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A group gathers to protest against social isolation rules of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Edmonton, Alta., on Apr. 29, 2020. (Jason Franson/CP)

Stress, anxiety, hopelessness—during the coronavirus pandemic, who feels it the most?

Frank Graves and Michael Valpy: When it comes to who is feeling hopeless during COVID-19, it’s ‘decimal-point dust’ for the well-off and despair for the rest

Ask for that raise, and ye shall receive

When it comes to negotiating for a raise, women can be their own worst enemies

The graduate’s million-dollar promise

A university degree was once a guarantee of higher incomes. Those days are gone, argue two profs

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Inequality in America: escalating fast

The income gap in the U.S. may now be more severe than it is in China

The rich keep getting richer. Should we be worried?

A new OECD report takes on the widening income gap

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Oily duck, Tasered pork, and apple crumble for desert

Must-reads: Don Martin on the world’s most famous dead ducks; Greg Weston on election financing; Terence Corcoran on the StatsCan war.

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Wake us up when we get to the Third World

Must-reads: Dan Gardner on gas prices and climate change; Terence Corcoran on the income gap; Daphne Bramham on women in Iraq; Colby Cosh on Albert Hofmann.