As Chile fights COVID-19 against a backdrop of unresolved social tensions, the government hopes its strengthened plan to tackle climate change will help ease inequality while getting a green boost from economic recovery after the coronavirus outbreak. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreThe letter, which will be released under the label “Millionaires Against Pitchforks,” warns that tax evasion has “reached epidemic proportions” and has contributed to “extreme, destabilising inequality.” It was signed by 121 people. CNBC
Read MoreWe all agree that inequality is bad. But what kind of equality is good? THE NEW YORKER
Read MoreAuthor Anand Giridharadas is rebuking the idea that philanthropic billionaires are society’s heroes. That idea, or at least the sound-bite version of it, is that today’s plutocrats maintain their elite status, and the broader status quo, by using their wealth to control, marionette-style, the priorities of America’s noble-minded societal institutions. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreEconomist Raj Chetty found the program has “the largest effect I’ve ever seen in a social science intervention.” VOX
Read MoreThe prime minister says it is clear that land should not be viewed simply as a tradeable commodity like goods and services. She says that there is support across the political spectrum for restricting the purchase of land in Iceland by wealthy individuals. RÚV
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