#inequity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #inequity, aggregated by home.social.
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"#Canada’s intelligence agency has, in fact, explicitly described #Inuit #inequity as a national security threat. In 2021, #CSIS cautioned Inuit leaders, including Obed, that foreign adversaries could attempt to gain a toehold in the Inuit homeland by making investments into infrastructure, scientific research and other private enterprises." https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-arctic-needs-defending-canada-isnt-ready/
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"#Canada’s intelligence agency has, in fact, explicitly described #Inuit #inequity as a national security threat. In 2021, #CSIS cautioned Inuit leaders, including Obed, that foreign adversaries could attempt to gain a toehold in the Inuit homeland by making investments into infrastructure, scientific research and other private enterprises." https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-arctic-needs-defending-canada-isnt-ready/
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Urban Inequity as Seen from Four Elegant Water Towers
While traveling this spring and early summer, we had the opportunity to visit four of the oldest and most elegant water towers one can find in the United States. While all four standpipe towers are beautifully designed and constructed, two (Grand Avenue and Bissell Street in St. Louis, MO) are located in the impoverished College Hill neighborhood of the city that has seen decades of neglect and disinvestment. The other two towers [Louisville (KY) and Compton Hill (MO)] are located in neighborhoods that have been stable or thriving for many years.
Grand Avenue Water Tower (1871) in St. Louis, MissouriWhen entering the College Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, one is immediately greeted by dilapidated, boarded up, and collapsing buildings, numerous vacant lots, and poverty in the areas surrounding the two towers. Particularly noticeable when visiting the neighborhood is the limited amount of tree canopy.
The Grand Avenue Water Tower sits fenced off, while Bissell Street has a boarded up doorway and banged up guardrails surrounding it. Since the 1990 Census, the College Hill neighborhood has lost 77 percent of its population. According to the City of St. Louis’ 2018 College Hill Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan, wholly 49 percent of the lots there are vacant, as are 24 percent of the remaining buildings.
Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYCx8ZSg1Lnu-ckM6Kqz6ROxKzBNym4m/viewAs further evidence of the decline that has taken place there:
“College Hill is a community that on the whole, struggles economically. The median annual household income estimated for 2026 was $43,625 for the city overall and $74,500 for the region. Moreover, approximately 39 percent of College Hill families live in poverty when compared to 27 percent of the city and 11 percent of Missouri families overall.”
It should be noted that more recent 2026 estimate shows the median household income in College Hill rising to $43,625 (a year-over-year increase of 7.7%). However, the total number of housing units there continues to decline.
Bissell Street Water Tower (1886) in St. Louis, MissouriSeveral organizations are striving to improve the situation in College Hill, including the College Hill Foundation, Bridge of Hope STL, and The Old North St. Louis Restoration Group. Hopefully, such efforts will lead to significant reinvestment in this northern part of St. Louis without forcing out current residents so they can enjoy the benefits, as well. While area residents are fortunate to have two iconic towers gracing the neighborhood, until their housing, schools, healthcare options, safety, and employment opportunities improve, the water towers are will remain symbols (and reminders) of once better days.
Meanwhile, the Louisville (Kentucky) and Compton Hill (St. Louis, Missouri) water towers triumphantly adorn their visibly more prosperous locales in pastoral, park-like settings. Both offer occasional tours and are tended to with loving care. It is wonderful to see how well cared for both towers are, but the juxtaposition from the Grand and Bissell Water Towers is notably stark.
The gorgeous Louisville Water Tower is located at an historic city water works in a largely non-residential area dominated by parks and green spaces northeast of downtown along/near the Ohio riverfront (see map below). Several marine terminals are located just to the west.
N ^ Source: lojic N^ Louisville Water Tower (1860) in KentuckyThe Compton Heights neighborhood in St. Louis is dominated by Compton Hill Reservoir Park, where the namesake standpipe water tower rises dramatically above the tree line. Certified as an historic district, Compton Heights was designed in 1888 as a planned residential community with strong deed restrictions, dedicated natural features, and curvilinear streets.
N –> Original Neighborhood Design N –>
Source: comptonheights.orgAs with much of the City of St. Louis, Compton Heights has lost population since the 1990 Census, but to a much smaller degree than College Hill: a 25 percent drop in Compton Heights compared to a 77 percent reduction in College Hill. Furthermore, the estimated median household income was $68,764 in 2026. Comparing the map above with the one below, Compton Heights has retained much of its original design.
N^ Compton Hill Historic District -Source: www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/documents/upload/ComptonHillLocal-HistoricDistrictMap_8-2-101.pdf Compton Hill Water Tower (1898) in St. Louis, MissouriThe locations of these four elegant standpipe water towers represent all-too-common examples of America’s wealth gap, inequity, and inequality. The College Hill neighborhood in St. Louis, where the Grand Avenue and Bissell Street towers call home, has struggled for many decades and continues to face significant challenges. Fortunately, there are signs of hope. In the meantime, the Louisville, Kentucky and Compton Hill water towers reside in attractive urban neighborhoods that have and continue to thrive.
For Americans to fully realize their hopes and dreams, we must come together as a nation and work to solve difficult problems like inequity. Otherwise, the wealth gap will continue to present a noticeable and harsh divide between the haves and the have-nots in places across the country — a scenario which is hardly just or fair in a nation blessed with so much abundance and prosperity.
Peace!
#cities #CollegeHil #ComptonHeights #disinvestment #inequality #inequity #Louisville #revitalization #StLouis #waterTowers #wealthGap -
How India’s heatwaves are shutting schools – and pushing women out of the workforce | Global development | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/22/how-india-heatwaves-shutting-schools-pushing-women-out-of-the-workforce #climate #inequity
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How India’s heatwaves are shutting schools – and pushing women out of the workforce | Global development | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/22/how-india-heatwaves-shutting-schools-pushing-women-out-of-the-workforce #climate #inequity
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When the Joker is the hero of our story
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sT3cgJ/
#governmentfailure #politics #plutocracy #duopoly #corporatocracy #inequity #usa #batman #joker
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Problems of the #livestock sector according to FAO: - #deforestation - #landuse change - GHG #emissions - unsustainable use of land & water - #pollution - competition btwn food & feed - #overgrazing - poor #animal welfare - social #inequity - food safety & #health risks www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
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It has been three years since this conference occured. Three years since a panel of very knowledgeable people have presented alternatives to the madcap economic systems which are leading us to a dead planet (at least for humankind and many of its econsystems). These alternative address major areas requiring dramatic changes:
#Wealth distribution to end #poverty and #inequity
#Decarbonisation to keep our planet alive
#Equality, #education and #enpowerment for all, especially #women
#Sustainable #food production and distribution
An end to #Consumerism and #GPD measured #Growth without advocating #deGrowth
And one more I forgot :( sry. (I should’ve taken notes)
It’s a long video, but if you’re searching for solutions to our social, environmental and economic #trainwrecks, this is a will spell them out for you.
This information has been widely disseminated to educators, activists, political leaders and economists worldwide. So my questions are: What’s holding us back? Why aren’t we seeing something other than a global rise in #Fascism #FossilFuelUse the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #Billionairism and #Oligopoly ?
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It has been three years since this conference occured. Three years since a panel of very knowledgeable people have presented alternatives to the madcap economic systems which are leading us to a dead planet (at least for humankind and many of its econsystems). These alternative address major areas requiring dramatic changes:
#Wealth distribution to end #poverty and #inequity
#Decarbonisation to keep our planet alive
#Equality, #education and #enpowerment for all, especially #women
#Sustainable #food production and distribution
An end to #Consumerism and #GPD measured #Growth without advocating #deGrowth
And one more I forgot :( sry. (I should’ve taken notes)
It’s a long video, but if you’re searching for solutions to our social, environmental and economic #trainwrecks, this is a will spell them out for you.
This information has been widely disseminated to educators, activists, political leaders and economists worldwide. So my questions are: What’s holding us back? Why aren’t we seeing something other than a global rise in #Fascism #FossilFuelUse the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #Billionairism and #Oligopoly ?
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This is worth reading;
“A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done.
The Global Justice Report, published on Thursday, tries to overcome the shortcomings of mainstream approaches to the polycrisis, including the overly materialistic emphasis of traditional leftist parties, the questionable efficacy of the economic degrowth proposed by many ecologists and the lack of social impact studies by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.”
(Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/world-inequality-lab-equality-academics-planetary-survival )And the #WIL (World Inequity Lab at the Paris universtiy) deserves you support/readership.
#Environment #ecology #Inequity #WealthDistributions #Polycrisis #ClimateCrisis #PoliticalCrisis #DemocracyInCrisis
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This is worth reading;
“A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done.
The Global Justice Report, published on Thursday, tries to overcome the shortcomings of mainstream approaches to the polycrisis, including the overly materialistic emphasis of traditional leftist parties, the questionable efficacy of the economic degrowth proposed by many ecologists and the lack of social impact studies by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.”
(Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/world-inequality-lab-equality-academics-planetary-survival )And the #WIL (World Inequity Lab at the Paris universtiy) deserves you support/readership.
#Environment #ecology #Inequity #WealthDistributions #Polycrisis #ClimateCrisis #PoliticalCrisis #DemocracyInCrisis
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@joannejacobs
Maybe I’m an exception. Without turning this toot into a book, let me affirm right here that for this #boomer, life has been just as hard as it has been for anyone born after my generation. I’ll add that I was only able to afford my own house at the age of 72 and only with the help of close family members . Nothing has been given to me on a plate as an adult just because I grew up in the post-war years of relatively favourable redistribution of wealth — all of which, and more, has been clawed back in the last 40 yrs or so. As a parting shot, let me just say that all of our collective problems (talking about the 90% of our society) stem from the #neoliberalism which has ensured run-away inequity and the concentration of wealth in the remaining 10% — because we’ve *All* allowed it to occur (due to apathy, brain-washing, stupidity, misinformed, and/or many other faux pas) since the late 70s. All of this to say, I grow tired of all the finger pointing to a single generation for all the ills suffered by society since then. Believe me when I say, I never voted/asked for any of it.Our first step out of this mess is a simple one, *Join Your Union* and fight for what is due to us all.
#AusPol #CostOfLiving #inequity #WealthRedistribution #antifa #TaxTheRich #JoinYourUnion #TaxReformNow #WorkersUnite #HomeOwnershipIsNotAnInvestment #HumanRights #SocialDemocracy #VoteResponsibly
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@joannejacobs
Maybe I’m an exception. Without turning this toot into a book, let me affirm right here that for this #boomer, life has been just as hard as it has been for anyone born after my generation. I’ll add that I was only able to afford my own house at the age of 72 and only with the help of close family members . Nothing has been given to me on a plate as an adult just because I grew up in the post-war years of relatively favourable redistribution of wealth — all of which, and more, has been clawed back in the last 40 yrs or so. As a parting shot, let me just say that all of our collective problems (talking about the 90% of our society) stem from the #neoliberalism which has ensured run-away inequity and the concentration of wealth in the remaining 10% — because we’ve *All* allowed it to occur (due to apathy, brain-washing, stupidity, misinformed, and/or many other faux pas) since the late 70s. All of this to say, I grow tired of all the finger pointing to a single generation for all the ills suffered by society since then. Believe me when I say, I never voted/asked for any of it.Our first step out of this mess is a simple one, *Join Your Union* and fight for what is due to us all.
#AusPol #CostOfLiving #inequity #WealthRedistribution #antifa #TaxTheRich #JoinYourUnion #TaxReformNow #WorkersUnite #HomeOwnershipIsNotAnInvestment #HumanRights #SocialDemocracy #VoteResponsibly
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"We went by bus because it costs about 30% of air travel. Because there’s no longer a train service from our town. Because we’ve driven the route often, but wanted the chance to sit up high and stare into river valleys or people’s front windows. We didn’t travel that way for a learning experience, but it turned out to be one. I’ll try to explain without sounding too repellently patronising or ignorant."
#OtherPeoplesExperiences #Inequity #Aotearoa
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-05-2026/lessons-from-the-intercity-bus
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"We went by bus because it costs about 30% of air travel. Because there’s no longer a train service from our town. Because we’ve driven the route often, but wanted the chance to sit up high and stare into river valleys or people’s front windows. We didn’t travel that way for a learning experience, but it turned out to be one. I’ll try to explain without sounding too repellently patronising or ignorant."
#OtherPeoplesExperiences #Inequity #Aotearoa
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-05-2026/lessons-from-the-intercity-bus
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I was today years old when I realised that the glass ceiling is called that because it’s invisible to *men*, not because it’s invisible to *everyone*.
I feel so silly for that penny taking a decade or two to drop for me
Footnote: Referencing men here b/c of the context in which “glass ceiling” was first coined, but obviously glass ceilings are invisible wherever there’s privilege.
#marylinloden #womeninstem #inequity #glassceiling #feminism
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I was today years old when I realised that the glass ceiling is called that because it’s invisible to *men*, not because it’s invisible to *everyone*.
I feel so silly for that penny taking a decade or two to drop for me
Footnote: Referencing men here b/c of the context in which “glass ceiling” was first coined, but obviously glass ceilings are invisible wherever there’s privilege.
#marylinloden #womeninstem #inequity #glassceiling #feminism
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"On paper, the system had worked. What does not appear in the metrics is the cost of proving oneself worthy of discretion. The hours spent clarifying. The fatigue of repeated explanation while living with a disabling autoimmune disorder. The quiet erosion of dignity when integrity is defined externally and applied retrospectively. Power does not need to be loud to feel absolute. It only needs to keep reinterpreting your circumstances."
#poverty #disability #inequity
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-04-2026/the-cost-of-proving-youre-poor-enough
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"On paper, the system had worked. What does not appear in the metrics is the cost of proving oneself worthy of discretion. The hours spent clarifying. The fatigue of repeated explanation while living with a disabling autoimmune disorder. The quiet erosion of dignity when integrity is defined externally and applied retrospectively. Power does not need to be loud to feel absolute. It only needs to keep reinterpreting your circumstances."
#poverty #disability #inequity
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-04-2026/the-cost-of-proving-youre-poor-enough
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Reposing to add alt text and a link to Mann's biography on Wikipedia.
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Reposing to add alt text and a link to Mann's biography on Wikipedia.
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Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts. Ableism has been used for generations to degrade, oppress, control and disappear disabled and nondisabled people alike.
In this engaging interview, Talila A. Lewis argues that ableism has deep implications for every other marginalized identity. In short, ableism, according to Lewis, is at the root of other powerful hegemonic sites — from race and class to colonialism and nationality. In this way, they uncover the ways in which ableism insidiously operates across space and time. As an abolitionist community lawyer, educator and organizer, Lewis has focused on abolishing the medical-carceral-industrial complex and highlighting the inextricable links between ableism, racism, classism, and all other forms of oppression and violence.
#PeopleWithDisabilities #DecolonizeYourMind #AntiAbleism #DisabledLivesMatter #Decolonization #EndOppression #Intersectionality #Activism #DisabledActivists #BeAComrade #NoAbleism #DisabilityRights #HumanRights #Classism #Colonialism #Capitalism #Inequality #Liberation #Inequity #marginalized #RiseUpAgainstAbleism #StopBeingEnableists #Educational #DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion #NothingWithUsWithoutUs
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Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts. Ableism has been used for generations to degrade, oppress, control and disappear disabled and nondisabled people alike.
In this engaging interview, Talila A. Lewis argues that ableism has deep implications for every other marginalized identity. In short, ableism, according to Lewis, is at the root of other powerful hegemonic sites — from race and class to colonialism and nationality. In this way, they uncover the ways in which ableism insidiously operates across space and time. As an abolitionist community lawyer, educator and organizer, Lewis has focused on abolishing the medical-carceral-industrial complex and highlighting the inextricable links between ableism, racism, classism, and all other forms of oppression and violence.
#PeopleWithDisabilities #DecolonizeYourMind #AntiAbleism #DisabledLivesMatter #Decolonization #EndOppression #Intersectionality #Activism #DisabledActivists #BeAComrade #NoAbleism #DisabilityRights #HumanRights #Classism #Colonialism #Capitalism #Inequality #Liberation #Inequity #marginalized #RiseUpAgainstAbleism #StopBeingEnableists #Educational #DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion #NothingWithUsWithoutUs
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Higher #MortgageRates could widen that gap even further, making it harder for many households; wealthier buyers & investors are more likely to pay in cash.
The geopolitical tensions driving #energy prices higher are also complicating the outlook for #InterestRates. Expectations that the #FederalReserve might begin cutting rates have faded as #markets worry #inflation could stay higher for longer than anticipated.
#WealthDivide #inequity #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #housing #Trump
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“Investors” accounted for 30.2% of home purchases in 2025, nearly double their share at the start of the #pandemic, according to data from Cotality. A report from Realtor.com found the change wasn’t because of a surge of investor activity, but rather a pullback from traditional buyers who could no longer afford today’s prices.
#WealthDivide #inequity #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #housing #Trump #trumpcession #recession
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“If people are stepping back from buying because they’re discouraged or can’t afford what’s available, we’re not truly solving anything,” said Andrew Warren, head of community development lending at TD Bank. “It could even be a sign of deeper trouble.”
…With borrowing costs elevated, the high prices are keeping middle- & low-income buyers on the sidelines while wealthier households & investors are playing a larger role in the market.
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Republicans will deny this like they deny climate change, election results, the January 6th insurrection, Covid, the moon landing and the Earth being round.
