The World Inequality Lab (‘the Lab’) claims: “extreme wealth inequality is rapidly increasing”.1 Conversely, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims: “Global inequality has been declining fast since the 1990s”.2 Conservative commentators leap upon the latter narrative and claim that capitalism has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. What’s really going …
The word ‘class’ fell out of favor during the Cold War. Over time, those in academia who continued to use it quietly altered its meaning; ‘class’ became just another element in the politics of identity. It was about the way you grew up; how you dressed and the way you spoke; …
According to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), by far the largest democratic organization in the world: “An alliance of tech elites, corporate giants and far-right political forces is advancing what can only be described as a billionaire coup against democracy. Their goal is clear: to shift power away from the …