“Equality” in this context does not mean identical facilities for all. Rather, it means creating spaces that are genuinely usable by diverse populations and allow meaningful participation in public ...

Adapted from "Inequality Kills Us All: Covid-19’s Health Lessons for the World," by Stephen Bezruchka, M.D., M.P.H. In 1992, a publication appeared in the British Medical Journal written by Richard ...

Early morning magenta light illuminates clouds and the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the foot of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County, home to the affluent and famous Jackson Hole, has ...

A report shows that a $50 trillion redistribution of income to benefit the richest has made America less healthy, resilient, ...

Corporations and billionaires are increasing their wealth at astounding rates while the rest of us are suffering the consequences of their greed. Oxfam’s new report, “Takers, Not Makers,” explores how ...

Many social and economic factors have a significant impact on one's well-being. Food, water, shelter, education, decent employment, safe working conditions, and so on are all essential for good health ...

Earlier this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, “It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality.” The authors note that of the various ways we could ...

Inequality in both advanced economies and emerging markets has been on the rise in recent decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and raised awareness of disparities between the rich and poor.

Health equity and health equality both aim to improve outcomes and increase access to services, especially for underserved populations and marginalized groups. Equity and equality in healthcare are ...

The Moderna campus in December 2020 in Norwood, Mass., where the biotechnology company is mass producing its Covid-19 vaccine. The US government subsidized, to the tune of almost $1 billion, the basic ...