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Why bashing billionaires won't solve the inequality crisis
A new book looks at the challenges of capitalism and why the ultra-rich are not the reason there are so many poor
American Psychological Association claims 'hiring the most qualified candidate' could be 'unfair'
The American Psychological Association claimed that "[h]iring the most qualified candidate might be unfair" based on one of its recent studies.
Real progs honor all victims, a win-win for US Defense and other commentary
From the left: Real Progs Honor All Victims Those tearing down posters of Hamas’ Israeli hostages “are denying the basic humanity of these victims,” argues Sarah Abramsky at The Nation. “Genuine progressive protesters”...
New Biden equity push builds on efforts that spawned 300 woke programs
President Biden's Feb. 16 executive order forcing every federal agency to report on "equity" in their organizations is an extension of moves from his first days in office that have...
Why working at Disney, the ‘Happiest Place on Earth,’ is a misery for many
Gabby Alcantara-Anderson, 31, has worked at Disney World for almost a decade, but she still struggles to make ends meet. Her salary — combined with wages from her husband and...
'Tax the rich': 6 protesters arrested after failing to block wealthy fliers from East Hampton Airport
The group targeted the airport as part of a series of demonstrations to demand that the state's highest earners pay for affordable housing and climate change prevention.
Wells Fargo staged sham job interviews for black, female candidates: report
A report cited several current and former Wells Fargo employees who claimed they were told by their bosses to interview a set of "diverse" candidates even though they had no...
Vaccine inequity comes into stark focus during UN gathering
Already, the struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic has featured prominently in leaders’ speeches — many of them delivered remotely exactly because of the virus.
UN Women hopes $40 billion will accelerate gender equality
At the Paris forum, UN Women said governments and public sector institutions made $21 billion in commitments to gender equality programs, the private sector made $13 billion, philanthropies $4.5 billion,...
WHO Africa: COVID-19 booster shots make 'mockery' of equity
Rich countries’ decisions to roll out COVID-19 booster shots while so many people across Africa remain unvaccinated “threaten the promise of a brighter tomorrow” for the continent.
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans
The racial disparities reveal the war’s uneven toll. Following the passage of stiffer penalties for crack cocaine and other drugs, the Black incarceration rate in America exploded from about 600...
Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
It’s like a famine in which “the richest guys grab the baker,” said Strive Masiyiwa, the African Union’s envoy for vaccine acquisition.
Grim view of global future offered in intelligence report
WASHINGTON — US intelligence officials are painting a dark picture of the world’s future, writing in a report released Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic has deepened economic inequality, strained government...
Australia to scrap harassment exemption for judges and politicians
SYDNEY - Australia will scrap exemptions for judges and politicians from sexual harassment laws, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as his government struggles to contain a backlash over...
Maya ruins in Belize offer peek at ancient wealth inequality
WASHINGTON - An examination of numerous houses excavated at two sites in southern Belize is providing insight into gaping wealth inequality in ancient Maya cities - a disparity that researchers...
Ad saying gender equality is 'outdated' sparks outrage in Japan
TOKYO - An online advertisement featuring a woman saying the debate over gender equality is outdated has sparked furore in Japan for being sexist, a month after an outcry over...
Bernie Sanders clashes with Elon Musk over massive fortune
Elon Musk says he's hoarding wealth for a good cause — but it's not good enough for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
US female firefighters fight discrimination with lawsuits
WINSTON-SALEM, NC — The highest-ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was repeatedly discriminated against because of her sex and fought to keep her job while battling breast...
Pandemic sets back Italian women's long fight for jobs
ROME — One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo has a masters degree in tourism, speaks fluent English and Spanish...
Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn’t like to be singled out for her gender. “It has always been known as...