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Jun 3, 2014 · It’s safe to say that economic inequality bothers us. But why? Harvard philosopher T. M. Scanlon offers four reasons we should tackle — and fix — the problem. The great inequality of income and wealth in the world, and within the United States, is deeply troubling.
Racial inequality affects every sphere of society, such as employment, education and public health. Inequality can also fuel racism. For example, systemic inequalities that impoverish certain groups can encourage untrue beliefs about their intelligence, abilities and willingness to work.
High and rising economic inequality meant that someone born with few resources could see their basic human rights, like food and decent housing, violated.
Jul 5, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities. Mitigating inequality requires a mix of bottom-up and top-down changes that address the underlying social and economic systems. Seven experts shine a light on creating a future that leaves no one behind.
Jun 18, 2020 · Growth in emerging economies has reduced inequality between nations, but the benefits have been unevenly spread within those economies. This column analyses what has happened, why we should care, and what can be done about inequality.
Jan 16, 2023 · Inequality is destroying society and it is not inevitable; it is a choice that reveals us as lacking in both empathy and imagination. Our leaders need to imagine new economic processes and structures to create a fairer, more equal world and to save our planet.
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Global economic inequality is vast and compounded by overlapping inequalities in health, education, and many other dimensions. But economic inequality is not rising everywhere. Within many countries, it has fallen or remained stable.
