#Systemic Inequality

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Wealth inequality in the US is reaching alarming heights. A recent study reveals that the top 0.1% now owns as much as the bottom 90%. Over the last three decades, the richest fraction's share of household wealth skyrocketed from 7% to 22%. Meanwhile, the majority grapple with rising debt and stagnant wages, leading to wealth erosion. The bottom 90%'s share plummeted from 36% in the mid-80s to a mere 23% in 2012. This growing financial divide highlights the urgency of addressing economic disparities. credit: @thebeautyofdata on TikTok. #WOM #WealthInequality #EconomicDisparity #FinancialCrisis #MiddleClassStruggle #RisingDebt #StagnantWages #WealthDistribution #TopOnePercent #EconomicStudy #USWealthGap

Unions lower inequality. Period. Lawmakers must ensure all workers who want unions can organize without fear ✊ Chart credit: @economicpolicy . . . #unions #unionstrong #workerpower #inequality #solidarity #1u

There’s a big difference between equality and equity.

CAPITALISM REQUIRES RACISM AND INEQUALITY A recent comment by Black community activist 19 Keys (@19_keys on Instagram) sparked an interesting debate online. He argued: ‘Black Excellence replaced Black Power, but it’s nothing more than an illusion. We’ve been tricked into celebrating individual accolades while neglecting collective empowerment.’ His comments could also be applied to advocates for Black capitalism who don’t have an issue with placing profit margins over the needs of the people. Sadly, as Dr Ruth Wilson Gilmore explains, capitalism requires inequality to function, and racism enshrines that inequality. Or, as the great Pan-Africanist Malcolm X (1925-65) put it, ‘You can’t have capitalism without racism.’ Therefore, Black capitalists in the imperial cores of the United States, France, the UK and Canada will always end up exploiting Black people who look just like them, much like we see throughout our continent with African elites. In this clip from a talk last year, Gilmore, a scholar at @GC_CUNY, who has been studying the relationship between racism, capitalism, and the US prison system for over 30 years, explained that capitalism needs to keep people divided into categories to continue exploiting them. If nothing separates us, one can imagine the dangers a united working class might pose to the capitalist system. Capitalists divide workers, with early exploiters deploying racism to develop the initial capital used to create their now global system. Thus came chattel slavery in the Americas, g*nocide across multiple continents, and colonial theft around the world. In the words of assassinated Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara (1949-87), ‘It is our blood that nourished the rise of capitalism, that made possible our present condition of dependence and consolidated our underdevelopment. But we cannot hide the truth anymore; it cannot be ignored. The figures cannot be simply haggled away. For every Black man who came to the plantations, five died or were crippled.’ Video credit: The Action Lab Communications #BlackExcellence #BlackPower #Empowerment #Capitalism #Inequality #Racism #BurkinaFaso #ThomasSankara #weareallafricanstream

Equality vs. Equity: The Difference That Defines True Fairness! Equality and equity are often used interchangeably, but they mean very different things. Equality is about giving everyone the same resources. But does that ensure fairness? Equity is about understanding different needs and ensuring everyone gets what they require to succeed. The image illustrates this beautifully—when we focus only on equality, not everyone benefits the same way. But when we embrace equity, we empower individuals based on their unique circumstances. In leadership, education, and workplaces, equity fosters real inclusion and growth. Are we designing systems that are fair for all? Let’s discuss! #Equity #Leadership #Inclusion #Fairness #DiversityMatters

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Institutionalized racism is the silent architect of inequality. It’s not just a bad apple; it’s the soil the tree grows in. It builds barriers in healthcare, education, justice, and housing-barriers that are written into policy and passed down through generations. right This system doesn’t just create disadvantage; it manufactures it. The cost is measured in lives, well-being, and stolen potential. Breaking the cycle requires seeing the system, not just the symptoms. if you’re committed to understanding and dismantling systemic barriers comment how you feel. #InstitutionalRacism #SystemicRacism #SocialJustice #Equality #BreakTheCycle

Escaping poverty was never just about working harder. For millions, the system itself has become the barrier. When wages stagnate, costs rise, and safety nets weaken, upward mobility becomes nearly impossible. 🎥 Original creator: @foundersarchive #poverty #inequality #politics #economy

The 2026 World Inequality Report offers a damning indictment of the extreme concentration of wealth and power worldwide. Among the most outrageous figures: 10% of the world's population owns 75% of the wealth, vs just 2% owned by the bottom 50%. In fIn fact, the top 0.001% alone accounts for three times as many people as half the world's population combined. The same 10% is responsible for 77% of world carbon emissions, compared to just 3% for the bottom half, who will suffer the most from runaway global heating. Accounting for unpaid domestic labour, women on average earn just 32% per hour as men. The world's wealthiest region spends 30 times as much per capita on education and healthcare as its poorest. And that yawning chasm is only growing. Marxists have long had the analytical tools to understand how such grotesque inequality came to be. Yet the language of unequal exchange -- even the basic vocabulary of capitalism and imperialism -- is nowhere to be found in the World Inequality Report's hundreds of pages. Instead, all it offers is vague prescriptions for progressive taxation and "accountability" for corporate actors. That's because the report quite literally owes itself to those same corporations' philanthropic, reputation-laundering largesse. It may usefully synthesise, in hard data, the glaringly obvious evidence we already have for the world's appalling inequities. But it can never serve as a roadmap for truly ending them. #Inequality

Inequality is one of capitalism’s most predictable outcomes, but it’s only the beginning of a much larger issue. Without Islam guiding its principles, the system lacks the anchor needed to ethically be sustained. Where does Islam fit in a world defined by these flawed systems? Find out in Imam Tom’s latest Focal Point. Link in bio.