Yes, this Communist politician in Graz, Austria, wants to redistribute wealth, but a focus on housing, her own modest lifestyle and a hard childhood have helped her popularity.
Tag: Income Inequality
‘Friending Bias’
A large new study offers clues about how lower-income children can rise up the economic ladder.
Ecuador Roiled by Protests Set Off by Rising Fuel and Food Prices
The country’s capital has been virtually paralyzed by demonstrators, and the government says it has lost control of a small city in the Amazon to protesters wielding guns, spears and explosives.
India’s Economy Is Growing Quickly. Why Can’t It Produce Enough Jobs?
The disconnect is a result of India’s uneven growth, powered and enjoyed by the country’s upper strata.
Colombia Election: Angry, Mobilized and Voting for Gustavo Petro
A large and loud youth electorate hungry to transform one of Latin America’s most unequal societies could propel Gustavo Petro, a former rebel, to the presidency.
For Elite? Yes. Ostentatious? Yes. But Also Effective.
For all the criticism of the World Economic Forum’s display of wealth, productive partnerships are indeed formed at Davos, participants say.
Seeking Covid Pills, Poor Nations Fear Repeat of AIDS Crisis
The antiviral pills, plentiful in the United States, are scarce overseas. Health groups and the White House want to expand access but face obstacles that evoke the H.I.V. epidemic.
‘Not Good for Learning’
New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.
Learning More
Why did U.S. schools make so much progress in the 1990s and early 2000s?
A Billionaires’ World
The world’s richest person didn’t like Twitter. So he’s buying it.