#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…
WHEN WORKERS WIN
This week we’re talking to Sharan Burrrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (“ITUC”). She’s been described as “the union boss of union bosses’ union bosses”. She’s the “individual with the possibly the largest democratic mandate in the world”, representing over 200 million…
Tax, Slavery and Billionaires
In this episode, we speak to rising star economist, Gabriel Zucman. Together with Emmanuel Saez, he authored the recently published book, “The Triumph of Injustice”. We talk to him about his practical and influential plans to tax the rich, end tax dodging and fight inequality….
The phony war over inequality statistics
Is the gap between the rich and poor really increasing? That’s a question that has gained increasing importance, not least because in a recent front-page article the Economist magazine challenged the high profile evidence presented by the economists Thomas Piketty, Gabriel Zucman, and Emmanuel Saez…
Should we abolish billionaires?
We are kicking off 2020 with a new season of our Equals podcast, with a great interview with the person described as ‘the self-appointed scourge of well-meaning plutocrats everywhere’, Anand Ghiridharadas, the author of the brilliant book, ‘Winners take all: the Elite Charade of Changing…