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We are thrilled to introduce the 2025-26 Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity! 🎉 Learn more about the social-change leaders who will be joining us at LSE Inequalities this autumn: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/cat…

"Fifty families in this country now have as much wealth as the bottom fifty per cent of the whole population" III Distinguished Policy Fellow Faiza Shaheen made the case for a wealth tax on #PoliticsLive.

In their new open-access book 'Story Tech: Power, Storytelling and Social Change Advocacy', Michael Vaughan, Filippo Trevisan and Ariadne Vromen examine storytelling for advocacy in the digital age. Read Juliana Reimberg's review for LSE Review of Books ⬇️ buff.ly/WzmLqF2

The UK government has announced an extension of free school meals in England to all children whose parents receive universal credit. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay writes for The Conversation about the significant benefits this could provide 👇 ift.tt/3pon1HV

By highlighting community struggles for #wateraccess and the impact of #inequality, my reporting has informed policy discussions and public awareness, says Fredrick Mugira, one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗 afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

50 years ago, Richard Easterlin asked a fundamental question: does getting richer make us happier? Ekaterina Oparina, Andrew E. Clark & Richard Layard revisit this question, offering fresh insights into the “Easterlin paradox” #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/NIOEqtQ

Seeing individuals come together across differences to challenge #systems and create #inclusive, lasting change gives me #hope, says Dinara Nurusheva, one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗 afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

Nigel Farage has made headlines with his commitment to tax the rich to put money in the pockets of the poor. Faiza Shaheen argues that this policy is shrewdly designed to resonate with an electorate hungry for tangible change. Read in the The Guardian ⬇️ buff.ly/lKE1ehw

Join Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity for the book launch of "Poor Because They Want To Be: Myths of Inequality and Meritocracy" next week! 📆 Thursday 3 July ⏰ 6pm to 7.30pm 📍 Join online or in person buff.ly/cub07gV

So much of modern finance is facilitating the extraction of wealth from communities. I am inspired to build financial systems that preserve wealth in these communities, says Max Nichols , one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗 afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

I’ve seen change happen through #courage, a clear vision, and centring #humandignity—especially when stakeholders proactively #collaborate, says Faith Chitawo, one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗 afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

Intersectionality is the quintessential spirit of any #civilsociety movement to strengthen #collective policy advocacy and address #inequalities, says Abicakra Mahardika, one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

“We find no significant correlation between a country's income growth and a growth in happiness during the 2009-2019 period” – Ekaterina Oparina, Andrew E. Clark & Richard Layard revisit the Easterlin paradox #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/NIOEqtQ

I am inspired by those who can lead from a place of #love and #understanding...by those who can hold #communities and groups and make everyone feel part of the same whole, says Laura Roth, one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗 afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

The #youth inspire me to be an #agentofchange. I have seen tremendous opportunities for two-way #learning and sharing while working with youth throughout the world, says Raza Shah Khan, one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗 afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

“While inequality of opportunity measures the degree of ‘unfair’ inequality, it doesn’t capture how much circumstances group individuals into distinct social categories – the polarization of opportunity” – Paolo Brunori, Vanesa Jordá & Pedro Salas-Rojo buff.ly/UowXBQ9

📣 New publication alert Our Distinguished Policy Fellow Kirsten Sehnbruch has a new paper in the Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: ‘Job loss and earnings inequality: Distributional effects of formal re-employment in Chile’. Read it here: buff.ly/G8zkGoC

Change takes time and only happens when ownership of the causes behind #inequality is shared and tackled by #buildingunity among stakeholders, says Elena Archipovaite, one of our new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity. 🔗 afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

What are the narratives that dominate anti-racist movements? Shelene Gomes & Alison Mc Letchie call for more nuanced understandings of Black lived experiences – and their linkages both to colonial legacies and present-day structures #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/nF74wlC

“Income inequality, income polarization and inequality of opportunity all increased in the US from 1970 to 2014. But the polarization of opportunities has declined. What’s driving this puzzling result?” – Paolo Brunori, Vanesa Jordá & Pedro Salas-Rojo buff.ly/UowXBQ9