Topic: Inequality
Annual Report 2026: Share the World’s Resources
Report / 17th July 2026STWR’s campaign and advocacy were critically important in 2025, a year marked by wealthy governments significantly rolling back their historic commitments to international economic sharing.
How the global food economy is killing children
Report / 10th July 2026New findings from the World Health Organisation are an indictment of a global food order that continues to expose millions to preventable illness and death.
The time is ripe for a universal basic income
Article / 7th July 2026A well-designed UBI could enable us to derive the essential life satisfaction that can only come from work we have freely chosen, argues Dr Bronwyn Kelly.
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Report / 4th June 2026Humanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a sweeping vision for planetary survival.
African countries up efforts to tax high-income individuals
Article / 11th May 2026African countries are exploring ways to tax high-earning individuals as the continent seeks to expand its revenue collection amid what experts say is a growing gulf between rich and poor.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum embraces healthcare as a human right
Blog / 20th April 2026Healthcare is neither a commodity nor the exclusive privilege of the wealthy—it is a human right. Far from “outrageous,” guaranteeing healthcare to all is about ensuring that everyone can live a rich and fulfilling life.
Tax day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it
Article / 17th April 2026There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us.
Untaxed wealth hidden offshore by richest 0.1% surpasses entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity
News / 2nd April 2026New findings from Oxfam highlight the urgent need for coordinated international action to tax extreme wealth and end the use of tax havens.
Should billionaires have it all?
Blog / 9th March 2026In today's world of increasingly stark inequality, the case for billionaires demands close scrutiny. Lawrence S. Wittner asks if they should exist at all.
Why my vision of a Good Society is evidence-based, not utopian
Blog / 19th February 2026The blueprint for a fairer society lies in front of us. But it requires moving away from the myth of “trickle-down” economics and the stubborn pursuit of GDP growth.