EQUALS
By EQUALS
A podcast about inequality. We reimagine our economy one conversation at a time with activists, thinkers and politicians across the world. This podcast is hosted by Max Lawson, Grazielle Custódio, Annie Theriault and Nafkote Dabi and produced by Simon Maina.
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Latest episode
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The Privatization of Education and Plunder of Common Goods
Guy Standing on the profit-churn approach of modern education, inequality, basic income, and how to reclaim common goods. -
Muskism: How Big Tech Is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Democracy
From Elon Musk to AI monopolies, this episode explores how tech billionaires are reshaping capitalism, governments, and inequality. -
War, Oil, and Inequality: Who Wins and Who Loses
Adam Hanieh on how global shocks and conflicts travel through energy, supply chains, and the cost of living — with unequal consequences -
The Inequality Emergency: The Case for an International Panel on Inequality
Dr. Wanga Zembe on the human face of inequality, and how an International Panel on Inequality could inform and reshape global policy to end the inequality emergency. -
The Making of the International Panel on Inequality
Isobel Frye and Katy Chakrabortty on the International Panel on Inequality—and what it aims to achieve. -
Is Norway Really Equal? The Truth About Wealth Inequality
Trine Østereng on uncomfortable reality of extreme wealth, housing inequality, and political power at the heart of one of the world’s most reputedly equal societies, Norway. -
Capitalism vs Socialism: What’s Better for Women’s Rights?
From Cold War history to the rise of the manosphere and AI-driven job shocks, Kristen Ghodsee explains why economic systems shape gender equality -
Beyond the Political Noise: How Migrants Are Used as Scapegoats for the Real Crisis
Is the immigration debate really about borders — or is it a political smokescreen?In this episode, we unpack how migrants are often turned into political scapegoats to redirect public anger away from the real causes of publ… -
Who Pays When Countries Fall into Debt?
Matthew Martin on how debt repayments drain public budgets, deepen inequality, and force governments to cut services instead of standing up to creditors. -
Resisting the Rule of Repression
How inequality, police violence, and broken politics are pushing people to protest.