South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials | Elections News
Seoul, South Korea – After six hours of emergency martial law, hundreds of days of protests, violence at a Seoul court and the eventual impeachment…
Most LGBTQ adults in US don’t feel transgender people are accepted: Poll | LGBTQ News
By contrast, about six out of 10 LGBTQ adults said gay and lesbian people are generally accepted in the US. A new poll by the Pew…
Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey | Poverty and Development News
Public spending cuts across six African countries have resulted in the incomes of health and education workers falling by up to 50 percent in five…
‘Exploding inequality’: The fight for the hearts and minds of Poland’s left | Elections News
Krakow, Poland – As Adrian Zandberg, leader of Poland’s left-wing Razem (Together) party, prepared to speak to the large crowd at his rally in one of…
Gutted | Bankruptcy | Al Jazeera
Fault Lines and Mother Jones investigate how a private equity firm gutted a hospital chain for profit, endangering patients.Fault Lines and Mother Jones magazine investigate…
Bill Gates says he will give away 99 percent of his wealth by 2045 | Philanthropy News
The former Microsoft CEO slams Elon Musk for his efforts to slash funding for US assistance to poor countries.Tech billionaire Bill Gates has said that…
Two-thirds of global warming caused by world’s richest 10%, study finds | Climate News
Study authors argue progressive taxes on wealth and carbon-intensive investments could provide a solution.The wealthiest 10 percent of the world’s people are responsible for two-thirds…
Singapore votes as city-state prepares to mark 60 years of independence | Elections News
Singapore – David Wee has lived in the same terrace house with his family in the east of Singapore his entire life. But over more…
Thousands attend Sanders’ ‘fighting oligarchy’ rally in Los Angeles | Inequality News
US senator joined by AOC, who slams Trump’s ‘corrupt and disastrous tariff scheme’ as ploy to enrich corporate cronies.Tens of thousands of people have gathered…
Reverse reparations: Zimbabwe’s perfect trap, South Africa’s looming danger | Debt News
On February 7, the White House cut aid to South Africa, citing a nonexistent threat to white farmers from government land expropriation. To see what…
New Report: EV Mandates Risk Economic Disruption, Deepen Inequality
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‘Serious violations’ found in South Korean foreign adoptions programme | Child Rights News
Multiple violations were unearthed by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigation into the adoption of South Korean children by foreigners.An investigation by South Korea’s Truth…
Korean American sues Trump admin to stop deportation over campus activism | Civil Rights News
Yunseo Chung, 21, moved to the US when she was seven and now faces deportation over pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University.United States permanent resident and…
Women worldwide march to demand end to violence, inequality | Women News
Demonstrations from Buenos Aires to Lagos demand justice for victims of femicide and urge reforms to protect women.Demonstrators have taken to the streets across Asia,…
Inequality, corruption and police brutality in Kenya | TV Shows
In 2024, thousands of young Kenyans took to the streets to protest the country’s deepening cost-of-living crisis and the controversial finance bill proposed by the…
Does ‘cancel culture’ help or hinder free speech? | TV Shows
Today on The Stream: Has the line between accountability and censorship blurred with the rise of cancel culture?While some see cancel culture as a powerful tool…
Oxfam says billionaires’ wealth soared in 2024, with 4 ‘minted’ every week | Inequality News
The group’s report comes as some of the world’s political and financial elite prepare for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.Billionaires’ wealth globally grew three…
Squid Game and South Korean Politics: Socioeconomic Inequality and Power Struggles
Netflix’s Squid Game has captured global attention with its depiction of a deadly survival game where financially desperate individuals are forced to compete for a…
Forgotten no more: The Black South Africans who died in WWI Africa | The World Wars
Cape Town, South Africa – On January 23, 1915, two boatmen named Dolly Jenniker and Zulu Madhliwa drowned in the Orange River in South Africa.…
US homelessness up 18 percent in last year amid cost of living crisis | Homelessness News
Continued rise in homelessness in the United States driven largely by lack of affordable housing options, experts say.The number of people living in homelessness in…