We take the case of the framing of economic inequality in the news in order to make an empirical contribution and a conceptual contribution. The framing of economic inequality in news coverage is important to understand as news frames can shape public opinion and subsequently policy responses to ...
Why in NewsAccording to the recently released World Inequality Report 2022, India is now among the most unequal countries in the world.The report was released by the World Inequality Lab, which aims to promote research on global inequality dynamics. This report presents the most up-to-date ...
She reveals how the financial mega-conglomerates, helped by the media, exploit such prejudices, and highlights the relevance of environmental racism in the struggle to overcome inequalities, to value the importance of diversity, and to build full citizenship for all....
On the first day of class, “he looked around and said 'I see women in the classroom. I don't believe women have any business in engineering, and I'm going to personally see to it that you all fail'.” He wasn't bluffing. All but one of the women in the class ultimately left ...
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Rising income inequality is undermining confidence in capitalism around the world, according to a survey conducted by public relations firm Edelman ahead of the gathering of the elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
While the tax structure in India looks reasonably progressive on paper, in practice much of the progressive taxation, like that on the incomes of the richest, is not collected. India also fares poorly on labour rights and respect for women in the workplace, as the majority o...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) holds a news conference to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America's wealthiest individuals at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2021. /Getty While such policy must overcome the stigma associated with socialism in America, it...
(Phys.org) —Income inequality has been rising rapidly in China and now surpasses that of the U.S. by a large margin, say University of Michigan researchers.
For older adults, where the growth in inequality is largest, premature death due to cardiovascular disease and cancers are the main reason for the widening gap, instead of overdose deaths. The early onset and progression of such chronic diseases can reflect the physiological impact of prolonged and...
Economies in the Asia-Pacific region need to promote a “Building Forward Fairer” policy two years after the pandemic caused unprecedented economic devastation, said Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, under-secretary-general of the United Nations and executive secretary of ESCAP. ...