As the wealthy converge on Davos to discuss the world’s problems, a case for taxing the rich

Harsh Mander and Prabhat Patnaik discuss funding universal social and economic rights, not just a universal basic income, in a time of widening inequalities.

Harsh Mander

· May 25, 2022 · 09:00 am

Covid-19 pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours, says Oxfam

Meanwhile, the non-profit organisation said it expects 263 million people to fall into extreme poverty this year.

Scroll Staff

· May 23, 2022 · 11:02 am

What do Indians want from the Budget? A ‘Covid surcharge’ on those who profited from the pandemic

More than 80% of the respondents in a survey supported the idea of taxing the ultra-rich.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 29, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Interview with Oxfam India CEO: With India’s inequality exploding, it can’t be business as usual

In the past two years, over 15 crore Indians slid into poverty, while the number of billionaires in the country grew.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 21, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Income of 84% Indian households fell in 2021 while 40 new billionaires emerged: Oxfam report

The non-profit group said that while the wealth of Indian billionaires rose by Rs 30 lakh crore during pandemic, over 4.6 crore people fell to extreme poverty.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 17, 2022 · 11:50 am

India is among the most unequal countries, says World Inequality Report

In 2021, the top 1% of India’s population earned 21.7% of the total national income, while the bottom 50% made just 13.1%.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 07, 2021 · 05:54 pm

What Latin America’s inequality and political instability can teach the rest of the world

A large income gap between the poor and the wealthy has contributed to persistent political volatility and social discontent.

Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, The Conversation

· Mar 01, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Indian billionaires got richer by Rs 12 lakh crore since March as lakhs lost jobs amid Covid: Oxfam

It would take an unskilled worker 10,000 years to make what Mukesh Ambani earned in an hour during the pandemic, a report by the charity said.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 25, 2021 · 12:04 pm

First person: My caste privilege in India blinded me to the reality of racism in the US

Ignorance is often bliss, but sometimes it is nothing short of a crime.

Mauktik Kulkarni

· Jun 04, 2020 · 07:30 am

What India really needs: A mass uprising to ensure inclusive economic growth

The focus on the country’s middle class ignores the problems of the millions in the informal sector.

Rohit Shenoy

· Feb 21, 2020 · 06:30 am

Oxfam report: Wealth of India’s richest 1% is four times more than total held by 70% poorest

Flagging ‘sexist economies’, the report pointed out that it would take a female domestic worker 22,277 years to earn what a top executive makes in a year.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 20, 2020 · 10:10 am

How a radical legal ideology gave rise to economic inequality in the US

The law chooses where and how it will limit market competition and those choices can magnify inequalities in economic power.

Sanjukta Paul, Aeon

· Jun 24, 2019 · 11:30 pm