RECENT FREQUENCY OF VIOLENT ATTACKS Over a short span of nine days, China saw three instances of mass violence: On Nov 11, a man drove into a crowd in Zhuhai, killing 35 and injuring 43; on Nov 17, eight people were killed and 17 others wounded in a knife attack at a Jiangsu vocational school; … Read more
The Congress on Friday slammed the government over an International Labour Organisation report pointing to wage inequality in India, claiming this is a direct consequence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “pakoda-nomics” which is about ‘pakodas’ for the masses and ‘halwa’ for the chosen few. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the International Labour … Read more
Congress has said stagnant wages, high inflation and growing economic inequality in the past 10 years have made India’s consumption story go in a reverse swing. Maintaining that this low consumption rate has made “a leading CEO” lament that the Indian middle class “is shrinking”, Congress warned that without adequate growth in consumption, India’s private … Read more
JOCOTENANGO, Guatemala — On a quiet cobblestone street in a town 90 minutes outside of Guatemala City, class was in session for hundreds of young Guatemalans on a Monday morning. Children in kindergarten through ninth grade moved through the open-air courtyard of the free private school for disadvantaged students, which is run by a global … Read more
The richest people in the world want governments to tax their extreme wealth so they can help address economic inequality. Over 250 billionaires and millionaires, including people like Disney heir Abigail Disney and Valerie Rockefeller, a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family, have written an open letter calling for a wealth tax. The letter addresses … Read more
