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Kate Pickett

Kate Pickett

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Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York, is Co-Founder of The Equality Trust and co-author (with Richard Wilkinson) of The Spirit Level: Why Equality Is Better for Everyone (Allen Lane, 2009) and The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity, and Improve Everyone's Well-being (Penguin, 2018).

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  1. Inequality Is Destroying Mental Health
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    Inequality Is Destroying Mental Health

    Nov 7, 2024 Olivier De Schutter & Kate Pickett propose raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to improve well-being in unequal countries.

  2. Market Myths and Social Facts
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    Market Myths and Social Facts

    Sep 21, 2016 Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson think reducing inequality must be a top policy priority, now that we know how it harms public health.

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    Is the G77 the Future of Multilateralism?

    Adekeye Adebajo thinks the bloc’s ability to forge global coalitions positions it to lead international resistance to Trump.
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    The Democrats’ Only Option

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Although a variety of factors seem to have contributed to Donald Trump’s victory in this year’s US presidential election, the message for the defeated Democrats is clear. The party must abandon neoliberalism and return to its progressive roots in the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.

    urges the party to reconnect with its New Deal and Great Society roots.
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    Asia in Denial

    Stephen S. Roach warns of misguided optimism about the state of China’s economy and Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
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    Are Global Banking Rules Finished?

    Howard Davies wonders if the Basel Committee’s recommendations on minimum capital requirements will ever be implemented now.
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    Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions

    Christy Hoffman explains why the company’s efforts to quash labor organizing should concern everyone.
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    Europe in the Age of Trump

    Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross about the challenges facing the continent following the US election.
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    How to End the Scourge of Maternal Mortality

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Mary-Ann Etiebet propose a global impact hub that could develop measurable milestones and scale up effective solutions.
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    Multilateralism or Bust

    Mohamed ElBaradei urges political leaders to reaffirm their commitment to international law and cooperation.

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