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Colonial tax records hold 3 lessons for South Africa today – economic historian

In 1825, a tax collector compiling a census in South Africa’s Cape Colony paused to write a poem in the margin of his work. In it, he complained about the idle chatter of townsmen in Stellenbosch and uncooperative taxpayers. It is a tiny window on the regular frustrations of a…

The Conversation

Zack Polanski: Tax wealth and cut inequality to make London a better city

Exclusive: Green Party leader hits out at Labour ‘attacks’ on him as parties gear up for the May local elections

Evening Standard

BlackRock's billionaire CEO says companies need to address AI's impact on white collar jobs and wealth inequality

“Many of the people most affected by what we talk about here will never come to this conference,” Larry Fink said at the World Economic Forum.

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This Davos-Inspired £1 Million Pint Has People Furious — Here's Why

Oxfam's pop-up pub charged billionaires £1 million per pint to highlight record wealth inequality as global protests surge and UK households face ongoing cost-of-living pressures.

International Business Times UK

Robert Jenrick boasts that Reform is for the workers, but it’s a class war trap – and Labour shouldn’t fall for it

Though Labour's voters are more likely to be the educated middle-classes, its focus must be fighting inequality. We know Farage’s party will only enrich the wealthy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion as Oxfam warns of ‘dangerous inequality’

The total number of billionaires in the world has now reached 3,000 for the first time ever, while nearly half of the world’s population lives in poverty, the report says

The Independent UK

‘Robin Hood’ activists who targeted Crown Jewels plan London Waitrose raids

Group vows to 'clear out' supermarkets in Robin Hood-style raids against inequality

Evening Standard

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UN chief attacks world leaders putting cooperation on 'deathwatch' in final annual speech

Guterres also used his wide-ranging remarks to urge action against the abuse of artificial intelligence and to call for efforts to fight inequality.

Euronews

4 ways to empower students to spark social change

College students in the humanities and social sciences are constantly learning about the world’s biggest problems — from inequality, wars, forced displacement, hunger and famine, discrimination and climate change to unjust policies and laws.

The Conversation

The G20 was built to stabilise the world’s economy – but it’s failed on climate, debt and inequality

The Group of Twenty (G20) emerged from the financial turmoil that followed the collapse of the Thai currency in 1997, which rapidly spread financial instability from Thailand to the rest of Asia.

The Conversation

Tax Breaks 2026: Biggest Ever Refunds Coming — But Critics Warn They Could Fuel Debt and Inequality

Big tax refunds are coming in 2026, but critics warn Trump's new breaks could deepen debt and widen inequality across America.

International Business Times UK

Why America's Inequality Story Doesn't Add Up

Taxes, benefits, and household data make America look more unequal than it is.

Reason

Still the Golden State?

Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026.

Capital & Main

Gender inequality: How having children affects women’s careers

Gender inequality goes beyond visible and measurable gaps. Even subtle shifts in women’s job tasks after having children can significantly undermine their long-term career prospects.

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The rich were quieter after COVID. Now they’re not - and people are noticing

According to new research, people underestimate inequality when they live in segregated social worlds. But when wealth is openly displayed, dissatisfaction rises fast.

Euronews

Income of richest 10% after tax: How do Europe's top earners compare globally?

Income inequality is a persistent problem across the world, but how do top earners compare on a global scale?

The Independent UK

Why is there a gender pension gap, and what can women do?

Lauren Taylor speaks to financial planner Rowan Harding about retirement inequality and steps to take now.

The Conversation

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest – but internet access adds the crucial spark

The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent weeks, the richest 10% of the global population now receive 53% of all income and own a staggering 75% of all wealth.

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Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches

Ray Madoff, a Boston College law professor, has written a new book: “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.” She recently spoke to Kara Miller, host of the podcast “It Turns Out,” about how the American tax system has changed over the past 40 years, widening…

Newslaundry

Why we still don’t know who the rich are in India

India knows how to count the poor. From ration cards to multi-decade surveys such as the National Sample Survey , there are sophisticated systems to track deprivation – who’s getting by, who’s falling behind, who needs support.

The Guardian - US

Most people aren’t fretting about an AI bubble. What they fear is mass layoffs

Artificial intelligence could make income inequality even worse and create a new underclass. Governments and society must take action

International Business Times UK

Trump Gold Card: MAGA Supporters Accuse POTUS Of 'Grifting American Citizenship With No Shame'

Trump's new Gold Card scheme faces backlash from MAGA supporters who accuse him of "selling citizenship" as critics warn of inequality and legal challenges.

Euronews

A tiny elite controls the lion's share of global wealth and power, says report

From wealth hoarding and tax breaks for billionaires to unpaid care work and climate damage, the World Inequality Report paints a picture of an economic order tilted towards a tiny ultra-wealthy minority.

The Guardian - UK

Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%

The Guardian - UK

‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream

Women work longer and per hour earn a third of what men are paid, in figures that have changed little in 35 years, UN report shows

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