Feb 14 (IPS) – Inequality is deadly… It contributes to the deaths of at least 21,300 people each day—or one person every four seconds. This is a “highly conservative estimate” for deaths resulting from hunger, lack of access to healthcare and climate breakdown in poor countries…
Read the full story, “Inequality Kills One Person Every Four Seconds”, on globalissues.org →

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