The pandemic is widening social and economic divisions that also make the virus deadlier, a self-reinforcing cycle that experts warn could have consequences for years to come.

Thanks to a decade of austerity, the Tories have ensured the pandemic will hit the poor the hardest, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The ableism and ageism being unleashed is its own sort of pestilence.

They’ve been subjected to endless precarity and poverty wages, but their dedication will be crucial to our capacity to get through the weeks ahead in ...

First Nations face specific risk factors that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19. We need a comprehensive pandemic prevention and response plan.

This pandemic will be especially punishing for low-income workers, just as they were starting to reverse a generation of widening inequality.

TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing $200 million in social services relief funding to help protect the health and safety of the province's most vulnerable people in response to the ...

Historically, pandemics have brought about profound societal improvements. Will that happen this time?

America’s ragged social safety net and large inequity between rich and poor may set it up for a rough road ahead as it deals with the coronavirus epidemic, a Harvard Chan School professor said...

Coronavirus disease (covid-19) provides a painful reminder of why inequities harm all of us. Equity is widely misunderstood as a zero-sum game—i.e. the gain of one individual or group results...

Our long-term goal must go well beyond the Senate bill to build a more resilient economy.

Boris Johnson wants to “level up” Britain; covid-19 is doing the opposite

Child care options, internet access and extra living space can mean starkly different outcomes in coping with disruptions to school and work routines.

There are wide gaps by income class in both the risk posed by the virus and in levels of response to the risk of infection.

There has always been a disconnect between Indigenous peoples’ calls for support and the federal government’s approach to medical care in Indigenous communities

Oxfam today called for a package of nearly $224.4 billion CAD in immediate debt cancellation and aid to fund a Global Public Health Plan and Emergency Response, to help prevent millions of deaths as...

The COVID-19 crisis shows how the more vulnerable socio-economic groups suffer from a greater risk of financial exposure, and also from greater health risks, and worse housing conditions during the lo

Income losses are expected to exceed $220 billion in developing countries, and nearly half of all jobs in Africa could be lost.

31 MARCH 2020—The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people’s livelihoods. The potential longer-term effects on the global economy and those...