Oxfam | The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest 0.1 percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people), reveals new Oxfam analysis published today ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers. The findings show that, a decade later, the s...
LSE | Do technological advances complement human labour, boosting productivity and wages? Or do they lead to workers being displaced? There are examples of both dynamics. But new research from Raquel Sebastián, Pedro Salas-Rojo, Juan César Palomino and Juan Gabriel Rodríguez looks at the net effec...
idw | In recent decades, income and wealth disparities have widened significantly in many European countries. At the same time, support for populist parties has grown. Previous studies have already pointed out that rising inequality may be contributing to the growth of populist movements. But how ca...
Jacobin | Some on the Left believe that the capitalist system will not tolerate any greater interventions in its operation or redistribution of its spoils. There is no good evidence that this is true.
Source. Jacobin.
Earth's Future | Prolonged droughts and increasing urban inequality create a growing risk of unprecedented water security challenges in emerging mega-cities. One such rapidly developing major urban agglomeration is Pune, India's 9th largest city. Our research shows that the combined impacts of urban...
Institute for Policy Studies | This report analyzes the 20 largest employers of low-wage U.S. workers, a group we’ve dubbed the “Low-Wage 20.” Together, the Low-Wage 20 companies employ approximately 6.7 million people in the United States. Their median worker wages in 2024 ranged from $9,602 (Ross...