To Best Understand Inequality, Think Class, Not Generation
Our age cohorts don’t tell the full story
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Is Australia’s ‘luck’ running out?
Inequality today has Australians hearing ever fewer references to their nation’s ‘lucky country’ status
We Need Our Public Libraries, and Now They Need Us Too
Our public libraries are already doing amazing work combating inequality — we just need to make sure they have the funds to keep doing it.
The Paradox of Public Health Solutions that Worsen Climate Change
The unanticipated environmental effects of inhalers underscore the contradictions inherent in piecemeal climate solutions.
25 Years After Olmstead v. L.C., Its Promise of Equality for People with Disabilities Remains in Limbo
Lack of resources for disability service providers threatens to reverse the gains made from the landmark Supreme Court case.
The Racial Wealth Gap is Persistent – and Growing
The racial wealth gap continues to deepen in large part due to the cumulative impact of the country’s racial history.
A Practical Prescription for Taxing Our World’s Richest
A bold new proposal from the economist Gabriel Zucman is gaining prime-time backing
Two Years After Dobbs, the Fight Goes On
In the two years since Roe fell, access to abortion has become ever more restricted. Despite legal losses, the fight for reproductive rights rages on.
Private Foundations Gave $3.2 Billion in Grants to National Donor-Advised Funds in 2022
Private foundations are currently allowed to make grants to donor-advised funds and to count those grants toward their charitable distribution requirement of 5 percent of their assets each year.
Cracks in the Wealth Extraction System
As wealth inequality grows even more startling, a small sliver of the ultra-wealthy are organizing to distribute resources more equally.
In France, a Bold New Take on ‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité’
The upcoming French general election has fans of grand fortune more than a little uneasy