Society / Equality
Articles about Equality, ordered by date. 
Firing up the change
The advantages of greater equality are clear – the more so as the negative effects of widening inequality in some countries become apparent. But how can we help turn the tide?
The rich, the poor and the earth
While it is clear that equality matters in terms of health and happiness, surprising new data reveals that it is also better for the environment – in the more equal rich countries, people on average consume less, produce less waste and emit less carbon.
When we were more equal
A few fragments from the surprising history of equality. Cartoons by Ella Furness.
The Equality Effect
The political landscape may seem particularly bleak at present. But, if we stand back and look at the bigger picture, the dominance of rightwing populists and neoliberal policies is likely to be a temporary blip. The evidence is mounting that greater economic equality benefits all people in all societies, whether you are rich, poor or in-between. Once this is widely understood, politicians and policymakers will be forced to take note, as Danny Dorling explains.
Transgender – the facts
This New Internationalist fact spread looks the number of trans people around the world, the violence and discrimination they face, health, education, work, legal protections and vulnerabilities.
Nine seriously easy things to do… to support trans people
Small things, as suggested by CN Lester. But if every cis – or ‘not trans’ – person followed them, we’d be living in a kinder world.
Pathways & possibilities
Richard Swift examines the history of Utopian thinking that fundamentally re-imagines democracy and equality.
Should there be a basic income?
Basic Income UK co-ordinator Barb Jacobson and author and sociologist Francine Mestrum go head to head.
Love unites us
Nadja Wohlleben’s photos capture Lebanon’s silent constitutional revolution.
The feral rich
How do they get away with it? Vanessa Baird investigates.
The feral rich - how can we help them?
A 10-point action plan for policymakers, illustrated by Kate Charlesworth.
Laying into the poor
From the US to China, Owen Jones documents how the demonization of the have-nots is going global.
India's elites have a ferocious sense of entitlement
A revealing set of US studies has got Urvashi Butalia thinking about how the rich behave in Dehli.
Can co-operatives crowd out capitalism?
Wayne Ellwood argues that co-ops – democratic, community-focused – offer an egalitarian way out of our current mess.
Now is not the time to hate the state
Many Americans are in denial about their dependence on social spending, says Mark Engler.
A healthy mind in a healthy society
Mental health shouldn’t just be about individuals, we need strong communities too. Dinyar Godrej makes the case.
Put equality first
Both inequality and economic instability are growing. How deep does the connection go? wonders Vanessa Baird.
Has the ANC ushered in neo-apartheid?
As the African National Congress turns 100, Brett Scott criticises its failure to share South Africa's prosperity with the poor.
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