also create space for collective action to thrive.
US Billionaires Became $2.1 Trillion Richer in 19 Months of Pandemic
Over 700 billionaires now hold $5 trillion in collective wealth.
Hurricanes Aren’t Just Natural Disasters — They Also Fuel Inequality
Hurricane Ida showed that natural disasters are good at making poor people poorer and rich people richer.
Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City's reopening plan.
Iceland Didn’t Tilt Left as Expected. A Socialist Reflects on the Election Loss.
Not getting into parliament was disappointing, but the work of building a just society doesn’t stop with elections.
Barbados PM Slams Rich Nations for Failing on Climate, COVID and Inequality
Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley decried the international community's continued inaction at the UN.
Vaccine Equity Coalition Warns Trickles of Charity Won’t End Pandemic
Experts estimate that 13 billion doses will be necessary to end the global pandemic.
100 Million Doses of COVID Vaccines Hoarded by Rich Nations Are Set to Expire
This inequity underscores the need for governments to do much more to get doses in the hands of lower-income countries.
YIMBY Movement Is Not the Answer to Housing Crisis, Grassroots Activists Say
The answer to the U.S. housing crisis is simple and widely adopted elsewhere: more public housing.