India and the Inequality of Measuring and Remembering
By Max Lawson The first wave of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic did not have much impact in India; it was the second wave that was the most devastating. It is now thought that 12 million people died in India during the flu pandemic, the equivalent…
Bridgerton, Jane Austen and Inherited Wealth
By Max Lawson Head of Inequality Policy at Oxfam International & EQUALS Podcast co-host My family & I really enjoyed the new Netflix period drama Bridgerton, a kind of technicolour Jane Austen pastiche soap opera which was great fun to watch. Like Austen’s novels, it…
SCHOOLS OUT FOR COVID! – Fighting the New Education Inequality Crisis, with Dr. Prachi Srivastava and Linda Oduor-Noah
By Elizabeth Njambi COVID-19 has pushed over a billion kids out of school. What must we do right now to ensure this isn’t a “lost generation”? How does inequality affect access to education? And why do private schools present such a challenge to quality education…
WILL A BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FIGHT INEQUALITY? – With Stephanie Kelton, “Rock Star” Economist
By Elizabeth Njambi Just what does the election of US President-elect Joe Biden mean for the fight against inequality, in the US and around the world? How might billionaires be feeling? What’s it going to take to put the right policies into place? What can…
IMF CHIEF KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA – ON COMMUNISM, CARBON, AND CORONAVIRUS
What a way to kick off season 3! Nadia Daar and Max Lawson start us off with a truly illuminating conversation with one of the world’s most powerful people, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”). What does communism have to do…
WHY WE NEED A #PEOPLESVACCINE – with Achal Prabhala & Mohga Kamal-Yanni
A vaccine against COVID-19 is humanity’s best shot at ending this painful pandemic. But how can we ensure that a vaccine is available to all people, all countries, free of charge? As we continue our #InequalityVirus miniseries, we talk about the need for a #PeoplesVaccine,…
Coronavirus and the case for care: Envisioning a just, feminist future
There’s no ‘pause’ button for care The Coronavirus is highlighting just how essential care work is to our economy, health and survival. The idea that we are in an economic ‘shutdown’ is a misnomer. Huge amounts of unpaid care work are forcing many (mainly women)…
#InequalityVirus – From the Kenyan Frontlines
This is the latest part of the EQUALS #InequalityVirus mini-series, from what can only be described as the frontlines. A fascinating look into what coronavirus looks like from one of Africa’s biggest cities: Nairobi, Kenya. Max and Nabil speak to a doctor from a major…
THE INEQUALITY VIRUS – How Coronavirus Preys on The Vulnerable
Coronavirus threatens us all. And it is clear how it is exposing and exploiting the extreme inequality that defines our world – and preying on the world’s most vulnerable people. The virus is on everyone’s minds and in the next few episodes we want to…