#inequalities — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/keir-starmer-makes-sadiq-khan-a-peer-in-the-house-of-lords. Interesting, but the #HouseofLords should be abolished, & so should #peerages. I, for one, am fed-up to the back teeth with living in a #country that appears to be content to be a #medieval theme-park for #foreign #tourists, whilst doing NOTHING about its grotesque #social & #economic #inequalities.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/keir-starmer-makes-sadiq-khan-a-peer-in-the-house-of-lords. Interesting, but the #HouseofLords should be abolished, & so should #peerages. I, for one, am fed-up to the back teeth with living in a #country that appears to be content to be a #medieval theme-park for #foreign #tourists, whilst doing NOTHING about its grotesque #social & #economic #inequalities.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/keir-starmer-makes-sadiq-khan-a-peer-in-the-house-of-lords. Interesting, but the #HouseofLords should be abolished, & so should #peerages. I, for one, am fed-up to the back teeth with living in a #country that appears to be content to be a #medieval theme-park for #foreign #tourists, whilst doing NOTHING about its grotesque #social & #economic #inequalities.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/keir-starmer-makes-sadiq-khan-a-peer-in-the-house-of-lords. Interesting, but the #HouseofLords should be abolished, & so should #peerages. I, for one, am fed-up to the back teeth with living in a #country that appears to be content to be a #medieval theme-park for #foreign #tourists, whilst doing NOTHING about its grotesque #social & #economic #inequalities.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/keir-starmer-makes-sadiq-khan-a-peer-in-the-house-of-lords. Interesting, but the #HouseofLords should be abolished, & so should #peerages. I, for one, am fed-up to the back teeth with living in a #country that appears to be content to be a #medieval theme-park for #foreign #tourists, whilst doing NOTHING about its grotesque #social & #economic #inequalities.

"The Case for California’s Billionaire Wealth Tax", today’s NYT Op-Ed from Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez: https://web.archive.org/web/20260526122143/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/26/opinion/wealth-tax-california-billionaire.html

The iceberg images are especially striking. 78% of Zuckerberg's, Page's, Brin's, Huang's wealth accumulation is “underwater” .

#wealthTax #CGT #taxTheRich #California #wealth #money #accumulation #inequality #inequalities #households #Zuckerberg #MarckZuckerberg #LarryPage #SergeyBrin #JensenHuang #Meta #Google #Nvidia #AIBubble #Zucman #Saez

"The Case for California’s Billionaire Wealth Tax", today’s NYT Op-Ed from Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez: https://web.archive.org/web/20260526122143/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/26/opinion/wealth-tax-california-billionaire.html

The iceberg images are especially striking. 78% of Zuckerberg's, Page's, Brin's, Huang's wealth accumulation is “underwater” .

#wealthTax #CGT #taxTheRich #California #wealth #money #accumulation #inequality #inequalities #households #Zuckerberg #MarckZuckerberg #LarryPage #SergeyBrin #JensenHuang #Meta #Google #Nvidia #AIBubble #Zucman #Saez

The Shape of Inequalities

https://www.andreinc.net/2026/03/16/the-shape-of-inequalities/

#HackerNews #The #Shape #of #Inequalities #inequalities #socialjustice #dataanalysis #economicinequality #researchinsights

The Shape of Inequalities

https://www.andreinc.net/2026/03/16/the-shape-of-inequalities/

#HackerNews #The #Shape #of #Inequalities #inequalities #socialjustice #dataanalysis #economicinequality #researchinsights

https://theconversation.com/gestational-diabetes-linked-to-autism-and-adhd-in-new-study-265525; https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250915/Gestational-diabetes-poses-substantial-cognitive-dysfunction-risks-for-both-mothers-and-offspring.aspx. "It is important to stress the limits of the #research. All of the studies included in the analysis were observational, meaning they can show associations but cannot prove cause and effect. Many other factors - including #genetics, #family #environment & wider #health #inequalities - also shape #outcomes for both #mothers & #children."

‘Our moral intuitions about merit and personal worth are changing.’

an interview with Marion Fourcade about her book "The Ordinal Society" co-written by @kjhealy: https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/04/23/from-uber-ratings-to-credit-scores-whats-lost-in-a-society-that-counts-and-sorts-everything/

#TheOrdinalSociety #concentration #merit #meritocracy #MarionFourcade #Fourcade #school #credit #scores #scoring #reward #rewards #sociology #psychology #socioPsych #socioPsychology #ranking #selfWorth #universalism #digitalization #inequality #inequalities #recognition #data #AIRisks #AIEthics #gaming #socialization #Tracking #surveillance #power #socialControl #governance #regulation #rules #socialMedia #attention #reintermediation #intermediation #enshittification #risk #derisking #vulnerability #morality #confidence #trust #dataDon

‘Our moral intuitions about merit and personal worth are changing.’

an interview with Marion Fourcade about her book "The Ordinal Society" co-written by @kjhealy: https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/04/23/from-uber-ratings-to-credit-scores-whats-lost-in-a-society-that-counts-and-sorts-everything/

#TheOrdinalSociety #concentration #merit #meritocracy #MarionFourcade #Fourcade #school #credit #scores #scoring #reward #rewards #sociology #psychology #socioPsych #socioPsychology #ranking #selfWorth #universalism #digitalization #inequality #inequalities #recognition #data #AIRisks #AIEthics #gaming #socialization #Tracking #surveillance #power #socialControl #governance #regulation #rules #socialMedia #attention #reintermediation #intermediation #enshittification #risk #derisking #vulnerability #morality #confidence #trust #dataDon

Study finds surprise link between bone strength and where you live
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/study-finds-surprise-link-between-bone-strength-and-where-you-live/ar-BB1joiPO?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=b9f002820f684cedb463f1cf53c6624e&ei=24

#BoneStrength
#WhereYouLive
#Osteoporosis
#LeafyAreas
#GreennessExposure
#BoneMineralDensity
#AirPollution
#VitaminDeficiency
#VitaminD
#VitaminDDeficiency
#Exercise
#Inequalities
#RoyalOsteoporosisSociety
#ROS

Study finds surprise link between bone strength and where you live
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/study-finds-surprise-link-between-bone-strength-and-where-you-live/ar-BB1joiPO?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=b9f002820f684cedb463f1cf53c6624e&ei=24

#BoneStrength
#WhereYouLive
#Osteoporosis
#LeafyAreas
#GreennessExposure
#BoneMineralDensity
#AirPollution
#VitaminDeficiency
#VitaminD
#VitaminDDeficiency
#Exercise
#Inequalities
#RoyalOsteoporosisSociety
#ROS

In this edition of #Airing #Pain, Paul #investigates the significant #inequalities and disparities in treatment among #primarycare pain management services.

Pain Concern would like to remind listeners that the topic of chronic pain can be uncomfortable for those with lived experience of chronic pain. Please read the description for information about this edition’s content.
https://painconcern.org.uk/airing-pain-142-societal-inequalities/
#chronicpain

Changing domains so a new #Introduction:

I'm a quantitative #Sociologist working at Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (#NIDI) and #TilburgUniversity. More: http://www.konradturek.com

Interested in changing and #Ageing #LabourMarkets, #LifeCourse #Inequalities, #Work, #Retirement and #Organisations. Also in #OpenScience knowledge infrastructure, e.g., CPF (#Comparative #PanelData) http://www.cpfdata.com – 1st open-source survey harmonization initiative in #Sociology

Changing domains so a new #Introduction:

I'm a quantitative #Sociologist working at Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (#NIDI) and #TilburgUniversity. More: http://www.konradturek.com

Interested in changing and #Ageing #LabourMarkets, #LifeCourse #Inequalities, #Work, #Retirement and #Organisations. Also in #OpenScience knowledge infrastructure, e.g., CPF (#Comparative #PanelData) http://www.cpfdata.com – 1st open-source survey harmonization initiative in #Sociology