NEW EQUALS episode. Trade Unions: A Force for Good From Korea to Ukraine to the UK, unions are standing strong against war, repression & austerity. Their message is clear: Unions aren’t just about wages — they’re about defending democracy and dignity. 🎧 Tune in: www.equals.ink/p/trade-unio...

The famous Elephant Graph showed winners & losers of globalization. But a switch from relative to absolute inequality, the elephant turns into a giraffe, with the rich stretching further away. Read the full piece here: equals.ink/p/elephants-...

Why are workers backing politicians who attack their own rights? Because mainstream parties failed to deliver and the far right stepped in, scapegoating migrants and asylum seekers. Workers’ rights. Democracy. On the line. Full discussion on the podcast: www.equals.ink/p/workers-vs...

Trade unions aren’t just defending workers. They’re defending DEMOCRACY itself. That’s why authoritarian leaders attack them first. Luc Triangle explains.👇 Full episode: equals.ink/p/workers-vs...

Fewer than 3,000 people own $14.2 trillion and it keeps growing. Luc Triangle says this inequality must end. Listen here: www.equals.ink/p/workers-vs...

The unchecked growth of billionaire wealth is a threat to democracy. In our latest episode @ituc.bsky.social's Luc Triangle calls it the #BillionaireCoup. This week’s Bulletin looks at how trade unions are standing up to inequality & fighting back for democracy. 👉 www.equals.ink/p/how-trade-...

Democracy is under siege and billionaires are pulling the strings. In the latest episode @equalshope.bsky.social talk with @ituc.bsky.social's Luc Triangle about the fight against inequality & the threat of this ‘billionaire coup.’ Listen now: www.equals.ink/p/workers-vs...

🎙️ITUC General Secretary @luctriangle.bsky.social featured on the latest episode of the EQUALS podcast . He dives into the fight against inequality, the dangers of a “billionaire coup,” and why workers standing together are key to defending democracy.✊

Democracy is under siege and billionaires are pulling the strings. We talk with @ituc.bsky.social's Luc Triangle about the fight against inequality & the threat of this ‘billionaire coup.’ 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗𝒔. 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒑 out now. Listen: www.equals.ink/p/workers-vs...

IMF's Chief Kristalina Georgieva joined us to talk about inequality, debt & climate. From decarbonizing economies to fixing #DebtCrisis & whether the IMF has learned from past mistakes. Her words remain strikingly relevant today. 🎧Listen: equals.ink/p/imf-chief-... #ClimateJustice

Former UK PM Gordon Brown talked about leadership in times of crisis. From rallying the G20 during the financial crash to calling for fair #GlobalHealth financing, his lessons matter today as wars, debt & inequality collide. Listen in: equals.ink/p/former-uk-...

Before his passing, Namibia’s Former President Hage Geingob shared powerful lessons on justice, dignity & leadership in times of crisis. His words resonate more deeply today. 🎧Catch the full episode: equals.ink/p/when-gover...

Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social lays out how we can actually #TaxTheRich and why the fight against tax dodging is tied to slavery, billionaires & inequality. He explains why a #WealthTax is both just & possible. Listen here: equals.ink/p/tax-slaver...

Inequality can feel unstoppable. But in this episode @josephestiglitz.bsky.social tells Winnie Byanyima where real hope lies: in people, movements & new economic ideas. Tune in: equals.ink/p/why-inequa...

Would crises look different if more women led? Former New Zealand PM @helenclarknz.bsky.social joined us to talk about: 👉Global leadership in times of crisis 👉The IMF, World Bank & G20’s role 👉Why women leaders matter Tune in: equals.ink/p/for-heaven...

Remember when the 10 richest men doubled their wealth during #COVID19 while inequality killed a person every 4 seconds? Today the pattern is the same: wars, debt crises & climate disasters. The rich profit, the poor pay. Listen to economist @brankomilan.bsky.social: www.equals.ink/p/an-incredi...

A cup of Vietnamese coffee is more than a caffeine hit: it’s communism, colonialism & capitalism in a mug. From East Germany’s coffee crisis to Vietnam’s boom, @maxlawsontin tells the tale in Cold War Coffee: www.equals.ink/p/cold-war-c...

Is ‘green growth’ just a convenient lie? @jasonhickel.bsky.social joins us on EQUALS to explain why rich countries can’t grow their way out of climate collapse and why justice means rethinking growth. Listen here 👉: www.equals.ink/p/is-green-g... #Degrowth #ClimateJustice”

EQUALS podcast is back this September! Before Season 8 drops, rewind with our Season 7 wrap-up: the sharpest voices on inequality, power & justice. 👉 www.equals.ink/p/money-powe... Subscribe 👇 & be ready for what’s next. www.equals.ink

What happens when billionaires & governments fuse power? When capitalism serves the elite, not the people? @graceblakeley.substack.com shines a light on the rise of oligarchy & how economic crises are engineered to benefit the few. Listen & follow for more: www.equals.ink/p/vulture-ca...

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The MENA region is already hotter than most and getting more unequal by the day. Richest 1% emit 2× as much as the poorest half. Meanwhile 83% of the MENA population already face water scarcity. Subscriber, read & share our latest bulletin for the full breakdown:

Africa collects just 16% of its GDP in taxes, most of it from consumption taxes that hit the poor hardest. Meanwhile, the super-rich slip through the cracks. Read our 2-part bulletin on Africa's rising inequality: 1️⃣ equals.ink/p/the-rise-o... 2️⃣ equals.ink/p/taxing-afr...

What would Africa look like if the richest 1% paid their fair share? ✅ Free education for all ✅ Universal electricity access ✅ $2B left to invest in communities Instead, they hide 15% of GDP offshore while ordinary people pay more on food & basics. Read & subscribe: www.equals.ink/p/taxing-afr...

🎧 4 years ago, Crystal Simeoni broke it down: Africa’s economy is rigged. We need feminist, people-first economics In 2025, Oxfam’s report proves it: Billionaire wealth soared. Inequality off the charts. She saw it coming. Revisit the episode & hear what she said 👇 www.equals.ink/p/economic-h...

Hard facts about inequality in Africa: 🔸 The 4 richest Africans own more than 750 million people 🔸 846 million face food insecurity 🔸 Billionaires up 56% richer in 5 years It’s time to tax the rich, not the poor. Read the Equals Bulletin and stay tuned for part 2.

Lloyds bank have just announced their profits for 2025 so far have beaten forecasts, and hit £3.5 billion. We should be taxing these windfall profits, not sitting by whilst they spiral. Tell Reeves to #TaxTheBanks and sign the petition today ✍️bit.ly/taxthebanks

Aid is being gutted. But NATO is being sated. Member states committed to spend 5% of GDP on military. Gavi, which has saved millions of lives, fell short by $2.9B. The US pulled out. The UK cut its support by 25%. Check out @maxlawsontin.bsky.social blog👇

It is now 3 weeks since the Seville summit- but the truth is louder than ever. $33.9 trillion gained by the top 1% since 2015. Just $10.2B in private finance for low-income countries in 2023. Our Bulletin breaks it down:

‼️ New data estimates that extreme poverty affects 10.5% of the world’s population. 🌟 But there’s hope. During the 2025 Hamburg Sustainability Conference, the Global Alliance Against Inequality was launched. Learn more in @equalshope.bsky.social‬’s blog 🔽 www.equals.ink/p/want-to-en... #NYUCIC

🎙️ Just dropped: Equals Season Wrap-Up! Max & Grazielle revisit the most powerful convos—from colonialism & monetary policy to monopoly power & AI. Insightful, global, and full of bold ideas. 🎧 Tune in: pod.fo/e/2f05f4

💊 A life-saving medicine priced at $40,000/year isn’t saving lives—it’s protecting profits. As #GlobalHealth budgets are slashed, access to medicine is becoming a luxury. Health justice means affordability, equity, & putting people before patents. Read: buff.ly/iI9bPSB @mrbee254.bsky.social

Climate action must not become a land grab. As #NetZero targets rise, so does land inequality. 💰 1% of farms control 70% of farmland. 🌱 1.4B people rely on land to survive. We need climate solutions that protect—not displace—communities. Read more: www.equals.ink/p/the-global... #LandRights

Last year in Rio, #G20 Finance Ministers made history: a global push to tax the super-rich. This year, #G20SouthAfrica is a chance to turn bold words into real action. Let’s keep the pressure on. Join the call to #TaxTheRich and build a fairer world. www.equals.ink/p/g20-agree-...

In 2022, workers around the world lost $337 billion in real wages. Inflation soared. Corporation profits roared. Wages fell behind. This isn’t just economics, it is #inequality by design. Read more:

In this episode of the EQUALS Podcast, Devaki Jain shares: Why unpaid care work matters and why #GenderJustice = #EconomicJustice 🎧 Listen now: www.equals.ink/p/the-sexist... #FeministEconomics

In 2018, Max Lawson asked, "Can ideas get us to a more equal world?" Yes—but only if we unlearn the ones that got us here. #Neoliberalism became “common sense” through power, not proof. Now it’s time for new ideas that puts people and equity first. Read more:

🗓️ 3 years ago, @maxlawsontin.bsky.social wrote about royal wealth. But the real issue was on all inherited wealth. In 2025, Oxfam reports that 36% of billionaire wealth is passed down to heirs. We’re not just watching inequality grow. We’re watching it be inherited. 👉

#AI is booming—but who is paying the price? ⚠️ 40% of jobs globally at risk -Leaving the Global South behind -Fueling the #ClimateCrisis -Political & economic capture Our bulletin asks: Who is AI really for? Let’s build AI that serves people, not profit. Read more:

If AI continues on its current track, we’ll see “a world where the richest 1%, who already own 43% of global financial assets, tighten their grip.” The core problem with today’s #AI: “not the robots, but who owns the robots.” @equalshope.bsky.social‬ www.equals.ink/p/artificial...

Two drops of life: for me – and millions like me – aid has been a gamechanger. Anthony Kamande still remembers the aid-funded polio vaccine at his Kenyan school. As such transformational aid is abruptly pulled across Africa, millions faces a bleak future. views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/05/two-...

🎙️ In our latest episode, Nicholas Shaxson breaks down how monopoly power works. He uses the analogy of an “hourglass”—where 3 or 4 firms dominates the narrow middle and extracts massive profits from both the producer & the consumer. 🎧 Listen in: pod.fo/e/2d98e0 #MonopolyPower #EconomicJustice

🎙️ A new ‪@equalshope.bsky.social‬ episode just dropped! A powerful convo with Nick Shaxson on how monopoly and capitalism is driving inequality, crushing small businesses, and threatening democracy. We break it down—and talk solutions. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/2d98e0

🎙️ A new episode just dropped! A powerful convo with Nick Shaxson on how monopoly and capitalism is driving inequality, crushing small businesses, and threatening democracy. We break it down—and talk solutions. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/2d98e0

“𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.” That’s how Anthony describes the polio vaccine he received as a child—funded by foreign aid. Now, abrupt aid cuts are threatening millions across Africa. Read Anthony’s powerful piece: www.equals.ink/p/two-drops-... #GlobalHealth #Inequality

Monetary & fiscal policy are key to understanding #inequality. #Centralbanks, often seen as neutral, actually make deeply political decisions—often favoring the richest 1%. In this week’s Bulletin, we break down how central banks fuel inequality. www.equals.ink/p/banking-on...

Do we all suffer equally from #inflation? 💶📈 Not quite. In the latest @equalshope.bsky.social podcast, our @jordischroeder.bsky.social explains why rising prices hit low-income households hardest - and why interest rate hikes aren't felt the same by all. 🎧 👉 podfollow.com/equals/episo...

What does #ClimateChange have to do with #inflation? A lot, actually. Our researcher @jordischroeder.bsky.social breaks it down in the @equalshope.bsky.social podcast - from crop failures to rising electricity prices, and why it all hits the most vulnerable hardest. podfollow.com/equals/episo...

On #InternationalWorkersDay, a stark reminder: 📈 CEO pay rose 50% since 2019 📉 Worker wages? Up just 0.9% That’s a 56x gap. This isn’t progress. It’s a warning. Read our bulletin here: www.equals.ink/p/global-ceo...

Raising interest rates is a common strategy used by central banks to control #inflation. In our latest episode we explore whether this strategy works and and how it affects #inequality. Tune in to the full episode: equals.ink/p/central-ba... @jordischroeder.bsky.social @positivemoneyeu.bsky.social