Can we really create more cohesive societies by banning everything we deem to be not cohesive? It can be part of the approach, but there’s more work to do.

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The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund (OASI) is estimated to be seven years away from exhausting its asset reserves, which may lead to sweeping benefit cuts for retired workers. One of the ...

Indranee Rajah stresses that AI must be accessible to all, especially lower-income families, and used ethically, to prevent exacerbating social inequality. Singapore's Budget outlines national AI ...

Beehive socialism | Ratcliffe’s apology | Tommy Cooper’s dream | Valentine’s Day | Love boat The beehive may not be quite the utopian dream it first appears to be (Letters, 9 February). Worker bees ...

Aruna Nambiar remembers the security guard of her apartment who would regularly feed a community dog in the neighbourhood. “He was an undemonstrative man, but he loved that dog and would steal away to ...

SINGAPORE – Singaporeans now have a fuller picture of incomes and social mobility in the city-state, which observers said is a good first step for a national conversation on how much inequality the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singapore will need stronger redistribution tools to gauge what the appropriate levels of inequality should be, says an analyst.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his conservatives have seen a dip in the polls. This follows weeks of debates over the latest controversial proposals to restructure Germany's welfare state. The majority ...

Data from the Federal Reserve shows that the so-called K-shaped economy in America is alive and well, with low- and middle-income households falling further behind as the richest Americans pull away.

Addressing health inequalities is an international priority. Various approaches have gained popularity in the academic literature and policy-making documents. However, there has been a lack of ...

This study examines the nexus between inequality, household debt, and social protection in Thailand, focusing on their interrelation during the COVID-19 shock. Using data from the Thailand Household ...