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Poor
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Three Ways To Stop The Global Economic System Working For Only Rich White Men
Women’s unpaid work is worth $10 trillion annually. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’s personal wealth dwarves the health budget of…
2019-10-18
Why The Downward Spiral Of Inequality Is Becoming Harder To Fix
Why does economic inequality—as opposed to just poverty—matter? There are a lot of reasons, but a big one…
2016-02-05
Who Will Suffer Most From Climate Change? (Hint: Not You)
A few years ago Melinda and I visited with a group of rice farmers in Bihar, India, one…
2015-09-14
The Top 10 Richest Cities With Serious Poverty Issues
The ten cities listed here are some of the richest and most cultured cities in the world. They…
2015-08-21
How Income Gap Is Different From Wealth Gap
David Leonhardt of the Upshot summarised a work from economist Stephen J. Rose as follows: “Income inequality has…
2015-06-30
How French Supermarkets Shared Goodwill To People
Legislation barring stores from spoiling and throwing away food is aimed at tackling epidemic of waste alongside food…
2015-06-24
Where You Live Affects What You Earn
The part of town where you live—and especially where you grew up—can profoundly affect lifetime earnings. “[A] as…
2015-02-13
The Hidden Ways Urban Design Segregates The Poor
There’s a name for uncomfortable benches, hard-to-reach parks, and ubiquitous surveillance: disciplinary architecture. When news emerged that a…
2015-02-12