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Communities of color aren't getting enough sleep. One report says insomnia is leading to poor health
Researchers say economic and environmental factors lead to sleep disparities by race. The insomnia …
DeArbea Walker
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Pope Francis met with 5 players from the NBA to discuss social and economic injustice
The meeting was held at the Vatican to discuss the players' activism and efforts to combat injustic…
Charles Davis
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Why a 'colorblind' approach to economic policy doesn't work in closing the racial wealth gap
Kyle Strickland of think tank the Roosevelt Institute said we need a more equitable distribution of…
Paul Constant
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The Cost of Inequity: A long receipt of the injustice and unfairness we all pay for every day
This series examines the historical causes, current policies and societal norms that perpetuate unf…
Business Insider
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Extreme weather events fuel gender-based violence, adding to socio-economic burden of climate change: Study
Building on the existing evidence, the study reemphasises that extreme weather conditions are a cat…
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More than 100 millionaires signed an open letter asking to be taxed more heavily
They said most of them only saw their wealth rise during the pandemic, and that they don't pay enou…
Sinéad Baker
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Budget does injustice to Maharashtra, Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray
The budget presented by finance minister Nirmala
Sitharaman was far removed from reality, said T…
PTI
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A new McKinsey study shows that inclusion isn't just compatible with economic growth - it's absolutely necessary
Eliminating economic discrimination against POC and women could help add trillions of dollars to th…
Paul Constant
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New York Democrat Mondaire Jones wants to bring a progressive edge to Congress
The lawyer and Democratic nominee for New York's 17th Congressional district might become one of th…
John L. Dorman
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As the pandemic, fires, and inequity all rage, free market icon Milton Friedman's declaration that the sole responsibility of business 'is to increase its profits' sounds emptier than ever
Half a century ago, the economist published an essay that shaped presidencies, corporations, and th…
Marguerite Ward
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American childcare is broken — and the people who need it most can't afford it. If children are the future, we have to consider it an investment.
Like so many other economic injustices in this country, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed and wo…
Paul Constant
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A Trump economic advisor jokingly suggested putting people in 'space outfits' to reopen the economy
"Why don't we just put everybody in a space outfit or something like that?" he said jokingly in a N…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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White farmers blocked a much-needed federal relief program for Black farmers. The saga proved Black farmers won't overcome racism unless they take their economic future into their own hands.
Banks have used discriminatory policies against Black farmers forever. Those farmers should take ma…
Cornelius Blanding
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FULL TEXT: May's speech to the 2017 World Economic Forum
This is an organisation that is, as it says in the very first line of your Mission Statement, commi…
Will Martin
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A Huge Injustice At The Heart Of The Scottish Independence Referendum: A Majority Of Those Affected Get No Vote
And then there is simple sentiment. Humans have been living together on the islands of the UK for 3…
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A mere 62 people hold wealth equal to half of the world says Oxfam
The anti-poverty agency was speaking on the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzer…
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OPINION: Ecofeminism — a diversified perspective on Mother’s Day
It's been over forty years since Francoise D’Eaubonne introduced the term "ecofeminism" with the pu…
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'Bloodbath' comments aside, Trump's first rally as the presumptive GOP nominee foretold a dark campaign ahead
One voter at the rally suggested that she would take part in another January 6 insurrection if Trum…
Bryan Metzger
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From Gen Alpha to boomers, we asked 6 therapists what each generation is talking about in therapy
In 2022, almost a quarter of US adults visited a psychologist, therapist, or psychiatrist. But what…
Kim Schewitz
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I've been living abroad since 2021. After dating in places like Spain, France, Scotland, I never want to date in the US again.
An American living abroad for several years says after international dating in multiple countries, …