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- Wealth inequality risks triggering 'societal collapse' within next decade https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/wealth-inequality-risks-triggering-societal-collapse-within-next-decade-report-finds 20 comments
- On Inequality and Risk Capacity https://www.theinformation.com/articles/on-inequality-and-risk-capacity?pu=hackernewsc8sk76 19 comments
- DEF CON 13 – Paul Graham, Inequality and Risk (2005) [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpD_Sz_ZWPk 26 comments
- Inequality and Risk http://www.paulgraham.com/inequality.html 49 comments
- Families cutting back on healthy food risks widening health inequalities https://foodfoundation.org.uk/news/families-cutting-back-healthy-food-risks-widening-health-inequalities 3 comments health
- Britain risks entrenching deep class, ethnic, gender, educational, generational and geographical divides unless the government acts to tackle inequality, a leading thinktank has said. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/11/inequality-will-worsen-unless-ministers-act-says-thinktank 5 comments worldnews
- Growing inequality risks social revolution, hedge fund chief warns https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/08/dali-n08.html 6 comments politics
- Britain risks heading to US levels of inequality, warns top economist https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2019/may/14/britain-risks-heading-to-us-levels-of-inequality-warns-top-economist?cmp=share_androidapp_copy_to_clipboard 8 comments worldnews
- Britain risks heading to US levels of inequality, warns top economist https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2019/may/14/britain-risks-heading-to-us-levels-of-inequality-warns-top-economist?cmp=share_androidapp_copy_to_clipboard 88 comments worldnews
- Britain risks heading to US levels of inequality, warns top economist https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2019/may/14/britain-risks-heading-to-us-levels-of-inequality-warns-top-economist 16 comments politics
- Britain risks heading to US levels of inequality, warns top economist https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2019/may/14/britain-risks-heading-to-us-levels-of-inequality-warns-top-economist 37 comments worldnews
- Breast cancer study finds high-risk black women are receiving less preventive care & deeply rooted disparities are to blame. Study results reveal the nuances of racial inequalities in health – the ways that structural, social and interpersonal inequalities combine to influence patients’ choices. https://news.osu.edu/in-breast-cancer-prevention-race-matters/ 7 comments science
- Wealth inequality risks triggering 'societal collapse' within next decade, report finds https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/wealth-inequality-risks-triggering-societal-collapse-within-next-decade-report-finds 41 comments economy
- Romney, Ryan, and the Real Risk of Rising Inequality http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/17/1121159/-romney-ryan-and-the-real-risk-of-rising-inequality 4 comments politics
- Internet access must become human right or we risk ever-widening inequality https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/985315 42 comments worldnews
- Internet access must become human right or we risk ever-widening inequality https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/985315 111 comments technology
- Pandemic-Induced Wealth and Health Inequality and Risk Exposure https://www.cesifo.org/en/publikationen/2021/working-paper/pandemic-induced-wealth-and-health-inequality-and-risk-exposure 4 comments economics
- How Inequity Gets Built Into America’s Vaccination System | People eligible for the coronavirus vaccine tell us they are running up against barriers that are designed into the very systems meant to serve those most at risk of dying of the disease. We plan to continue tracking these roadblocks. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-inequity-gets-built-into-americas-vaccination-system 5 comments politics
- Rising income inequality and the polarization of societies pose a risk to the global economy in 2017 unless urgent action is taken, according to the World Economic Forum. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/11/inequality-world-economy-wef-brexit-donald-trump-world-economic-forum-risk-report 4 comments worldnews
- Super-rich warned of ‘pitchforks and torches’ unless they tackle inequality, Global elite told of real risk of ‘civil disruption’ if more is not done to help struggling millions https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jun/30/uk-super-rich-beware-pitchforks-torches-unless-they-do-more 274 comments economy
- Internet access must become a human right or we risk ever-widening inequality, argues researcher https://phys.org/news/2023-04-internet-access-human-ever-widening-inequality.html 36 comments technology
- Europe’s drive to save jobs risks fuelling north-south inequality https://www.ft.com/content/ff31b665-22e7-4439-817f-75477bc77082 15 comments europe
- With climate discontent rising, scientists warn of 'social tipping point' | On Friday, the U.N. climate chief and a leading scientist warned of a growing risk of social unrest as the effects of a warming world worsen inequality and poverty worldwide https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-accord-social-trfn/with-climate-discontent-rising-scientists-warn-of-social-tipping-point-iduskbn1ya273 194 comments worldnews
- Economists have figured out who’s really to blame for exploding income inequality: "...[D]eregulation has freed the banks to not only get into new businesses, but also take bigger risks, which has supercharged their bottom lines and bonuses (but made them blow up when those bets have gone bad)." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/29/economists-have-figured-out-whos-really-to-blame-for-inequality/ 123 comments politics
- Rising income inequality linked to Americans’ declining health. Study finds that the level of income inequality in the U.S. when people are children is related to the risk of developing diseases such as diabetes and cancer as adults. https://news.osu.edu/rising-income-inequality-linked-to-americans-declining-health/ 118 comments science
- World Economic Forum warns of dangers in growing inequality: A chronic gap between rich and poor is yawning wider, posing the biggest single risk to the world in 2014, even as economies in many countries start to recover, the World Economic Forum said on Thursday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/16/uk-davos-risks-idukbrea0f0gp20140116 10 comments worldnews
- Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor Threatens to Swallow Us All: World Economic Forum in Davos Global Risk report identifies growing inequality for the 2nd year as one of the biggest potential challenges the world is facing. http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/jan/19/widening-gap-rich-poor 6 comments worldnews
- Childhood health and cultural inequalities: Women pay the price: Lack of physical activity is linked to a host of health problems, including an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and even certain types of cancer. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/942658 7 comments science
- Coronavirus: China’s income inequality could expand in 2020 as outbreak rattles world’s No 2 economy: Poor Chinese are likely to be disproportionately hit, both in terms of lost earnings and their ability to withstand risk, a new survey shows. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3075497/coronavirus-chinas-income-inequality-could-expand-2020 6 comments worldnews
- America’s Inequality Machine Is Sending the Dow Soaring. Post-crisis policy favored asset markets over real economy. Now Trump’s tax handout to companies risks widening the gap https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-15/how-america-s-inequality-machine-is-firing-the-dow-into-orbit 10 comments politics
- China’s Worrying 1%, Wealth Inequality Of Epic Proportions - A new study shows income and asset inequality in China has reached epic proportions, with the top undertaxed and the bottom at grave social risk because of a lack of civil protection. http://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/china-s-worrying-1-wealth-inequality-of-epic-proportions/c7s20494/ 44 comments worldnews
- China’s Worrying 1%, Wealth Inequality Of Epic Proportions - A new study shows income and asset inequality in China has reached epic proportions, with the top undertaxed and the bottom at grave social risk because of a lack of civil protection. http://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/china-s-worrying-1-wealth-inequality-of-epic-proportions/c7s20494/ 3 comments worldevents
- Youth, wealth, and a full-time education are risk factors associated with violent radicalization, according to a new British study. Religious practice, mental health, social inequality and political engagement were not significant factors. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/19/radicalization-riskfactors.html 3 comments worldnews
- The wider the gap between rich and poor the higher the flood mortality. Floods claim more lives where inequality reigns. People in countries with wide gaps between rich and poor are at higher risk of dying from floods than are those living in more economically equal nations, researchers have found. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01107-7 92 comments science
- Floods claim more lives where inequality reigns. People in countries with wide gaps between rich and poor are at higher risk of dying from floods than are those living in more economically equal nations, researchers have found. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01107-7 7 comments science
- Racist policies and practices that restrict Black workers from employment may drive racial inequities in birth outcomes among workers. New research examines association between structural racism in labor markets and infant birth weight. The study finds that racism—not race—is the risk factor in US. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-research-examines-association-between-structural-racism-labor-markets-and-infant 59 comments science
- Communities with mass shootings have 4 things in common, study finds. These things include lack of access to mental health care, a lack of social opportunities, higher rates of income inequality, and gun control laws. Communities with the strictest gun laws have a 53% greater risk of mass shootings. https://www.journalacs.org/article/s1072-7515(18)30798-1/fulltext 973 comments science
- Morbid obesity in Britain due to double by 2035 as inequality grows, finds study - The number of people in England, Wales and Scotland diagnosed with morbid obesity is expected to double by 2035, according to a new study that warns widening social inequality poses a major health risk. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/morbid-obesity-double-britain-poverty-education-employment-study-a8369731.html 17 comments worldnews
- Google searches show how inequality leads to riskier behavior. New study suggests people’s awareness of income inequality pushes them to take financial risks such as gambling or taking out risky loans more often in a likely unsuccessful effort to catch up to the mega-rich http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/04/11/1616453114 72 comments science
- 20 Years in Prison for Sending Your Kids to the Wrong School? Inequality in School Systems Leads Parents to Big Risks - In these tough times, some wealthy school districts are offering bounties or contracting private companies to identify illegally enrolled, low-income students. http://www.alternet.org/story/152737/20_years_in_prison_for_sending_your_kids_to_the_wrong_school_inequality_in_school_systems_leads_parents_to_big_risks 4 comments politics