inequality

Sarmishta Subramanian: If inequality and a fair chance for all are our underlying concerns, the uproar about Trudeau’s brownface photos is just a sideshow

When Nobel Prize-winning economists gathered together this year, one big issue was on their minds

A Q&A with the head of the International Monetary Fund ahead of her rare visit to Canada this week.

From mandatory voting to the politics of air strikes

What The Cosby Show’s first episode can teach us about the economic stagnation plaguing low-income Americans

Why the wage-productivity ‘disconnect’ does not explain increased inequality

Tumblr blog points out UBC’s Bentleys, Ferraris… and buses

Late last week, Peggy Nash detailed her innovation policy, including a new Canada Innovation Fund, targeted tax credits and expanded ” pre-commercial and commercial fiscal support” through a new Canada Development Bank. She recently talked to the Georgia Straight about the economy.

Alex Himelfarb attempts to put austerity in perspective.

Kevin Milligan and friends consider how to deal with inequality.

Brian Topp considers equality.

Stephen Gordon troubleshoots a proposal—championed by the New Democrats and Conservatives in Ontario, but also the federal NDP—to cut the sales tax on home heating bills.