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A podcast, bulletin and blog about inequality โ€”and how to tackle it. Deep-dive conversations with thinkers, political figures, activists and beyond.

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In our latest episode, Sarah Finch shared her the biggest advice from her five-year fight.๐Ÿ‘‡

โ€œDo whatever you can. But make sure youโ€™re surrounded by good people. Donโ€™t try to do anything on your own.โ€

Listen to full episode here: pod.fo/e/34a9e5

11.11.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Privatisation is a catalyst for inequality. In his latest piece for EQUALS, Omar Ghannam takes us inside Egyptโ€™s health crisis, where privatization has bankrupted families and starved public systems.

Catch the whole piece here: www.equals.ink/p/public-ser...
#HealthForAll #PublicServices

10.11.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The UN just held its first World Social Summit in 30 years, and the world barely noticed.

As aid cuts deepen and private interests tighten their grip, #PublicServices, the engines of equality, are being starved.

Read 'The Forgotten Summit' on EQUALS: ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.equals.ink/p/the-forgot...

10.11.2025 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s not every day a millionaire calls billionaires a moral failure of society.

But thatโ€™s exactly what Joao Paulo did on EQUALS. Heโ€™s challenging the quiet assumption that extreme wealth is harmless.

If you missed this one, go back and listen. ๐Ÿ‘‰ pod.fo/e/3418c1

07.11.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EQUALS | Equals Bulletin | Substack Insights from inequality experts. Click to read EQUALS, by Equals Bulletin, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ. ๐ˆ๐ง๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž.

From eye-opening interviews to sharp analysis and real stories of change, ๐„๐๐”๐€๐‹๐’ is your front-row seat to the global fight against inequality.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Subscribe now: www.equals.ink

06.11.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œItโ€™s hard to feel hopeful when the world keeps heating โ€” but if you keep chipping away, something will change.โ€ - @sarahfinch.bsky.social

A reminder that progress doesnโ€™t come from optimism โ€” it comes from persistence.
๐ŸŽง Listen to 'A Hopeful Tipping Point': pod.fo/e/34a9e5

05.11.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you @equalshope.bsky.social for having me on your podcast.

I enjoyed talking about the @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social court win and whether it could halt new fossil fuels in the UK.

We will find that out when the govt decides on the Rosebank oil field.

actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...

05.11.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Listen to Sarah Finch talk about how we made history in the Supreme Court, forcing fossil fuel companies to face the full climate impact of their projects.

Our win is now facing its biggest test: Rosebank. The govt must reject this climate-wrecking project once and for all

@stopcambo.bsky.social

05.11.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Hopeful Tipping Point: The Legal Win That Could Stop New Fossil Fuels. Sarah Finch's Supreme Court victory now forces every new fossil fuel project in the UK to face its real climate cost and could reshape environmental law worldwide.

New episode of @equalshope.bsky.social is out! A Hopeful Tipping Point.

@sarahfinch.bsky.social took Big Oil to court and won. Her landmark Supreme Court case ruling now forces every new fossil fuel project in the UK to face its true climate cost.

๐ŸŽง Listen: www.equals.ink/p/a-hopeful-...

05.11.2025 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@friends-earth.bsky.social @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social

04.11.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New episode is out! ๐€ ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ

@sarahfinch.bsky.social took Big Oil to court and won. Her landmark Supreme Court case ruling now forces every new fossil fuel project in the UK to face its true climate cost.

Power, persistence, and hope.

๐ŸŽง Listen: www.equals.ink/p/a-hopeful-...

04.11.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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๐ŸŽง Podcast #2: A Force for Good
From Ukraine to South Korea, workers are fighting for dignity and democracy in impossible conditions.
These are not old-fashioned battles โ€” theyโ€™re the blueprint for survival.
๐Ÿ”—https://pod.fo/e/32fe02

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง Podcast #1: Workers vs. the Billionaire Coup
Luc Triangle from @ituc.bsky.social calls out the rise of billionaire control, not just obscene wealth, but a coup against democracy itself.
โ€œIf we organise, if we unite, nothing can stop us.โ€
๐Ÿ”— pod.fo/e/327708

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Should we all clean our own toilet? by Max Lawson.

In his latest blog, @maxlawsontin.bsky.social asks a candid but uncomfortable question:

โ€œ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ?โ€

Domestic work, still mostly done by women & underpaid immigrant workers exposes just how unequal our societies are.

Read: www.equals.ink/p/should-we-... #CareWork #GenderJustice

03.11.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.

Same pollution. Different worlds.
But only one pays the price.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read our latest bulletin to learn more:
www.equals.ink/p/climate-pl...

#MakeRichPollutersPay #CarbonInequality

30.10.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#EQUALSRewind | September 2025
September on EQUALS turned up the volume on power โ€” who holds it, whoโ€™s losing it, and whoโ€™s taking it back.
We asked one question: What happens when billionaire power becomes a political system of its own? ๐Ÿ‘‡

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EQUALS | Equals Bulletin | Substack Insights from inequality experts. Click to read EQUALS, by Equals Bulletin, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Thatโ€™s it for September on EQUALS.
Catch up on every episode, bulletin, and blog here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.equals.ink
#EconomicJustice #TradeUnions #WorkersRights #ClimateJustice #Inequality #Oxfam #EQUALSPodcast

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœ๏ธ Blog:
Elephants and Giraffes by @maxlawsontin.bsky.social
Max warns that focusing only on poverty hides how fast the top is racing away.
He explores โ€œabsolute inequalityโ€: when the richest pull so far ahead, the rest of us never catch up.
Read here: www.equals.ink/p/elephants-...

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฐ Bulletins #2: An Unjust Transition
The green transition canโ€™t repeat the same extractive and colonial patterns; A just climate future must put the Global South and workers at its centre.
๐Ÿ”— www.equals.ink/p/an-unjust-...

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฐ Bulletins #1: How Trade Unions Are Taking On Billionaires
Billionaires donโ€™t just own wealth; they shape laws, media, and policy.
Trade unions remain one of the last counterweights to that political power.
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Read here: www.equals.ink/p/how-trade-...

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง Podcast #2: A Force for Good
From Ukraine to South Korea, workers are fighting for dignity and democracy in impossible conditions.
These are not old-fashioned battles โ€” theyโ€™re the blueprint for survival.
๐Ÿ”—https://pod.fo/e/32fe02

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง Podcast #1: Workers vs. the Billionaire Coup
Luc Triangle from @ituc.bsky.social calls out the rise of billionaire control, not just obscene wealth, but a coup against democracy itself.
โ€œIf we organise, if we unite, nothing can stop us.โ€
๐Ÿ”— pod.fo/e/327708

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#EQUALSRewind | September 2025
September on EQUALS turned up the volume on power โ€” who holds it, whoโ€™s losing it, and whoโ€™s taking it back.
We asked one question: What happens when billionaire power becomes a political system of its own? ๐Ÿ‘‡

28.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐„๐๐”๐€๐‹๐’ โ€” a millionaire Joรฃo Paulo Pacifico explains why we don't need billionaires.

A powerful conversation on what money is really for and how finance can be reimagined to serve people, not profit.

Listen: pod.fo/e/3418c1

#ImpactInvesting #EconomicJustice

27.10.2025 09:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThereโ€™s no need to have a billionaire in a world where 800 million people suffer from hunger.โ€

Brazilian investor Joรฃo Paulo Pacรญfico calls extreme wealth a moral failure โ€” and says itโ€™s time to set limits.

๐ŸŽง Catch the full conversation here: pod.fo/e/3418c1
#Billionaires #Inequality #WealthCap

23.10.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง New @equalshope.bsky.socialโ€™s episode is out!

Do We Need Billionaires? Can Private Money Serve the Public Good?

Brazilian multi-millionaire Joรฃo Paulo Pacรญfico talks about capping his own wealth and investing to support equality and social justice.

Listen: www.equals.ink/p/do-we-need...

21.10.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New episode is out!
๐ŸŽง ๐ƒ๐จ ๐–๐ž ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ? ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐†๐จ๐จ๐?
Multi-millionaire Joรฃo Paulo Pacรญfico talks about capping his own wealth & investing to support equality & social justice.

Can private money really serve the public good?

Listen: www.equals.ink/p/do-we-need...

21.10.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Weโ€™re asking: How are inequality, climate breakdown and growth linked? Why is green growth an impossibility? If rich nations must stop growing, what does this mean for developing countries?"

18.10.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Missed our latest episode?
'The War on Women', a powerful conversation on why peace lasts longer when women lead.

We explore how from Gaza to Northern Ireland women are rebuilding communities and reshaping what peace means.

Listen: pod.fo/e/33d2a1

#HandsOffOurSpaces

20.10.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž? ๐Ÿ‘‡

Philosopher @IngridRobeyns says we need not just a poverty line, but a wealth line too.
Because no one should have too much when others have too little.

The biggest question was, 'How Much Wealth is Too Much?' ๐ŸŽง Listen NOW: pod.fo/e/338dcc

17.10.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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