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A groundbreaking book reframes gender inequality at work as a structural problem, not a women's problem. Australian researcher Cordelia Fine reveals why current diversity efforts fail and what actually works.
Colombia's capital is reversing urban inequality by bringing its first clean air zones to the communities hit hardest by toxic air. The result: healthier kids, greener streets, and a blueprint other cities want to copy.
The Minnesota Vikings' Social Justice Committee just gave $500,000 to 18 organizations fighting food insecurity, mental health stigma, and inequality across the Twin Cities. Since 2018, the team's owners have donated over $9.5 million to social justice causes.
A Nigerian state is transforming thousands of lives by treating electricity as a human right, not a luxury. Governor Uba Sani is distributing 600 transformers and 10,000 solar street lights to end power inequality across Kaduna.
Former EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited Indianapolis to spotlight a major win: $117 million in federal funding bringing solar power to low-income families across five Indiana cities. The grant aims to correct decades of environmental inequality where industrial benefits skipped the communities bearing pollution's worst effects.
New research from the University of Cambridge shows how South Africans are moving off the electricity grid in three distinct ways, but the trend is exposing deep inequalities that echo the country's apartheid past. The findings offer crucial insights for cities worldwide facing similar energy transitions.
Millions of Nigerian workers are taking home bigger paychecks this month thanks to new tax reforms that cut rates for nearly everyone earning under $12,000 a year. The changes, which took effect in January, exempt minimum wage earners entirely and reduce taxes for 98% of the workforce.
The United Nations Development Program in Mexico achieved major wins in 2025, supporting nearly 7,000 people through community projects focused on climate action, women's financial inclusion, and environmental protection. Despite global challenges, Mexico made concrete progress on reducing inequality and building resilience.
Six youth-led projects across regional Australia are tackling screen addiction, workplace inequality, and cultural healing. The 2026 Trailblazer winners prove small communities can spark big solutions.
Labor unions across Oregon have joined forces to create Climate Jobs Oregon, ensuring the clean energy transition puts working families first. The coalition aims to build a homegrown renewable energy economy with good-paying union jobs while tackling climate change and inequality.
Hundreds of wealthy individuals from 24 countries are demanding higher taxes on themselves to fight inequality. Disney heirs, actors, and business leaders say it's time for the ultra-rich to pay their fair share.
Nearly 400 of the world's wealthiest people just asked global leaders to raise their taxes. The letter, released during the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls out extreme inequality and demands action.
In a surprising turn, 62% of millionaires now admit that extreme wealth poses a real threat to democracy. Even the wealthy are calling for higher taxes on the ultra-rich to protect fairness and opportunity for everyone.
Ghana just united 55 African nations and Caribbean countries to demand justice for slavery and colonialism's lasting damage. The bold "Decade of Reparations" campaign aims to recover trillions in stolen wealth that still shapes global inequality today.
Swedish retirees are looking back with regret at their country's 2006 decision to abolish the wealth tax, saying they didn't realize how much it would transform their egalitarian society. Two decades later, Sweden has become a "paradise for the super-rich" with 42 billionaires and growing inequality.